The Owners Syndicate issued an explanatory statement that said:
“First: The union does not see any need at all for any additional exceptional or legislative measure related to the residential rental law, other than fixing the calculation of the legal deadlines as of 2014, which is the date on which the law entered into force according to the legal reading to which we adhere.”
The union added in surprise: “Secondly: The union is surprised by the demands of some parties to amend or extend the law, at a time when those who make these calls repeatedly say that ‘the articles of the law are suspended.’ If the law, according to their claim, is not in force, what is the justification for demanding its amendment or interference in it? This contradiction raises serious question marks about the true backgrounds of these demands.”
The union affirmed in its statement: “Thirdly: the union confirms that the statement of suspending the law is incorrect, and stresses that the only valid authority to decide the issue of the law’s validity and its deadline are the competent courts, not articles or media statements.”
The union expressed its regret, saying: “Fourth: The union regrets that some of the voices calling for an extension practically represent tenants who have been benefiting for many years from almost free occupancy at the expense of the owners, and unfortunately among them are lawyers who are supposed to be at the forefront of defending the proper application of the law, not seeking to prolong the period of unbalanced benefit.”
The Syndicate concluded its statement by categorically rejecting any attempt to extend the benefit at the expense of the owners: “Fifth: The Owners Syndicate categorically rejects any new attempt to extend the effects of the benefit at the expense of the rights of the owners, who have borne exceptional burdens for decades as a result of the imbalance in the rental relationship.”
The statement concluded: “The only solution is to respect the law and apply it as it is, clearly establish legal deadlines, and preserve the rule of law and institutions away from pressure and selective readings.”
