ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Rent Restriction Act
21. Rent book
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
21. Rent book
(1)Every landlord of premises, other than premises the standard rent of which exceeds two thousand five hundred shillings per month, shall keep or cause to be kept in respect of the premises a rent book, in such form as the Cabinet Secretary may approve, and shall provide his tenant with a copy.(2)The landlord shall maintain or cause to be maintained in the rent book a record of the parties to the tenancy, the premises, the standard rent and the rent payable, and of all payments of rent made, and the landlord shall sign, or cause to be signed by his agent, each entry in the rent book.(3)Any landlord who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or to a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred shillings, or to both such imprisonment and fine.