NHA: Some Kadamay members putting housing units in Pandi up for rent

Some members of urban poor group Kadamay are allegedly putting a number of government-awarded housing units in Pandi, Bulacan up for rent, according to the National Housing Authority (NHA).

In a GMA News TV Live report, the NHA was quoted as saying it learned about the incident while conducting an occupancy check in the housing units in April.

The housing authority noted that beneficiaries of socialized housing are prohibited by law from mortgaging, selling, or renting out the property.

The group, for its part, said it had no knowledge of members renting out units in Pandi.

The NHA made the revelation after obtaining a video which showed Kadamay member Jerry Lavado supposedly  trying to sell a government-issued unit located in Barangay Sitio Cacarong Bata, Pandi.

Lavado denied this, insisting he only helped pawn the unit as his neighbor needs money for the hospitalization of his child. — Margaret Claire Layug/MDM, GMA News