Prison sentence on the agenda for those who raise rents exorbitantly

The exorbitant increases in rents in Ankara, one of the provinces that received the most immigration from the region of the earthquake, were scrutinized in the investigation of the Ankara General Prosecutor’s Office.

Real estate listing sites for sale and rental are examined and prices are compared before and after the earthquake.

It will be possible to open an investigation and denounce those who cause the price increase for the crime of ‘influencing prices’. Lawyer Beyza Nur Çatal said that within the scope of the offense a prison sentence of between 1 and 3 years could be given.

THE SUSPECT WILL BE DETECTED

Announcements with exorbitant price increases after the earthquake were detected by the examination of the equipment of the Financial Branch.

The statements of those who denounced the rent increase were taken as complainants.

In addition, data from advertisements on e-commerce sites that increased housing rental and sale prices by more than 10 percent were added to the investigation file by correspondence with the Ministry of Commerce, General Directorate of Internal Commerce.

Within the scope of the investigation, it was stated that while the housing increase index data was obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the real estate indices of house rental and sale prices would be obtained in consultation with the Turkish Taxation. Association of Experts.

It has been indicated that a suspicious determination will be made about the owners of the advertisements above the current values ​​that are revealed as a result of these examinations, as well as the owners and intermediaries that are part of the contract that is the subject of the complaint. . (DHA)