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SANTO DOMINGO. - The Chamber of Deputies approved in second reading the bill on rental of real estate and evictions, which now goes to the Senate of the Republic to continue its legislative process.
The legislative piece, authored by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, aims to regulate the relationships, conditions, and legal obligations that arise from the rental of real estate intended for housing, commerce, or any lawful activity.
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The president of the Special Commission that reviewed the initiative, Congressman Amado Díaz, when considering the new law, explained that with the legislative piece, the window is opened to the citizenry and the Dominican business community interested in building homes and commercial premises for rent.
"But the simple fact of being here today knowing a rent bill with all the benefits that this project has is already synonymous with progress. We have been handling rental issues for 67 years with a decree from 1959 that if we go back to the date we observe that it is from the Trujillo era," explained Amado Díaz.
While Pacheco, when motivating the legislative piece, highlighted the work that has been exhausted in the study of the initiative during several legislatures.
"Therefore, I congratulate the special commission led by Representative Amado Díaz, because he called for public hearings, but before them there was another commission that I also congratulate, because it brought the project to the point so that it could be better digested by society, which was led by colleague Eugenio Cedeño, who also held public hearings," Pacheco pointed out.
He added that with the Law on Rental of Real Estate and Evictions, the country will be provided with a law that guarantees the rights of property owners, as well as tenants, which, he assured, will allow the reduction in the cost of rental properties in the Dominican Republic.
The legislative initiative had the favorable vote of the deputies from the different party benches, who, prior to submitting it to a vote, took turns to highlight how beneficial the new law will be for the country.
Other initiatives
The deputies in Friday's session approved in second reading the bill on oversight and control of the National Congress with several modifications, so it will return to the Senate of the Republic for further consideration.
This initiative, by Senator Félix Bautista, aims to regulate the procedures and mechanisms of oversight and political control by the National Congress.
The plenary of the deputies, in the session this Friday, approved in second reading the bill that promotes, encourages, and recognizes responsible citizen voting.
This legislative piece was submitted by Congressman Eugenio Cedeño and which now goes to the Senate aims to:
1- Encourage citizens to vote and raise awareness of the importance of their participation in electoral processes. 2- Recognize and distinguish the citizen who exercises this patriotic right and duty. 3- Grant preferential eligibility status to citizens who fulfill their duty to vote. 4- Grant the citizen direct compensatory benefits for fulfilling the duty of suffrage. Furthermore, the deputies, in the session this Friday, approved in second reading the bill that declares November 8th of each year as National STEM Day in the Dominican Republic. This initiative submitted by the deputy Vicente Arturo Sánchez Henríquez and which now goes to the Senate of the Republic aims to promote scientific and technological culture in all sectors of society. The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, before closing the session's work, called on his colleagues to meet this Monday starting at 2:00 in the afternoon.
