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We have invested heavily in our hostels, stop threatening us – Owners to Rent Control
The Chairman of the Hostel Owners Association, Bishop Dr Akwasi Owusu-Bi, has criticised the Rent Control Department’s approach to regulating hostel facilities, accusing the Acting Rent Commissioner, Frederick Opoku, of threatening operators and making public allegations against them without prior engagement.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Bishop Owusu-Bi said hostel operators were concerned about what he described as the Rent Control Department’s confrontational approach to assessing their facilities and rental charges.
He therefore called for dialogue between the Rent Control Department and hostel owners to address concerns over rental charges and standards without resorting to what he described as threats or public accusations.
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