The Real Estate Board (REB) is urging members of the public to verify the legitimacy of dealers via their website, to avoid becoming victims of real estate fraud. This comes against the background of a case currently in the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court involving a real estate salesman accused of accepting millions of dollars from a complainant for...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says that the amended Rent Restriction Act will address common and new issues tenants and landlords face. “The amendments to the Act will align with the current realities we face in Jamaica with property rental. Also, what is being proposed in the Bill are very practical amendments...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that each Member of Parliament (MP) will be allocated $1.5 million from the Housing Fund to assist with repairs to houses that were significantly damaged by the heavy rains. In addition, each constituency will receive $1.5 million from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for rehabilitation grants for the neediest cases...

Landlords and tenants are being encouraged to make use of registration with the Rent Services Unit to benefit from protection under the Rent Restriction Act and the provisions proposed in a Bill to amend the Act. “We are urging all Jamaicans to make use of the registration system and ensure that you register your premises and give information to the...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. has commended the Rent Assessment Board (RAB) for 76 years of providing service to tenants and landlords across the island. “The Rent Assessment Board has been doing a very good job in treating with complaints from landlords and tenants as the department of government with responsibility for...

 

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says a Bill to amend the Rent Restriction Act is expected to be tabled in Parliament by the end of this Fiscal Year. “We’re in receipt of the third draft Bill, which we have reviewed, and it is our intention to issue further drafting instructions to the...