Other reasons are that tenants spend privacy at night and have a high rate of loss of rent and service, while landlords are reluctant to rent their premises to vulnerable groups they consider “at-risk groups”. There is also poor maintenance of leased land and unilateral rent increases and arbitrary cleanings. A common obligation in leases is to “respect all the requirements of the laws, laws, statutes and other obligations that apply to rental premises.” The landlord and tenant must familiarize themselves with the requirements of the Public Health Directive and Policy (COVID-19 Control) Rules 2020 to determine whether they should remain open for business or business. If, after this Act comes into force, a dwelling or dwelling house has made changes or additions, a room that is satisfied that the rental value of the building has been increased by renovation or additions may authorize an increase in the standard rental of the residential or residential building by up to 10 per cent per year in the cost of development or supplements. On the face of it, it appears that one party is able to argue the frustration of terminating leases or leases because of COVID-19`s AUSBRUCH and the resulting blockage due to the unexpected fault and not one of the parties, which may be a challenge to demonstrate that it is impossible to meet the obligations arising from the contract due to the break-up and blockage. , or that there are significant changes in current commitments. Discharge through frustration has a great path to success and the case law “difficulty to satisfy” or “discomfort” is not enough. It will solve the issue of informal agreements that have dominated the real estate sector for a long time. It should be noted, however, that the same bill, which aims to address the current problem of informal agreements, leaves a gap in maintaining oral and tacit agreements. Uganda has old and outdated laws governing the rental housing subsector.

These statutes include the Rent Restriction Act (Cap 231) of 1959 and the Distress for Rent (Bailiffs) Act, Cape 76 of 1933. Yes, if the lease has a force majeure clause with a broad enough interpretation to encompass current events. As a general rule, a force majeure clause excuses or suspends one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under a contract as a result of certain events of force majeure, i.e. events beyond its control, such as floods, natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics. A tenant who wishes to invoke a case of force majeure to suspend his tenancy obligations must carefully check his tenancy agreement and ensure that COVID 19 and the blocking are directly covered by the force majeure clause provided. In a recent speech, the president advised Ugandan landlords not to evict their tenants during this period and to defer rents due. However, this can only be regarded as advice without legal force. In addition, most leases require parties to “keep premises safe and safe from health risks.” Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ugandan Ministry of Health launched an aggressive awareness campaign to inform the public, among other things, about measures taken to stop the spread of the virus. These preventive measures include regular hand washing with soap or the use of disinfectants, maintaining social renunciation when the masses are involved. Owners and tenants whose premises are still open for business should ensure that they implement such preventive measures in order to meet their obligations under the lease.

The Minister may, if he detains it usefully, set rules for the procedure for the determination of a case by a chamber, including the provision relating to the payment of taxes, witness fees and fees.