Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

5.   Contracts to be filed by landlords

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    (1)   Upon the execution of any contracts of tenancy under this Act every landlord shall deliver a signed copy of such contract to the tenant, and shall send a copy thereof to the Director of Agricultural Services.

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    (2)   Every landlord shall keep a file containing—

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      (a)     all written contracts of tenancy to which he or she is a party;

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      (b)     a list of names of all his or her tenants other than those in respect of whom a contract has been filed under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

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    (3)   Every landlord shall permit any file kept by him or her under subsection (2) to be inspected at all reasonable times by any person authorised in writing by a magistrate or the Director of Agricultural Services.

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    (4)   Every landlord who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable upon summary conviction thereof before a magistrate to a fine not exceeding in the case of the first offence $50 and in the case of a second or subsequent offence $100 and in any case to a further fine not exceeding $100 for each month during which such contravention continues after conviction thereof.