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Join Date: 03 Mar 2010
Location:  KuwaitPosts: 94 |
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KD 10,000 Maximum Fine On Landlord, Tenant Looms |
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KUWAIT CITY, March 21: Kuwait Municipality is on the verge of amending decree no. 125/1992 that bans bachelors from living in apartments and buildings for families only, and the amended decree will attract a maximum fine of KD 10,000 against the landlord and the tenant respectively, reports Al- Qabas daily.
In this context, Undersecretary at the Fatwa and Legislation Department Huda Al-Shaiji has asked the Municipality to prepare a new draft law based on the recommendation issued by the department at the recent meeting of the two bodies to amend and transform the decree into an appropriate legal text. Meanwhile, the Director General of Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al- Sabeeh sent a letter to the chairperson of Fatwa and Legislation Department proposing a study and revision of the administrative decree and its content. He pointed to Article 1 of Law 125/1992 that strictly prohibits a bachelor from dwelling in the buildings allocated for families or buildings in the areas specified for private accommodation, adding all contracts and agreements that violate the law must be cancelled and the owner of the building must evict all tenants violating the law; otherwise, the electricity will be cut off and concerned employees from the Municipality would seek the police’s assistance to conduct administrative eviction. Meanwhile, both the tenant and the landlord violating Article 1 of the law will be fined a minimum of KD 2000 up to KD 5000, while each party will be fined KD 10,000 if the same violation is repeated. --arabtimesonline.com |
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