The Landlords and Tenants Association (LATAK) in Kenya has directed all tenants to stop paying their rents until further notice due to the impact of Coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement was made during a recent press conference where the association’s Secretary-General Ben Liyai revealed that they had already spoken to its members over the issue as he argued that businesses had stopped and the economy was depreciating because of the Coronavirus outbreak.
He said ‘‘LATAK directs all tenants not to pay rent until when President Uhuru Kenyatta orders businesses to resume normal operations. ll the landlords must forthwith stop evictions, harassment and disconnection of electricity and water to tenants,’’