Tenants in Lahj Governorate appealed to the Governor of Lahj Governorate, Major General Ahmed Abdullah Turki, to put an end to the greed of homeowners in the villages of Tuban, Sabr, Al-Hawtah, the neighborhoods of Al-Rawda, Al-Fayyoush, Al-Mahalla, Amjarba, Bir Nasser, and Beit Ayyad, and to prevent renting for anything other than the Yemeni riyal in remote and distant villages that lack most services.< br />The tenants called on the local authority in Lahj Governorate to control the rental value For residential and commercial real estate, and subjecting all transactions and rental contracts to the local currency (the Yemeni riyal) and taking into account the conditions that the country is going through in general and those with limited income in particular, stressing that renting housing in the areas of Sabr, Amjreba, Al-Fayyoush, Al-Mahalla, and Bir Nasser is not subject to any standards other than what the owners and agents of those homes decide and are forced to Tenants have to accept what they decide. 
The tenants wondered whether the local authority in Lahj Governorate had statistics on the number of houses in Sabr, Amjreba, Al-Fayoush, Al-Mahalla, Bir Nasser, Al-Hawtah and others, whose owners rent them in Saudi riyals in clear violation of Yemeni law and the landlord and tenant law, and whether they are subject to real estate taxes. 
Tenants demanded that the local authority in Lahj Governorate  subject housing whose owners rent in Saudi riyals to the law, similar to its imposition of control over work, building and construction in the areas of the governorate’s directorates. 
The tenants pointed out that there is hysterical greed that has afflicted some homeowners in some villages of Lahj, especially in Mahalla, Sabr and Bir Nasser, where they insist on renting in Saudi Arabia and the continuous increase at the end of each year without any consideration for the situation of the people, taking advantage of the absence of oversight and the failure to pay attention to the deteriorating situation and the general economic situation.
Tenants indicated that their salaries are intermittent and irregular, and if they come, they are meager and no longer sufficient to provide the necessary sustenance for their families and those who depend on them. On top of this, some homeowners refuse to rent their homes in Yemeni riyals, and if they accept that, it is for large sums that a simple employee cannot afford. 
Landors also refuse to sign binding contracts with tenants because at the end of each year they raise rents, taking advantage of the absence of oversight and the lack of intervention by the local authority and concerned authorities in controlling the chaos of the rental market. 
In Lahj Governorate, there is a widespread belief among real estate owners that the majority of the governorate’s people, residents, displaced persons, and expatriates receive their salaries in Saudi riyals, which has had a negative impact on their dealings with landlords.