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Saturday, May 11, 2019, 08:32

Developers urge new permanent rent regime after

landmark court decision
Attempts at piecemeal solutions have led to 'more legal complications'

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The government should seek to establish a new permanent rent regime applicable for all Finance Officer
rented property to be introduced in stages during a reasonable transitional period, the Malta
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Developers' Association said.

It was referring to this week's landmark Constitutional Court decision, whereby the current
legal regime regulating rents of properties leased before June 1995 was declared as breaching Spotlight
landlords’ fundamental rights.
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Currently, owners of property that was rented out prior to June 1, 1995, had no right to refuse
renewal of the lease and had to make do with a ‘fair rent’, despite soaring market values.
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The court ruled that this regime created an unjust imbalance between the rights of the owners
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This means that various areas of rent control legislation have been found to breach the
fundamental rights of citizens to enjoy their property. At the same time, the government is
considering the reaction to the recently issued White Paper on rent reform.

In a statement on Saturday, the MDA said it believed that the whole issue of rent reform
should be tackled comprehensively so that a balance is found between the rights of landlords
and the protection of tenants.

Attempts at piecemeal solutions have led to more legal complications than solving problems.

MDA appealed to all property owners to continue to join and insisted that it will be at the
"forefront" to address these injustices.

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