Tenancy details for only 52,700 subdivided flats filed in Hong Kong
Authorities must do more to enforce law covering city’s 108,000 subdivided flats, legislators say
Hong Kong lawmakers have called on the government to step up enforcement of a law requiring landlords to submit tenancy agreement details for subdivided flats, as only 52,700 have been received for the 108,000 such homes in the city.
Lawmaker Vincent Cheng Wing-shun said on Thursday the government should do more to ensure the information was filed, noting only 52,756 forms had been received since the requirement was made compulsory under the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance that came into force in 2022.
The city has 108,200 subdivided flats, according to the 2021 census.
“They have not made a move for three years,” Cheng said during a Legislative Council Finance Committee meeting, referring to landlords. “It is unacceptable.”
Under the ordinance, subdivided flat landlords must sign a two-year tenancy contract, during which they cannot terminate the agreement or increase the rent.
Tenants are entitled to extend their tenancy for two years, with any increase in rent capped at 10 per cent of what they had been paying.