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Residential Tenancy Agreement

The clauses Act 220 expects, the protections most agreements miss — drafted for Ghanaian practice, not adapted from a foreign form.

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The problem this document solves

Most tenancy disputes in Ghana are not caused by bad people. They are caused by bad paper: agreements silent on the advance period, vague on repairs, imported from jurisdictions with deposit systems and foreign notice rules. When the relationship is tested, the document fails first.

What's inside

  • Parties, premises, and term — drafted for Ghanaian identification and addressing (including GPS codes)
  • Rent, payment interval, and review mechanism
  • Advance rent clause with period-covered receipt obligation
  • Repairs and maintenance split, with a reporting route
  • Utilities and shared-meter apportionment
  • Landlord's entry, on notice
  • Termination and written notice requirements
  • Dispute-resolution first step
  • Execution block with witness provisions

Who it's for

Landlords letting residential premises; tenants who want a fair document to propose; agents and caretakers formalizing lettings for principals.

Compliance notes

Drafted against the Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220) and the Rent Regulations, 1964 (L.I. 369). Clauses that Act 220 renders unenforceable — waivers of statutory protection, self-help recovery, uncontemplated charges — are deliberately absent. Read why that matters: what a Ghanaian tenancy agreement must contain.

Format and licence

Editable document, delivered instantly after checkout. Single-user licence: edit and reuse for your own tenancies; resale or redistribution is not permitted. See Terms of Use.

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