‘Can we get 2nd & 3rd readings for tenants & landlords?- Hon Christian
Giving his contribution to the bill entitled Financial Services (Special Circumstances) Act 2017, brought to the Eleventh Sitting of the Second Session of the Third House of Assembly today, November 13, 2017 by Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith (AL), Hon Christian said the HoA has been fortunate from time to time to receive full support from the Members when it comes to financial services legislation and amendments; however, a whole host of concerns has arisen in the Territory following the hurricanes and which urgently needs legislation in place.
Tenants/Landlord Legislation
Among the concerns were that of persons being given a hard time by insurance companies, being cheated by suppliers/businesses and tenants being taken advantage of by landlords.
Hon Christian said he has heard complaints of rents being increased and landlords putting tenants out.
According to Hon Christian, the need for a tenants/landlord legislation has been mentioned many times before in the HoA and in Speeches from the Throne; however, it is time for such a legislation to provide protection for the tenants and the landlords, “because you have issues on both sides of the fence.”
He added that because of Hurricanes Irma and Maria there have been instances on the ground now where we have to “move with a bit of haste” to ensure consumers, suppliers, tenants and landlords are protected.
“Can we get second and third readings for tenants and landlords? Can we get second and thirds readings for consumer protection? We been talking about this for years. I think I was a teenager when I heard people in the BVI talking about consumer protection….and we still talking about them.”
Earlier, Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn (AL) also brought up the issue of tenants being untreated unfairly by landlords and also called for a similar legislation.
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32 Responses to “‘Can we get 2nd & 3rd readings for tenants & landlords?- Hon Christian”
On another note, while you are at it don't forget the looting bills. we are still in the 2017 hurricane season with 17 more days to go and after that ends, 6 months to go before the 2018 hurricane hits. (An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.)
But you all aint going to do that because most of the people who rent are BVislanders and the country is been unfairly steered out of BVIslanders hands not to mentioned the growing middle class. You all not getting it people are losing their property because some of these people not paying.
How can a serious bill like that be rushed through the house of assembly. Most of these people dont want to pay their rent. They want the country to be a welfare state that is why many of them including some BVIslanders want to get to America the land of freebs and welfare.
too many tenants looking for the newest and best and cannot pay their rent, don't change over or pay utilities then want to call shots
so MAKE SURE YOU ADDRESS
- forfeiture of deposit
- criminal damage of apartments
- unlawful tenants moved in by tenants
- subletting
- modifications by tenants
- interest on late rent payments
- defamation by tenants of landlords
- referencing for tenants by landlords
- EVICTION
- expediting of court claims by landlords against tenants
- tenants who provide false information to get into apartments
- tenants and loss of jobs
- grounds for immediate eviction
- the situation where how many tenants got up and left landlords high and dry
- improper notice by tenants
- tenants not returning property of landlord
- tenants wilful or unreasonable damage to apartments and furnishings
DO I HAVE ROOM TO CONTINUE WITH THIS LIST? FOR THIS IS GOING TO TAKE ALL DAY