Section 3: How to Make a Tenancy Agreement in Uganda
3.Making of tenancy agreements
(1)A tenancy agreement may be—
(a)made in writing;
(b)by word of mouth;
(c)partly in writing and partly by word of mouth;
(d)in the form of a data message; or
(e)implied from the conduct of the parties,
provided that where the parties execute a tenancy agreement, the landlord tenant relationship between the parties shall be governed by the terms of the tenancy.
(2)A tenancy agreement in writing shall be in the form prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act, except that the parties may make any modification to the prescribed form.
(3)Where a tenancy agreement is not in writing, the landlord shall keep a record—
(a)of the particulars of the parties to the tenancy;
(b)of the premises comprised in the tenancy;
(c)in the case of a non-citizen, of the details of the immigration status of the non-citizen; and
(d)of the details of the rent payable and the manner of payment.
(4)The landlord shall give the tenant a copy of the record kept under subsection (3) within fourteen days of the tenant taking vacant possession of the premises.
(5)A landlord shall not enter into a tenancy agreement—
(a)with an individual, unless the individual provides his or her national identification card or alien's identification card, or any other identification document; or
(b)with a legal person, unless that person provides details of registration or other form of incorporation.
(6)For the purposes of this section, "other identification document" includes a driving permit, passport or certified student identification card.
(7)This section shall not affect a tenancy agreement entered into under any other law requiring a tenancy agreement to be made in a specific manner.
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You can make a tenancy agreement in writing, by word of mouth, or even through actions that imply a landlord-tenant relationship. If you agree verball...
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