Dalli briefs MCESD on rent law reform

The consultation process on rent law reform was formally kicked-off this morning when Social Policy Minister John Dalli briefed the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development.

A White Paper on the government’s reforms proposals was published on Saturday, and Mr Dalli said that many suggestions had already been received by his ministry.

He said that while many suggestions represented the interests of those who made them, the government would seek to balance the interests of tenants and landlords.

“We want to be as fair as possible in the context of what is possible and what the country can afford... Everyone has to bear in mind that anything given by the government has to come from the people’s taxes.”

The consultation process continues up to the end of August.

Comments

philip pace (on 4/7/08)

It is good to know that the rent law is finally getting updated.
What is troubling me are two main things.
1. Why were political parties exempt from this law. I ask a question here. Is there any place that belongs to govt or individuals that is hired to the Church? If there is, is this exempt as well?
and
2. I do hope that those landlords who did not want to rent their empty places to the Maltese, as they were afraid that they would find it hard to get their property back as how it stood in the old law, would now be encouraged start to clean up their property and maintain it so that from the unbelievable 53,000 closed houses/flats some of these would be rented to the Maltese . I know that some of these properties are in litigation but I also know that some of these houses were closed on purpose for two things= a) they didn't want to rent to the Maltese and b) they were closed for spiteful and speculative purposes.
If this happens Mr.Dalli deserves a pat on his back if not it would an egg on his face.

L. Azzopardi (on 4/7/08)

I believe that rent inheritance has already gone on long enough. To allow this to happen one more time is ludicrous, especially in the case of an inherited property from family. I believe that single inheritances should be treated differently from others which are rented out for business. An individual might have taken out a loan to buy his own property when he has inherited a property paying a pittance in rent which he would like to live in but cannot because of this rent inheritance injustice..