Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

45.   Conditions regarding the letting of houses

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    (1)   The Corporation shall, in relation to the letting of houses, observe the requirements specified in this section.

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    (2)   The Corporation shall, in the selection of tenants of houses to be occupied by low income households, give preference to persons—

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      (a)     who are occupying unsanitary or over-crowded houses;

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      (b)     who have large families;

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      (c)     who are living under unsatisfactory housing conditions,

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    except in so far as the demand for housing accommodation in any area on the part of such persons can be satisfied without such preference being given.

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    (3)   The Corporation shall, in the fixing of rents, take into consideration the rents ordinarily paid by low-income families in the locality of the houses being rented.

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    (4)   The Corporation shall, review the rents fixed under subsection (3), and shall make such changes in rents as circumstances may require.