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Written by: Wang Jieen and Zhang Jiamin
2021-07-06 16:01
Last update date: 2021-07-06 16:20
The government has appointed a subdivided rent control research working group to study the feasibility of implementing subdivided rent control. The group has submitted a report to the government earlier, including a proposal for a "2+2" four-year tenancy right and a 15% ceiling increase. Mechanism etc.
The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, held a press conference today (6th) to explain the implementation of the amendments to the subdivided rent control.
Chen Fan pointed out that the team has submitted a report. After careful consideration, the government agrees with the measures and framework recommended by the working group, and believes that it can provide reasonable protection to sub-tenant tenants. The government accepts the report's recommendations in principle and will amend regulations to implement controls.
He said that the drafting of the law has been completed and will be gazetted on July 9th, and it will be read for the first time on July 14. It is expected that if the draft is passed in this legislative year, the rent control can be as soon as the end of this year or next year. Early implementation.
Chen Fan said that the bill is not a law that integrates subdivided housing in industrial buildings. It also emphasizes that when rent control is implemented, it will not affect the enforcement actions of relevant departments in accordance with existing laws.
He also pointed out that the proposed rental management framework mainly includes mandatory requirements for sub-house owners and tenants to sign leases; four-year tenancy protection for sub-house tenants; and to regulate the rent increase when renewing the contract, refer to the data of the Evaluation Department. The ceiling is 15%; the landlord is prohibited from overcharging the tenants for utilities.
It is recommended to cover sub-district housing in industrial buildings but not squatter housing
For the type of sub-divided housing that can be included in the scope of rent control, the government recommends that the unit must conform to the premises described in two or one of them, included in the building plan, and zoned or shown as a separate unit of premises, including rooftops or Platform; refers to the premises of a unit in the deed of mutual covenant of a building, and the owner of the premises is entitled to exclusive possession of the premises relative to the owners or occupiers of other parts of the building .
The government also suggested that the scope of regulation should not only cover sub-units of residential buildings, but also sub-divided houses in industrial buildings.
However, the scope of regulation will not cover illegal structures, squatters, illegal structures erected on private or official land, etc.
Chen Fan said that 15,000 transitional houses have reached the standard and the rent management material will be implemented as soon as early next year
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