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Ghana’s government has launched a loan program to assist renters in paying private landlords the exorbitant upfront rent (sometimes covering two years). Advance rent is also common in several African countries.
Scholars have identified several issues that tenants face as a result of this early rent payment. They include psychological distress as a result of the difficulties in gathering the finances and foregoing necessities such as food, healthcare, and leisure to save for the advance rent. So far, evidence reveals that the difficulty is the length of time that tenants must pay the advance rent. The issue is not the amount of rent charged, but the period over which it is multiplied to arrive at the advance rent. This also shows that the issue is mostly one of housing supply.
In his address to the nation, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo clarifies that facemasks are no longer mandatory. He does, however, advise that you continue to practice good hand hygiene and avoid overcrowding situations. All in-person activities, such as those that take place in churches, mosques, conferences, workshops, private parties, events, cinemas, and theatres, may resume at full capacity, as long as the audience and/or participants are fully vaccinated. Hand washing and hand sanitizing points should be made available at these venues.
This means that if the audience is modest, landlords or property owners can enable renters to host parties, programs, and other events.
