Owners of Old Rent Law Buildings Urge Suleiman against 'Washing his Hands Clean' of Affair
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The owners of the old rent law buildings urged on Wednesday President Michel Suleiman to sign the new rent draft-law after he refused to sign it earlier during the day.
They urged during a sit-in in Beirut's al-Mathaf area the president against “washing his hands clean” of this affair, refuting his claims that the draft-law does not grant social justice.
“He knows that the new law protects the poor tenants,” they stressed.
“The owners should be saved from this oppression immediately,” they demanded.
“Allow parliament the option to appeal the draft-law, which is purely constitutional,” declared the owners of the old rent law buildings.
“Was social justice achieved during the past 40 years? The new law does not make up for the losses we incurred over this time,” they stated.
“Should the owners be forced to sell their property to Arab investors?” they wondered.
Suleiman had signed earlier on Wednesday a number of laws, except one on the new rents.
He explained: “Any law that does not grant social justice will be unfair against a certain segment of the people.”
Tenants of old rent law buildings have slammed the draft-law, saying that it will force many of them to leave their houses because they would not be able to afford the new rent.
The owners of the buildings on the other hand say that the law paves the way for better ties with tenants.
M.T.
07 May 2014, 21:07
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He's achieved more than the SUM of all your pro Syrian president Idols !
08 May 2014, 13:51
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I will not spend my time shoving evidence, achievements and anything else in your face when all you do is hide your head in the ground and shout propaganda. You don't want to see the truth and you cannot handle the truth !
08 May 2014, 00:24
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Social injustice...hmmm.... by the same logic, it would be a social injustice for Israelis to leave Palestinian homes.
In any case, the law should be amended to a reasonable fixed rate that's more than a few dollars a month, both tenants and landlords won't complain.
Guys, stop fighting like bunch of kids over what M8s and M14s did, and agree on some things for once, it can't be hard.... here are some ideas: more electricity..... or why not..... pollution/traffic/lack of jobs/deforestation/education/healthcare and so on.... but if you feel insulting each other will help you get through your day, then good for you, but it won't change the fact that you're pretty much getting screwed one way or another by the country every single day regardless if you're an M8 or M14 or a Harry Krishna follower.
