Ebonyi state Government has moved to regulate and tame the activities of house agents in the state.
Barr. Ikeuwa Omebeh, the Commissioner for information and state orientation disclosed this journalist on Wednesday, during the week's EXCO briefing.
He noted that government decision was based on atronomic and exorbitant house rent in the state orchestrated by unregulated activities of the house agents.
Chief Ikeuwa Omebeh, revealed that government is proposing a legislation that will ensure no agent collect a fee exceeding 2% of the total percentage of the required rent across the state.
"Following State Government's earlier resolve to tame activities of House Agents which has invariably led to exorbitant house rents, particularly in the state capital, EXCO proposes an Executive Council Bill to regulate Landlord, Tenant rents and fees charged by House Agents in the State. With this law, it will be illegal for any Agent to collect a fee exceeding 2% of the total percentage of the required rent across the state.This is to ensure that all qualified and registered Agents act within the law to cushion the hardship arbitrary agent-charges have meted on the citizens.
"In the same vein, EXCO proposes an EXCO bill tagged a BILL FOR A LAW to regulate the sale of metal and electrical scraps in Ebonyi State and other related matters. The bill when churned into law is expected to regulate the buying, selling, possession, transportation and disposal of metal and electrical scraps in Ebonyi State. This is to avoid vandalism, environmental degradation and promotion of public safety; and for related matters".
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