Suleiman Asks Constitutional Council To Review Rent Law Constitutionality
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President Michel Suleiman on Monday asked the Constitutional Council to look into the constitutionality of the new rent law.
The state-run National News Agency reported that Suleiman requested the Council to check whether the draft law adheres to Article 19 of the Constitution.
Earlier this month, the president rejected signing the new rent law, saying: “Any law that does not grant social justice will be unfair against a certain segment of the people.”
The parliament passed in April the controversial draft law regarding rents, which calls for an increase in rents over a six-year period until they reach 5 percent of their current value.
The old rent law pertains to rent contracts carried out before 1993.
Tenants of old rent law buildings have slammed the draft law, saying that it will force many of them to leave their houses because they would not be able to afford the new rent.
The owners of the buildings, on the other hand, say that the law paves the way for better ties with tenants.
Several demonstrations have been staged in protest against the law, with the General Labor Confederation calling on Suleiman to refer it back to the Joint Parliamentary Committees for further discussions.
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M.T.
19 May 2014, 19:16
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As landlord i would like those tenants to pay the Rent for what it is!!! thats enough free loading... Mr. President You screwed this one up didn't you?
19 May 2014, 20:00
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landlords should get a decent rent no arguing here. But the inefficient gvt as usual do things with absolutely NO thinking...
have they planned building cheap rent buildings for those who won't be able to live in the capital anymore or is the goal to empty beirut from its working class and low income people?
has the gvt thought of helping the people who won't be able to face the new rents?
has the gvt thought of controlling the rents asked by landlords or can they ask for astronomical rents just to fill their pockets?
19 May 2014, 22:30
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pajama. I agree.
Peace wants a welfare state that we cannot afford to have. Those who cannot afford to give a decent living to their kids, let them not have kids. Fullstop.
Instead, they have loads of kids and cry a river that govt is not helping them.
People should learn to count on themselves.
19 May 2014, 20:22
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And Aoun is keen on getting the office with absolutely ZERO achievements :)
19 May 2014, 21:26
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30 40 mn? i d rather say more stuck up in traffic...
but the gvt must think about the rights of both : landlords and renters! not just landlords!
but it is clear that they want to empty beirut like in western countries so that only rich people live inside...
in a country that boast itself to be "religious", human beings tend to be the last thing every one think about...
19 May 2014, 22:34
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also if they invested in a downpayment for a house instead of buying their ridiculously expensive SUV, then they would be able to buy an appartment.
And yet, Beirut is for those who inherit an apartment or for those who are wealthy. Those who cant afford it should commute. so what? every city in the free world has commuters. And also why not take public transportation?
