Business Premises Rent Tribunal

The Business Premises Rent Tribunal is one among many tribunals established under various laws enacted by parliament to deal with disputes that arise in the course of the regulation and administration of certain matters.

The tribunal was established in 1965 through an Act of Parliament known as ‘The Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments Act) Cap.301 ,Laws of Kenya’.

Our Stakeholders include Landlords & Tenants in controlled tenancies, Law Society of Kenya, State Law Office, The Judiciary and the State Department of Trade.

Mision & Vision

Vision: To be the best provider of dispute resolutions in controlled tenancies.

Mission: To create an environment of harmony between landlords and tenants in controlled tenancies for business to thrive.

Mandate
To administer ‘The Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments Act) ,Cap.301 ,Laws of Kenya’ whose role is to make provision with respect to certain premises for the protection of tenants of such premises from eviction or from exploitation and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Core Functions
  • Assessment of rent
  • Re-possession of premises by landlord
  • Distress for rent by landlords
  • Hearing and determination of general complaints in controlled tenancies
Rent Tribunal Sitting Sessions
# Session Period Download Countrywide Schedule
1 Sitting Session January -June, 2017
2 Sitting Session July -December, 2017

Location and address

Viewpark Towers, 7th & 8th floor.
P O Box 47232-00100, Nairobi
Tel. No.2219812

Regional Offices

  1. Mombasa -Uhuru na Kazi building,2nd Floor,along Mama Ngina Drive
  2. Embu- Emco House, 1st floor, Room 111
  3. Nakuru- PC’S Office-Block C, 2nd Floor
  4. Eldoret –KVDA Plaza- 12th Floor
  5. Kakamega- PC’S Office, Block B, 1st Floor,Room No.48
  6. Kisumu-Ministry of Labour building, along Noo Oroo Road
  7. Kisii- Kanu House, next to DC’S Office