This assignment addresses section 17 of the Rents Act of Ghana. Rental property is a property from which a landlord receives payments from a tenant. Rental properties may be either residential or commercial. Renting property in Ghana includes both the tenant and landlord rights. The rights and obligations of the landlord and the tenant are in a lease or tenancy agreement. These documents are subject to statutory and common law rules. Common law rules are part of the lease or tenancy agreement, although not expressly stated. Common law rules include the obligation to pay rent. The Statutory rules contain a Scope of application of section 17 of the Rents Act of Ghana.
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT RENTING PROPERTY IN GHANA
According to section 17 of the Rents of Ghana, there are grounds for a landlord to evict a tenant legally. Section 17 of the Rent Act of 1963, titled recovery of possession and ejectment, stipulates the conditions. The conditions include where the tenant is guilty of conduct which is a nuisance or an annoyance to adjoining occupiers. Another question about renting a property in Ghana is what the tenants’ rights in eviction are. No court shall entertain an ejection unless a tenant violates exceptions in section 17 of the Rents Act of Ghana. A tenant should enjoy quietness without any harassment so long as he abides by the covenant of his tenancy.
commonly asked questions about renting a property in Ghana
THE RENTS ACT OF GHANA, SECTION 17
According to section 17 of the Rents Act of Ghana, there are circumstances for possessions recovery and ejectment. The recovery of possession and ejectment orders is subject to subsection (2) of sections 25 and 28. According to the Rents Act of Ghana, there will be conditions for ejectment orders and recovery of the possession. The circumstances include where any tenant’s rent lawfully due hasn’t been paid or tendered within one month. Another circumstance is where any obligation of the tenancy, other than those specified, has been broken or not performed. In conclusion, the laws for renting property in Ghana are according to the provisions of the present enactment.
