Tag Archives: Landlords

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda saw an increase in the number of residential apartments by 11% in the first six months of 2020 while occupancy of these apartments had the biggest drop (10%) in recent times. According to Knight Frank Uganda, an estate agent, residential apartment units increased …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has asked government to waive income tax obligation from rent for the three months of lockdown to help the landlords also reduce pressure on the tenants. KACITA was today appearing before the National Economy committee of Parliament which …

Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Landlords evict people from their homes, nurses are abandoned by their husbands and people are spurned just on suspicion of coming into contact with a COVID-19 patient. Across sub-Saharan Africa, the stigma attached to the coronavirus is so strong that some choose not to seek treatment …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Kyetume trading center in Mukono district have stopped landlords from admitting new tenants following the influx of commercial sex workers. According to the authorities, commercial sex workers have been flocking the trading centers since government designated the inland container depot and bonded warehouse …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands has halted all kinds of land evictions during the time when the country is on lockdown. This is parts of the interim land management guidelines issued by the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to protect the rights and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Internal Affairs, Mario Obiga Kania has said that as of now they don’t have any law to compel landlords to waive rent or stop them from evicting tenants. Speaking at the Uganda Media Center on Thursday, Kania said all they …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Real estate dealers in Uganda were left astonished by the enactment of a new law that banned the payment of rent foreign currencies. The law that will regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants, was passed by parliament last evening amid contention. Paying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of legislators on the Finance Committee of parliament have opposed government’s proposal to compel landlords and companies with more than one property to declare income from each asset separately. The proposal that seems to be an attempt by authorities to catch landlords, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has proposed heavier fines instead of jail terms for landlords who annoy tenants. The Kingdom says jailing landlords for breaching the Landlord and Tenant Bill, 2018 will kill the real estate industry. Appearing before the committee on Physical Infrastructure on Thursday, the …

Cabinet reviews the Landlords and Tenants bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed Landlords and Tenants Bill that seeks to repeal the current Rent Restriction Act of 1959 and the Distress for Rent Act of 1933 will soon be tabled after cabinet reviewed it. This was revealed by Lands …