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AlphaNugget:

He begged because he was timid.

Don't pray to have me as a tenant, I will exercise my right and if you infringed on it, I will patiently wait for you in court and I pray that court case lingers for 5 years

And you must pay for the 5 years as part of the order from the court.

Abi the judge na charge and bail like you?

keeper303:

If the court case lingers for 5years, won't you pay the accumulated rent at the end of the court case?

He must pay and that is where he is actually unwise.

ibechris:
The quit notice is in order.

Any lawyer that says otherwise is a quack lawyer.

In a better word, charge and bail.

AlphaNugget:

You never see person live for landlord house for full one year because he carry landlord enter court due to this same quit notice issue? Dey play.....no allow ignorance deceive you ohh.

And for your info, I know what I am saying, cos I am into the legal system

Hi I have a friend of mine who stays in Lagos, he has a problem and has been unable to pay his rent for almost a year, the rent has expired since July and now his landlord is telling him to pay by next week or pack out of the house. He's arguing that the landlord is mandated by law to serve him a 6 months quit notice before he can leave but I'm telling him to find his way out of there as soon as he can since his rent has expired.
Is he right with what he's saying or should he instead take my advice ?

Lomprico2:


He is! Such notices should start reading after the rent has expired.

Mtchewww

erico2k2:

The way people talk about law will make you laugh and fall down,imagine enjoy rent and the serve 6months notice untop no rent.I wish these guys know how much it cost to build houses nowadays, Nigeria will turn to places like Uk where individuals now cant build and instead rent or buy via mortgage!

Small time they will say landlords should take monthly rents like they do in UK, US and other oyinbo countries. Unfortunately, they don't know that in most cases you start with a security deposit (usually one month's rent), which means you are paying 2 months rent in your first month of stay. Then, your subsequent rent is due on the 1st of the month with a grace period of 3 days. Once you don't pay after 4th, you start incurring penalties. If you don't pay by the 15th, you are already looking at eviction. Meanwhile, by the time the landlord sends you out at the end of the month, they are not really out of pocket because they technically have the month's rent.

Can I get a lawyer in delta state here? I want to evict a tenant who is defaulting in rent payments for up to 2 years now.

Pricisely in warri.

do4luv14:



I beg to differ, if they are paying yearly it could be 6 to 8 months notice to quit,

in the event their rent is still Running, asking them to leave on n3, which implies 6 months, means he must refund their rent from date of the quit notice to the duration give

Make una dey try tell people the truth, na una dey make some tenants dey misbehave enter problem

AlphaNugget:

The 6 month notice is what one will tag as "over wiseness".

The 6 months' notice actually covers his rent period which is only accepted by people that doesn't know their rights, the notice should start from the expiration of his rent and not in between his rent.

dont be stupid you are wrong

if you want to start your 6 month after expiration you will pay

if landlord say it before expiration you have no choice

una gragra to much

AlphaNugget:

You never see person live for landlord house for full one year because he carry landlord enter court due to this same quit notice issue? Dey play.....no allow ignorance deceive you ohh.

And for your info, I know what I am saying, cos I am into the legal system

please quote the law that said this

BOUNTYDOG:


Gentle men no dey like disgrace especially on house level.
If u meet a mad person with no shame, it may not go as easy

A mad person with no shame will definitely end up in a psychiatric ward without shame also.

How can you rent a house, sign tenancy agreement and start faulting almost all the agreement and expect to remain in the same place?

AlphaNugget:

You are not getting it, how can you expect him to park out just at the expiration of his rent?
Why not give him an extra 3 months' notice, the 3 months' notice will start counting from the day his rent expires.

You want to mislead this guy in the hopes of extracting a few pennies from him. Oncd a quit notice is validly served, there is no such additional 3 months.

ceejay80s:

He knew he was gonna renovate since last year, why not tell u not to pay again and give u 3months to leave, he collected the money from you and waited for 5months, to tell u,
He is wicked

Go build your house so that you no go de wicked Sir.

Khyrvxjzy:

please quote the law that said this

Na these people dey make tenants misbehave enter problem.

oladele239:


I love in Lagos o... Would be glad if any lawyer here in Lagos can help

It's not that I don't want move but the notice seems too sudden even though it's in 6 months time.

though you came here for information, but you want to fight your landlord

IyfeNamikaze:

Hi I have a friend of mine who stays in Lagos, he has a problem and has been unable to pay his rent for almost a year, the rent has expired since July and now his landlord is telling him to pay by next week or pack out of the house. He's arguing that the landlord is mandated by law to serve him a 6 months quit notice before he can leave but I'm telling him to find his way out of there as soon as he can since his rent has expired.
Is he right with what he's saying or should he instead take my advice ?

yes he is right, the landlord should have served him a 6 months notice whether he is owing or not. But there is a different side to this, if the tenant has no legal written contract then the tenant has no ground to stand, The tenant can only demand for 6 months notice if he has a written agreement that's states so!

Justnation:


Go and read the landlord and tenancy law before commenting further

I have read that particular section of the law a few times. I am only trying to be fair. The most important thing is that I can confidently pray that I would always meet "my type of tenant" if I am on the other side of the table. Do you pray the same for yourself or you want those that will use all their sense to ensure you do not enjoy the rewards of your labor?

tulabh:


He is suppose to refund 6month money for you out of your house rent.

Or

You will stay in the house for another 6month after November for free.

Goto rent tribunal for clarification

Never. There is nothing like staying in someone's property for free in the name of notice. The law is very clear on this issue.

AlphaNugget:

He begged because he was timid.

Don't pray to have me as a tenant, I will exercise my right and if you infringed on it, I will patiently wait for you in court and I pray that court case lingers for 5 years

i pray you do this in my house
i will plan the issue to go violent without the court

court or no court you will know the meaning of landlord

ireke:


Small time they will say landlords should take monthly rents like they do in UK, US and other oyinbo countries. Unfortunately, they don't know that in most cases you start with a security deposit (usually one month's rent), which means you are paying 2 months rent in your first month of stay. Then, your subsequent rent is due on the 1st of the month with a grace period of 3 days. Once you don't pay after 4th, you start incurring penalties. If you don't pay by the 15th, you are already looking at eviction. Meanwhile, by the time the landlord sends you out at the end of the month, they are not really out of pocket because they technically have the month's rent.

We are very close there cos as it is, man on the street cannot pay N2million for a 2bed flat easy.so the average city rent in Nigeria is N120k per month so you need to earn at least n300k plus.

Lomprico2:


He is! Such notices should start reading after the rent has expired.

And who pays for that period? The law is not designed to make tenants live free of charge and deny landlords their right to rent.

Khyrvxjzy:

i pray you do this in my house
i will plan the issue to go violent without the court

court or no court you will know the meaning of landlord

This kind of person would pack out quietly in the middle of the night when case start.

Jokerman:


Why didn't advise your proprietor not to collect the yearly due, and give the tenant the 6 months notice to quit?? But the landlord collected the new rent and still gave 6 months to quit...

Isn't this a fraudulent scheme?

I think the law is in a position that answer if it fraudulent or not.

dinkyicon:
what state is this? In lagos a lawyer will issue the quit notice and after the 6 month if the tenant refused to vacate then you will issue a 7 days notice and after that you will go to court. All these are precedent you must follow before going to court

Must it be issued by a Lawyer? Can't the landlord issue the quit notice and the seven days notice himself?

Jodesky:


Whatever you mean by being 'into the legal system' is not equivalent to being a lawyer. The Notice in this instance is clearly in accordance with the Tenancy Law. If you pay your rent yearly, you are entitled to 6 month's notice to quit.
Where the term expires and your rent is in arrears, you will receive only the 7-days Notice.
That the court system could be manipulated to prolong your stay in a house is a dying culture in Lagos now. Pray you don't tempt a wicked landlord with this jungle plan as you may find yourself on the streets without knowing why.....

You have saved me the stress of replying him.

Thank you.

BarrElChapo:


Lol... SMH

.... Stop shaking your head at the comments here o. Otherwise, you'll start having serious headache. I think this is just a reflection of the evil mindset we have as Nigerians - always looking for opportunities to cheat other people out of their sweat.

AlphaNugget:

He begged because he was timid.

Don't pray to have me as a tenant, I will exercise my right and if you infringed on it, I will patiently wait for you in court and I pray that court case lingers for 5 years

Try it with Benin landlord and you'll run away from the house and leave your property behind.

AlphaNugget:

The 6 month notice is what one will tag as "over wiseness".

The 6 months' notice actually covers his rent period which is only accepted by people that doesn't know their rights, the notice should start from the expiration of his rent and not in between his rent.

I hope you are not a lawyer. Obviously you are not.

Cause you know nothing

garriAndsugar:

This kind of person would pack out quietly in the middle of the night when case start.

i dont just understand people
na una go say government bad and you wont leave person
hes saying he will stay 5 years at someone house

i swear i will forget court and go violent
i swear i can't use a day at any landlord house
you are right na dem dey pack middle of night after making mouth daytime

Urgent1Million:

Try it with Benin landlord and you'll run away from the house and leave your property behind.

The chap you are responding to is a proper Olodo.

The tenancy law states that for a yearly tenant, he must be given 6 clear months in advance, which need not terminate on the annivasery date but can terminate after the anniversary date. The only but is that he must be allowed to use what he has paid for. but on the very last day the notice takes effect and he has used what he paid for, but refuses to vacate, he would be served 7 days notice.

Only ignorant people think they are entitled to any extra days

IyfeNamikaze:

Hi I have a friend of mine who stays in Lagos, he has a problem and has been unable to pay his rent for almost a year, the rent has expired since July and now his landlord is telling him to pay by next week or pack out of the house. He's arguing that the landlord is mandated by law to serve him a 6 months quit notice before he can leave but I'm telling him to find his way out of there as soon as he can since his rent has expired.
Is he right with what he's saying or should he instead take my advice ?

He should quietly pack out as the landlord is not demanding for the arrears he is owing.

If the case eventually goes to court and the lawyer demands he pays everything he is owing, he will pay to the last kobo and also pay additional amount for cost of action.

Lomprico2:


Unless the law just changed, any quit notice starts reading when your rent expires. You can't put tenants under pressure when their rent is still reading.

The law has not change. It is because you don't understand the law.

There are many lawyers on this platform and they are including myself ready to educate you