Despite having a challenge of speeding up the establishment of local rental housing information offices in the province, the national Department of Human Settlements commended the North West Department of Human Settlements, Public Safety and Liaison for being one of the first provinces to establish the Rental Housing Tribunal.
This came during the recent Consultative Workshop on Rental Housing Amendment Bill held at the Sun City.
The consultative workshop was aimed at discussing the Rental Housing Amendment Bill which was tabled before the National Parliament around June last year and later opened for public comments.
The workshop further assessed local municipalities’ state of readiness on implementing the Bill once finalised.
According to the Bill, every local municipality must establish a rental housing information office to advise tenants and landlords with regard to their rights and obligations in relation to dwelling within its area of jurisdiction.
The Rental Housing Tribunal protects both the landlord and tenant against unfair practices and exploitation. It protects people against being evicted from their rented home, or has their home confiscated without a court order.
This regulatory body seeks to maintain sound relationships between the landlord and tenant by providing accessible mechanisms to both parties to resolve their disputes easily.
The North West Rental Housing Tribunal (NWRHT) has committed to strengthen its working relationship with all local municipalities in the province so as to speed-up the process of establishing Local Rental Housing Information offices.
Enquiries:
Cornelius Tanana Monama
Tel: 018 391 0420/21
Cell: 082 578 4063
