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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hyaenidae" data-source="post: 31214321" data-attributes="member: 530392">I think they're "updating" two acts.1. Rent Act, No. 7 of 19722. Protection of Occupants Bill<h3>Key Rights for Tenants:</h3><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protection of Amenities: It is now explicitly illegal for a landlord to cut off water, electricity, or other essential services to force a tenant out. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anti-Harassment Clauses: Landlords are prohibited from using threats, violence, or "tampering with the premises" (e.g., removing a roof or door) to compel a tenant to leave. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Court-Only Eviction: A tenant cannot be ejected except through an order of a competent court. Self-help evictions (changing locks while the tenant is out) are strictly illegal. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Expedited Restoration: If a tenant is illegally ousted, they can petition the court. The Bill mandates that such applications be determined within three months, and the court can order the Fiscal to restore the tenant to the property immediately. </li> </ul>While the Protection of Occupants Bill safeguards tenants, the overall reform significantly benefits landlords by removing the "life-long" tenancy trap of the old Rent Act.Under the old law, once a tenant moved into a "rent-controlled" premises, they were protected by two main mechanisms:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The "Statutory Tenant" Status: Even if the written lease ended, or if there never was one, the person remained a "statutory tenant." They couldn't be evicted as long as they paid the Authorized Rent. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Rent Freeze: The "Authorized Rent" was calculated based on property assessments from decades ago (often the 1970s). In many cases, tenants were paying 200 or 500 LKR a month for houses that should have been renting for 50,000+ LKR in today's market.</li> </ul><h3>Key Rights for Landlords:</h3><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Market-Based Pricing: Once the one-year transitional period ends, the "authorized rent" concept disappears. Landlords can negotiate rents based on market value. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Recovery of Possession: Landlords no longer have to prove "reasonable requirement" in the same restrictive way required by the 1972 Act. They can regain their property based on the terms of the lease agreement. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Expedited Legal Process: The new framework aims to reduce the decade-long court battles common under the old law. The three-month hearing window for "Occupant" disputes also applies to landlord grievances regarding breach of terms.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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