"Landlords Can Evict Tenants Who Bring Multiple Girls To Their House": Acting Rent Commissioner Says

• Acting Commissioner of Rent Control Frederick Opoku outlined the legal grounds for eviction during an interview on Neat FM on August 21, 2026
• Opoku warned that tenants who owe even one month's rent could face removal from their property under Ghana's rent law
• The commissioner cited dirty living conditions and bringing multiple partners into the home as additional eviction triggers

Ghana's Acting Commissioner of Rent Control, Frederick Opoku, has identified four specific behaviours that could lawfully see a tenant removed from a rented property, cautioning that paying rent alone does not guarantee security of tenure.

Opoku made the remarks during an interview on Neat FM on August 21, 2026, calling on both landlords and tenants to familiarise themselves with the country's rent laws to preserve order and stability in the rental sector.

4 grounds for eviction in Ghana

The acting commissioner was unequivocal that rent arrears, even of a single month, is sufficient grounds for a landlord or landlady to initiate eviction proceedings. He further listed poor hygiene, and bringing multiple romantic partners into the home as additional reasons a tenant could be lawfully removed.

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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 sell unauthorised medicine, you can be evicted. Also, if you bring multiple men or women into the house, you can be evicted," Opoku said.

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Why landlords can evict tenants

Ghana's Acting Commissioner of Rent Control, Frederick Opoku, offered a cultural justification for the restriction on multiple partners, rooting it in concerns about the environment children are raised in within shared residential spaces.

"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 explained.

The acting commissioner stressed that compliance with Ghana's rent laws is a shared obligation, and that neither party in a tenancy arrangement is above the legal framework governing the sector.

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President Mahama speaks about housing in Ghana

Earlier, YEN.com.gh wrote about tenants in Ghana who were advised by President Mahama to report landlords who seek rent advances, which is illegal.

The President stated that legislation addressing concerns of affordability and exploitation in the housing sector need to be enforced more strictly.

Ghanaians expressed a variety of opinions on social media on President Mahama's request regarding rent issues.

Source: YEN.com.gh