This housing is a public rental housing project that provides a five-year lease to re­tired civil servants and current civil service personnel who have housing difficulties.

However, some individuals who were granted a rental permit are not residing in the units themselves. Instead, some are found to be leasing the apartments to subtenants, allowing individuals not listed on the rental agreement to live there. Unscrupulous individuals are also selling rooms and shop units that they do not own.

Consequently, legal proceedings have been initiated against those involved in the unauthorized and illegal sale of state-owned apartments and their accomplices. Three individuals have been sentenced by the court to one year of imprisonment with hard labour under Section 6 (1) of the Public Property Protection Act for their offences. The department has also revoked its rental permits.

Therefore, DUHD notified the res­idents to refrain from subletting apart­ments to individuals not listed in the rent­al agreement or engaging in the sale of apartments. Anyone found violating these rules will have their rental permit revoked and face legal action in accordance with the law.

The Thukha Dagon Public Rental Housing, managed by DUHD, has issued guidelines through its Public Rental Hous­ing Apartment Allocation and Disciplinary Committee for those granted rental rights. No one other than the person granted the right to rent the apartment and those listed in the apartment agreement are permitted to live in the unit. Subletting or transferring the rental of the apart­ment is prohibited. The apartment must not be transferred, sold, mortgaged, or given away in any manner, whether for payment or free of charge. The person granted the rental right must reside in the apartment themselves and must not leave the apartment closed and unoccupied. Those who violate the aforementioned rules will result in revocation of permits revoked and will be prosecuted. — NN/KK