The Rent Control Department has condemned the decision by the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to pay rent advance in excess of the mandatory six months.
According to the Chief Rent Officer, Mr Addo Soin Dombo, the commission also violated the rent laws when it paid its rent in dollars.
Mr Dombo is therefore calling for punitive measures against house owners who quote prices in dollars.
He told Accra based radio station, Citi FM that, �this is a clear violation of the rent law and I�m surprised of a person of her stature, who should know best, she is a lawyer, she�s supposed to be implementing laws.�
�For her to go and pay in dollars is another issue. We don�t spend dollars in Ghana here. So what do you want the other people to do. It is illegal, we don�t spend dollars in Ghana here, we spend cedis."
"I don�t buy it and I think the government should take up and come up with punitive measures against all landlords who charge in dollars. Starting even with the government, the government should stop charging their properties in dollars."
"It is an error and for her to go and pay rent in excess of six months is another violation of the rent law, Section 25 of the Rent Act 220, 1963. It frowns on it. And for her, a commissioner and a lawyer to do this, I don�t know, God save us.�
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