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Why you must have a watertight tenancy agreement for your property

By Collins Kowuor

Tenancy agreement is generally a contract between a landlord and a tenant. It indicates the rights and responsibilities of the parties and can be either oral or written. I prefer written agreements because witnesses to an oral agreement may ‘expire’ before expiry of the agreement. One party may go bonkers or suffer from selective amnesia. God forbid!

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