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Act XX of 2024: ‘Various Laws relating to Private Residential Leases (Amendment) Act' – Key Effects and Legal Implications

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Adrian Sciberras

Act XX of 2024: 'Various Laws relating to Private Residential Leases (Amendment) Act' – Key Effects and Legal Implications

On June 18^th 2024, Act No. XX of 2024, titled the 'Various Laws relating to Private Residential Leases (Amendment) Act', was published in the Maltese Government Gazette. This Act amends both the Civil Code, Chapter 16 of the Laws of Malta, and the Private Residential Leases Act, Chapter 604 of the Laws of Malta. its purpose is to afford more protection to both the lessor and the lessee, respectively, and this is achieved by broadening the Authority's enforcement powers, regulating lease substitutions, additions, consensual terminations and express renewals more thoroughly, and imposing harsher penalties for non-compliance with the Amending Act.

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