Dont post here. Send a letter to the Diwan or an attorney at the Diwan. I think we all agree with you.
Rents are still out of control and the Diwan should continue with the current rental law due to expire Feb 15, 2010.
Contracts singed after Feb 15 2008 should be extended another 2 years and limits on rental increase should be placed.
I hope the government has enough sense to stop all this extortion by placing a cap on maximum rent a property can charge by area and type of property. That would solve much of the manipulation by landlords.
Letting the current law expire with no replacement would be a DISASTER and open the country up to unabated increases in rent and inflation once again.
The market has nowhere near stabilized enough to let landlords have a free hand again as we all know the advantage they would take then.