The Syndicate of Property Owners called on Tuesday for a sit-in to reject attempts by inhabitants to block the approval of the new rent law, which was endorsed by the parliament.
A statement issued by the Syndicate stressed that the “sit-in is aimed at refuting fabrications by the tenants , who are staging suspicious demonstrations.”
The sit-in will be held on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. near the national museum in Beirut.
The statement demanded President Michel Suleiman to ink the law, which was passed by the national assembly on April 3.
A dispute had recently emerged between owners of building and inhabitants over a controversial law endorsed by the parliament.
The law, which is opposed by renters, stipulates an increase in rents over a six-year period until they reach 5 percent of their current value.
The inhabitants argue that many won’t be able to afford it, prompting them to leave their homes.
The old rent law pertains rent contracts carried out before 1993.
“All the suspicious endeavors by those who claim to represent tenants should be investigated by the prosecution and we reserve the right to file charges against them,” the Syndicate’s statement pointed out.
“They are outlaws and impersonating needy and poor people while they are rich,” the statement considered.
The Syndicate called on inhabitants “to abide by the law.”
Source: Naharnet