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- What can the Rent Assessment Board do for
me?
The functions of the Rent Assessment Board are to:
- Hear and determine applications by Landlords
or Tenants for a review of rent in respect of
tenancies of dwelling houses
- To register new Landlords and Tenants
- To keep a register of Landlords and other Tenants
who are registered to the Board
- The Board provides notes of evidence upon demand
with regard to its Court Matters.
- Persons in Trinidad and Tobago renting properties
above $1500.00 fall outside the jurisdiction of
the Rent Assessment Board.
- How much does it cost to use the Rent Assessment
Board?
- Search of Registration - $1.00
- Summons Dwelling & Commercial - $2.00
- Land (One & Two Copies) - $5.00 per Tenant
- Extra Copy - $1.00
- Certificate - $5.00 Standard Plus $1.00 per
page (50 cents per side)
- Does my rent have to fall below a certain
amount for me to access the services of the Rent Assessment
Board?
Yes, a maximum of $1000.00 for an unfurnished property
and a maximum of $1500.00 for a furnished property.
- How does the Rent Assessment Board help
the Landlord?
The advantage of the Rent Assessment Board to the
Landlord is that he/she could apply to have his/her
rent reviewed on the grounds that the rent being charged
is too low.
- Can the Rent Assessment Board tell me if
there are any complaints about a potential Landlord?
No, but under the Freedom of information Act that
information could be gathered.
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