As a member of the group, Class Action Against Arms, I can safely say that we have been very active in trying to find a fairer situation for tenants in Malta.
Below is a chronology of action taken in the form of links to newspaper articles and letters, interviews of key members of the Class Action Against Arms Facebook group and a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman
Below is a chronology of action taken in the form of links to newspaper articles and letters, interviews of key members of the Class Action Against Arms Facebook group and a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman
June 17, 2010: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100617/letters/non-maltese-eu-citizens-entitlement-1.312945
October 17th, 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gagmIn41rlI
October 13th, 2013: http://gozonews.com/41475/problems-with-utilities-bills-faced-by-many-tenants-patricia-graham/
October 27th, 2013: http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-10-27/newspaper-letters/ARMS-and-the-two-tier-injustice-3001745409
November 30th, 2013: http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/31915/utility-tariffs-discrimination-no-more-eu-residents-to-be-treated-as-maltese-20131130
December 8th, 2013: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131208/local/Many-expats-unaware-of-energy-tariff-changes.498021
December 15th, 2013: http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-12-15/newspaper-letters/An-open-letter-to-ARMS,-estate-agents-and-the-Inland-Revenue-3465871362
December 30th, 2013: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131230/local/Landlords-caution-over-deposits-and-utility-bills.500740
February 18th, 2014: http://gozonews.com/43900/a-property-is-not-a-consumer-a-person-is-says-arms-class-action-group/
February 20th, 2014: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140220/local/Expat-tenants-still-pay-higher-bills-.507501
April 24th, 2014: http://maltamum.com/mum-takes-government/
May 16th, 2014: http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/39085/tenants_in_malta_living_in_fear_say_expats
May 16th, 2014: http://gozonews.com/50171/tenants-living-in-fear-because-of-refusal-to-pay-45-60-higher-utilities-up-in-arms-group/
June 13th, 2014: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140613/opinion/The-renting-black-hole.523139
June 29th, 2014: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140629/local/pressure-group-tells-foreign-tenants-not-to-accept-higher-tariff-charges.525597
June 29th, 2014: http://www.tvm.com.mt/news/jipprotestaw-kontra-d-diskriminazzjoni-fit-tariffi-tad-dawl-u-l-ilma/
July 24th, 2014: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140724/local/Expatriate-family-appeals-to-Ombudsman-on-ARMS-bills.528991
August 11th, 2014:
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