Kano Assembly Seeks Review Of Rent Control Law

The Kano State House of Assembly has called for a review of the state’s rent control law to address arbitrary increases in house and shop rents across the state.
The Speaker, Ismail Falgore, made the call during Tuesday plenary following a motion moved by the member representing Takai Constituency, Musa Kachako, who raised concerns over the rising cost of renting residential and commercial properties.
Kachako expressed concern over the practice of landlords increasing rents without giving tenants adequate notice, citing instances where annual house rents had risen from N100,000 to between N200,000 and N300,000 within a year.
He also disclosed that shop rents had increased from N1 mi...