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. Full text English