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Qatar enacts new rent law

Qatar has enacted a new rent law that is expected to help curb rising inflation, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

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  • Published: 10:54 February 16, 2008
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Doha: Qatar has enacted a new rent law that is expected to help curb rising inflation, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

The 31-article law sets out the responsibilities of landlords and tenants, The Peninsula newspaper reported.

Cabinet was also expected to lower a cap on rent increases that landlords from 7 per cent to 3 per cent.

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