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• Section 19 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Recovery of certain sums paid on account of rent
  

  (1) Where any sum has been paid on account of any rent, being a sum which is, under the provisions of this Act, irrecoverable by the landlord, the sum so paid shall be recoverable from the landlord who received payment, or from his legal personal representative, by the tenant by whom it was paid,...

  
  
• Section 20 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Statement to be supplied as to standard rent
  

  (1) A landlord of any premises shall, on being so requested in writing by the tribunal or the tenant of the premises, supply to the tribunal and to the tenant a statement in writing as to the amount of the standard rent of the premises and if, without reasonable excuse, he fails within fourteen days...

  
  
• Section 21 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: 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...

  
  
• Section 22 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Removal of furniture by landlord
  

  (1) Where a landlord of any furnished premises wishes to remove the furniture or soft furnishings, or any of them, with which the premises were let, he shall apply to the tribunal for permission so to do. (2) Upon any application being made under subsection (1), the tribunal may grant the...

  
  
• Section 23 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Penalty for depriving tenant of service
  

  (1) No landlord shall, except with the prior consent of the tribunal, and no person other than a landlord shall without lawful authority, do any act whereby— (a) any tenant is or may be, either directly or indirectly, deprived; or (b) any other person is or will be enabled, either directly or...

  
  
• Section 24 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Conditions of statutory tenancy
  

  (1) A tenant who, under the provisions of this Act, retains possession of any premises shall, so long as he retains possession, observe and be entitled to the benefit of all the terms and conditions of the original contract of tenancy, so far as they are consistent with the provisions of this Act,...

  
  
• Section 25 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Notification of estimate of market cost of construction or market value of land
  

  Where, for the purpose of determining the standard rent, an estimate of the cost of construction or market value has been made by order of the tribunal, the tribunal shall forthwith send written notification to the landlord and the tenant, or their representatives, that the details of the estimate...

  
  
• Section 26 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Repairs
  

  In the absence of any provision to the contrary in the contract of tenancy, for the purposes of this Act it shall be deemed to be the obligation of the landlord of any premises to maintain and keep the premises in a state of good structural repair and in a condition suitable for human habitation,...

  
  
• Section 27 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Restriction on right to assign or sublet premises
  

  Notwithstanding the absence of any covenant against the assigning or subletting of the premises, no tenant shall have the right to assign, sublet or part with the possession of any premises or any part thereof except with the written consent of the landlord or, where such consent is unreasonably...

  
  
• Section 28 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Subletting by tenant
  

  (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the tenant of any dwelling- house may— (a) with the consent in writing of the landlord (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), a copy whereof shall be delivered by the tenant to the tribunal; or (b) in any case where, in the opinion...

  
  
• Section 29 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Penalty for subjecting tenant to annoyance
  

  A landlord and any agent or servant of a landlord who evicts a tenant without the authority of a tribunal or wilfully subjects a tenant to any annoyance with the intention of inducing or compelling the tenant to vacate the premises or to pay, directly or indirectly, a higher rent for the premises...

  
  
• Section 30 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Jurisdiction
  

  In and for the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Act, a tribunal shall have the same jurisdiction and powers in civil matters as are conferred upon the High Court, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) shall have power— (a) to administer oaths,...

  
  
• Section 31 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Enforcement of orders
  

  (1) A copy of any determination or order of a tribunal, certified by the Chairperson of the tribunal, or by a public officer authorized by the Cabinet Secretary by notice in the Gazette to certify such copies to be a true copy, may be filed in a court by any party to the proceedings which gave rise...

  
  
• Section 32 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Service of documents
  

  Where under this Act any summons, notice or other document is required to be served upon any person, it shall be sufficiently served on that person if it is served on him personally or, if it cannot be served, is served in such other manner as the Chairperson of the tribunal may direct.

  
  
• Section 33 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Compensation in case of frivolous or vexatious applications
  

  If, on the dismissal of any application, the tribunal is of opinion that the application was frivolous or vexatious, the tribunal may order the applicant to pay to any other party to the application a reasonable sum as compensation for the trouble and expense to which that party may have been put by...

  
  
• Section 34 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Right of entry
  

  The tribunal, and any person authorized by the tribunal in writing in that behalf, may, for the purpose of carrying out its duties and functions under this Act, at all reasonable times enter upon and inspect any dwelling-house.

  
  
• Section 35 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Proceedings
  

  (1) A member of a tribunal shall be free from civil liability for anything done or said by him in his capacity as such member. (2) If any proceedings whatsoever of a civil nature are brought against a tribunal, or against any member of a tribunal, the tribunal or that member shall be represented by...

  
  
• Section 36 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Regulations
  

  (1) The Cabinet Secretary may make such regulations, and give such directions, as he may think fit for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), regulations under that subsection may— (a) provide...

  
  
• Section 37 of The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296: Rules
  

  (1) The Chief Justice may make rules prescribing the procedure for enforcing determinations or orders of a tribunal under section 33, prescribing the time within which an appeal to a court may be brought and the procedure to be followed and the fees to be paid on such an appeal. (2) Where...