HOUSING BRANCH QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT
1ST MAY 1981 TO 31ST JULY 1981
PART I
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Subject
1. Committee of Review,
Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
Ordinance
Purpose
To review the provisions of the Landlord and
Tenant
(Consolidation)
Ordinance.
Progress Made & Present Position
The Committee's Report has been generally endorsed by ExCo. As a first step towards the implementation of the Report's recommendations, the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Ordinance 1981 was enacted, which provides the following major provisions :-
9.
(a) the extension of Pt. II of the
Ordinance for two further years beyond the present expiry date of 18th December 1981;
(b) the raising of the biennial
percentage ceiling on rent
increases from 21% to 30%; and
(c) the exclusion from Pt. II of
(i) tenancies of premises in
respect of which an
occupation permit is
first issued on or after
19th June 1981; and
(ii) after 18th December 1981,
tenancies of premises
having a current rateable value cf $80,000 or more;
and
(iii) after 13th December 1982,
tenancies of premises
having a current rateable value $50,000 or more.
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Next Quarter Target
To continue examining the Report's recommen- dations with priority given to the proposal regarding the expanded role of the Lands Tribunal to provide mediation between landlords and tenants-- of premises excluded from Pt. II of the Ordinance.
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