Landlords can evict tenants for bringing multiple girls or boys to property – Rent Commissioner

The Acting Commissioner of Rent Control, Frederick Opoku, has outlined a number of activities and behaviours that could give landlords grounds to evict tenants from their properties.

Speaking in an interview on Neat FM on August 21, 2026, Opoku stated that bringing multiple partners into a house could constitute grounds for eviction.

He also explained that tenants who owe their landlords or landladies rent could face eviction, stressing that both landlords and tenants must comply with the country’s rent laws to ensure peace and stability in the rental sector.

“Grounds on which a landlord can evict you from his house if you are a tenant and you feel that because you have paid money, that is all, it doesn’t work that way.

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“No tenant should owe his landlord or landlady. If you owe rent for one month, the landlord can evict you. Secondly, as a tenant, you need to keep the house clean. If the place becomes too dirty, you can be evicted. If you are selling drugs, you can be evicted. Also, if you bring multiple men or women into the house, you can be evicted.

“This happens because, in our tradition, children learn from us. So, if you bring multiple men or women into the house, you can be evicted because the children will learn from that,” he said.



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