Amendments To The Rent Control Law

On 24 January 2020 the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus has passed an amendment to the Rent Control Law of 1983 (the "Law") that aims to make the eviction procedure easier and quicker.

The main amendments of the Law are summarized below:

1. Eviction Procedure (Article 11 (a) of the Law)

Pursuant to the process which is currently in place, in the event that a tenant omits to pay rent for a period of 21 calendar days or more from the date of service of a relevant notice by the landlord, the landlord has the right to proceed with filling an eviction application with the Rent Control Court and subsequently serving such an application to the tenant. The tenant thereafter has the right to pay the amount due within 14 calendar days from the date of service of the eviction application and in the event a tenant omits to do so, the Rent Control shall proceed with progressing the eviction application.