Nearly 9,000 families face losing their homes because they cannot pay rent to Harare City Council. The housing manager Edgar Dzehonye shared these numbers with the public. He explained that most people living in council properties have stopped making payments. The city rents out 10,000 homes to local residents. Less than one person out of every ten pays what they owe each month.
Officials worry about the huge number of people who refuse to pay. The council plans to collect money from families who owe rent. They will send final warnings that give tenants two weeks to pay up. After that time runs out, families get eviction papers. The process gives people another two weeks before they must leave their homes.
Dzehonye says the council does not want to hurt families on purpose. He believes renters should meet their payment duties like everyone else. Some tenants rent out their council homes to other people without permission. The city knows about these illegal arrangements and wants them to stop.
Officials worry about the huge number of people who refuse to pay. The council plans to collect money from families who owe rent. They will send final warnings that give tenants two weeks to pay up. After that time runs out, families get eviction papers. The process gives people another two weeks before they must leave their homes.
Dzehonye says the council does not want to hurt families on purpose. He believes renters should meet their payment duties like everyone else. Some tenants rent out their council homes to other people without permission. The city knows about these illegal arrangements and wants them to stop.
