The Delta State House of Assembly has commenced the process to repeal the 1977 Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law. This was revealed during a public hearing on the “Bill to Repeal the Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law of 1977 and Establishment of Landlord and Tenant Law, 2025,” which was held at the DTHA Press Center in Asaba, the state capital.
The hearing, led by Hon. Bridget Anyafulu, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Housing, Women Affairs, Girl Child Entrepreneur Services, and the Committee on Physical Planning and Urban Renewal, highlighted the broad scope of the proposed bill. The bill aims to regulate the relationships between landlords and tenants, tenancy contracts, rent payments, and rent control. According to Hon. Anyafulu, the legislation is designed to create an enabling environment for a housing sector that benefits landlords, agents, and tenants alike, fostering a stable and harmonious society in Delta State.
Hon. Anyafulu, who was flanked by the Chairman of the Committee on Urban Renewal, Hon. Oloye Pereotu, including Members of both Joint Committees, encouraged stakeholders to actively participate in the hearing and provide valuable contributions.
She emphasized that the bill seeks to establish a functional sector that safeguards the well-being of stakeholders, as well as the economic and political stability of Delta State.
The joint committee expressed its openness to written and oral presentations from the stakeholders. Representatives from various ministries including the ministry of justice, Chairmen and Board of trustees of Association of Organized Realtors, Landlords’ and Tenants’ Associations, representative of the Delta State Court of Appeal, Real Estate Agents, and members of the private sector, attended the public hearing.
