NUGS defends Rent Act application to student hostels, rejects operators’ claims

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has rejected claims by some KNUST hostel operators that purpose-built student hostels are not covered by the Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220). The students rsquo; body said the argument was inconsistent with the wording of the law and insisted that the Rent Control Department has a legal basis to regulate accommodation where rooms or defined portions of buildings are separately let to students.