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Rent Restriction Act.

Country/Territory
Jamaica
Document type
Legislation
Date
1944 (1984)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Lease Contract/agreement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The Act concerns the control of rent for purposes of protection of tenants. It applies to: (a) dwelling houses; (b) all building land (c) public or commercial buildings. Agricultural land seems to be excluded from the application of the Act. The landlord and the tenant shall be deemed to have inserted in every tenancy agreement or lease the covenants set out in the First Schedule and shall be bound by those covenants.

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