GTA licence does not exempt private hostels from rent laws – Rent Commissioner

Speaking on the Joy FM Super Morning Show, during a discussion on the Rent Control Department’s crackdown on what it describes as exorbitant hostel fees, Mr Opoku said private hostels remain subject to rent regulation regardless of the amount invested in their businesses.

The Acting Rent Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, has warned private hostel operators that licences issued by the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) do not exempt them from Ghana’s rent laws.

He said the Rent Control Department would act within the law and urged hostel operators and their lawyers to familiarise themselves with the relevant provisions.