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Sri Lankan law is pro-landlord

Sri Lanka’s laws are, formally speaking, pro-landlord for properties not covered by the Rent Act, which generally covers properties constructed and/or rented out before 1980.

Rent: The landlord and tenant can freely agree on the rent, and the security deposit.

Tenant Security: The landlord and tenant can freely agree the length (term) of the contract, in the case of a lease.The court system is extremely slow. Obtaining an eviction decree can take one and a half years or more, and up to ten years or more if there is an appeal. There is a tremendous backlog of cases before the Appeal Courts.

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