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Rental Housing Act, 1999 (Act No. 50 of 1999)

Chapter 2 : Promotion of Rental Housing Property

3. Measures to increase provision of rental housing property

 

(1) The Minister may introduce a rental subsidy housing programme, as a national housing programme, as contemplated in section 3(4)(g) of the Housing Act, 1997 (Act No. 107 of 1997), or other assistance measures, to stimulate the supply of rental housing property for low income persons.

 

(2) Parliament may annually appropriate to the South African Housing Fund an amount to finance such a programme.

 

(3) A separate account of income and expenditure in respect of such programme must be kept.

 

(4) Section 12(1)(b) of the Housing Act, 1997 (Act No. 107 of 1997), does not apply to any amount appropriated by Parliament for purposes of such programme.

 

(5) National Government must develop and fund programmes to train members of the Tribunals and officials appointed in terms of section 14(2).

[Section 3(5) inserted by section 4 of Notice No. 876, GG 38184, dated 5 November 2014]

 

(6) Provincial Government must assist local municipalities not yet on level three accreditation, in establishing Rental Housing Information Offices as contemplated in section 14.

[Section 3(6) inserted by section 4 of Notice No. 876, GG 38184, dated 5 November 2014]