The government body, under the Ministry of Works and Housing, that administers the Rent Act and mediates disputes between landlords and tenants.
It handles:
- Excessive rent advance demands
- Unlawful eviction
- Rent increase disputes
- Registration of tenancy agreements
Mediation is free. It has offices across Greater Accra.
A tenancy agreement should be lodged with the department within thirty days. Most never are — which means most tenants have no independent record of what they paid or for what period.
Go early, go with your documents, and go before the relationship has broken down entirely.