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guarantee that the government will provide other a lack of peace and social security, a threat to the
housing units of the same standard and at reasonable stability of their lives, and that within seven years
prices that suit everyone. Although the government they will be like homeless people on the streets,
has pledged to provide other housing units suitable without shelter or housing. This is especially true
for tenants who will leave their properties after seven since I have seen many tenants say, "We would
years or before, we do not see anything provided or rather die than leave the homes we have spent
any real steps taken by the government in this regard.
our heart's blood on. And then where will we go?
In addition, I frankly believe that the transitional
We will sit on the street without a home to live
period is very short. Is seven years enough for a
in, and we don't have the money to buy other
simple citizen with limited income to search for a new
apartments, and apartment prices are now
housing unit, install utilities, furnish it, and arrange
beyond our means." Ultimately, I trust that the
an appropriate amount for renting a new unit? Will
state, the government, and all relevant
there be housing units at reasonable prices after this
institutions will not leave their people homeless
law? Now, before the law is officially ratified, we
and will make the most appropriate decision to
hear of astronomical and strange prices for housing
units. What will the situation be like after the law is protect the interests of all groups. May God
ratified and officially published? grant success to the political leadership in this
The law will cause a very significant increase in rents complex and intertwined problem.
and inflate rental prices. It will then be an implicit
declaration that all citizens living in housing units
under the old rental system will become homeless,
evicted from the homes to which they have invested
their money, effort, expenses, and memories, seven
years after the law was officially announced! Is it
logical and acceptable that those on pensions and
those with limited income who cannot afford the
prices of new housing units will be evicted overnight
from their homes, unable to find shelter to protect
them, when this is one of the most basic rights
guaranteed by the constitution to all citizens without
discrimination? The ideal solution, from my
perspective, and one that is fair to all parties, is to
reasonably increase the rental value, provided there is
an annual increase in rents while maintaining existing
lease agreements. This ensures and preserves social
security, prevents people from being displaced from
their homes, and at the same time protects the rights
of landlords. However, the new law will create the
problem of the absence of the most basic indicators
of social security, namely the possibility of citizens
not having housing, and the state's failure to provide
appropriate social protection for tenants. It will also
place landlords in a stronger position than tenants,
which is inconsistent with achieving justice for both
parties. I expect that once the law is officially issued,
major problems will arise from citizens' feelings of

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