Socialite Bad Black, real name Shanitah Namuyimbwa has showed readiness of going to court to defend her selfless decision of escaping from her former rental in Butabika, Luzira with unpaid rent arrears.
This follows a story that Blizz Uganda recently shared with you how the Queen of Sumbie Vendors had been evicted by her landlady (comedian Patrick Salvador's sister) for defaulting rent of close to 7 months.
In an alleged WhatsApp conversation with Ritah Kaggwa, comedian Patrick Salvado who claims that the rented house belonged to his sister revealed that she also had unpaid water bills amounting to UGX2.5m
Maama Jonah has not been paying rent since August last year and neither has she been footing her water bills (totalling to 2.5M).
Water was disconnected and the meter was taken by NWSC instead resorted to using mineral water bottles before she disappeared like Batembuzi.
Bad Black who is now likely to be summoned in the courts of law by comedian Salvador's sister over unpaid rent arrears has come out to defend her self thereby showing readiness of even facing the magistrate to explain her bold decision of failure to pay her rent.
Bad Black notes that her income, just like many other Ugandans, was affected by the pandemic and she failed to pay rent arrears for three months after the landlord’s law firm failed to provide a revised tenancy agreement of 2021.
More so given the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020, she expected her landlord to ease rent arrears as per the government advise so as to accommodate the prevailing economic situation.
Bad Black was however surprised by the eviction notice even after paying $1000 (UGX3.5m) in the same month that the eviction notice was sent to her.
She said that the monthly rent at the house was $1600 (over UGX5m) per month and she has been staying there since December 2018.
"After even paying him $1000 in same month he sent me the vacate letter so let me clear fake blogs going on this media; Yes I was summoned to shift and am ready to go to court.
First of all that Butabiika house was $1600 monthly and I stayed in da house since Dec 2018. We are in a pandemic, si kyalaba ba investors. And if they demand $5000, that’s for 3 months which I failed to pay after asking the law firm to give me the tenancy agreement of 2021. They refused. Just they were stealing from their client. Why should I pay without tenancy agreement? No way. Nange ndi muntu nemelerwa so let them go to court, am ready with my lawyers.
If I signed any tenancy agreement, I will pay unless they want me to occupy the house again. That law firm, they wanted me to pay June yet they told me to vacate no way. We in lockdown tebankooya," read a statement from Bad Black's socials.
