Hostel Owners Association accuse Rent Control of threats, unfair treatment to operators
The Chairman of the Hostel Owners Association, Bishop Owusu-Bi, has criticised the Rent Control Department’s approach to regulating hostel facilities, accusing the Acting Rent Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, of making public allegations against operators without first engaging them.
The Hostel Owners Association (HOA) has criticized the Rent Control Department for its confrontational approach to regulating hostel facilities in Ghana, accusing Acting Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku of making unsubstantiated allegations against operators. In an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story, HOA Chairman Bishop Owusu-Bi argued that regulators should engage stakeholders before making public statements about hostel operations, expressing concern over comments describing hostel charges as exorbitant and exploitative.
Bishop Owusu-Bi also alleged that the Rent Control Department had visited hostels with cameras and threatened to close them, alleging that such tactics undermined the cooperation of hostel owners.
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