Chalky, Bobruary 18, 1974
OVER 11,000 APPLY FOR RENT INCREASES
lore than 11,000 applications for rent increases have been received by the Ring cyl Voluntáca Prartment sinco ri-Deconbar last year when the row Rent Control Legislation came into operation.
Correnting on this lage maher, a spokesman for the department caid that the applications vore being dealt with as quickly as possible and already come 4,500 certificates had been issued.
He said that the department was required to invite the tenant's comments on each application for an increase in rent and processing of an application proceeded only when the tenant's comments had been received or, if no comments are mado, after a nith has clapsed.
Processing takes about a further 21 days and is followed by the
iccue of a certificate of increase in rent.
The poloston added that it was then necessary for the landlord to
of the 3:30 and the date from which it notify Iria to ve el d'in en
will be payable. This will normally be at least one month after the tenant
receives to landlord's notice.
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