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Sierra Leone Housing Corporation Act, 1982

An Act establishing the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation to develop and manage public housing.

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Summary

The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation Act, 1982 established the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation as the body responsible for the provision, development and management of housing in Sierra Leone, particularly public and affordable housing.

The Act provides for the Corporation's establishment, governance, powers and functions, enabling it to plan, build, acquire, let and manage housing and housing estates and to undertake related development. It is the principal law on public housing, and was amended in 1986.

Main provisions

  • Establishes the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation.
  • Provides for its governance, powers and functions.
  • Enables it to develop, acquire, let and manage housing.
  • Provides for the development of housing estates.
  • The principal law on public housing (amended in 1986).