Fresh lease of life for tenants

Court stays evacuation of Kuwaiti BuildingSandeep Singh GrewalStaff ReporterThe High Civil Court ruled that evacuation of the Kuwaiti Building be kept on hold until the final verdict is passed. They decided that the municipality would be given 10 days to prepare a report and send it to a technical committee, who in turn will present the final report in the court.Two Bahraini tenants living in the building filed a complaint with the Higher Appeal Court against the Director of the Capital Governorate Municipal Council to review the court’s decision regarding demolition of the building and appoint a construction engineer specialist to conduct a report on whether the building needs to be demolished or repaired.One of the residents who shifted from the building told the Tribune: “The residents plan to file a complaint against the Manama Municipality and want an engineer to review the case with both the parties and prepare a report. The report should be analysed in the court and till then the residents who have not found any accommodation should be allowed to move in till the final verdict is announced.”The tenants will meet today to discuss the matter and file a complaint against the municipality. A resident said: “There are security personnel who are guarding the building and are not easily allowing the residents to take their remaining belongings. Almost all the residents have found accommodation and about 20 bachelors are being provided accommodation by the Coordination Committee of Indian Associations.”Earlier, the Ministry of Interior sealed the twin tower complex following the order they received from the Execution Court to immediately evacuate the building. Many families had to immediately vacate their flats and look for new accommodation and have signed the lease agreement for flats in other buildings.