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litaninja:
You are incorrect sir.
You can be served a 6-month notice the day after you move in and the rest of your rent prorated and refunded.

You have said exactly what I said, I don't know why say I am not correct.
The moment the payment of a new tenant is refunded and he is given 6 months notice it means his rent is not running, that fulfills the law that you cannot give a tenant notice based on his valid rentage. That is 419, you collected the man's money and asked him to be looking for another apartment with which money,?

The law says he must enjoy the money paid in peace without harassment otherwise you refund his rent.

oladele239:
Update

The lawyer called me today requesting a meeting. He said though they want to renovate the house they were not ready to evict anyone.
We're looking at alternatives of where to put items and other things during renovations.

Rent is crazy , reason I'm very sceptical
By the time you put together agency and agreement and commission and al those nonsense money we'd be looking at millions for a mini flat

Reason I'm just being worried..

Anything can still happen as long as that Notice to Quit was not withdrawn from the court.

Do not feel too relaxed. If I were you, I will still keep looking for another accommodation.

dinkyicon:
no. It will carry a lawyer seal

Seems states have different mode of operations. The lawyer we used to evict some tenants in Abia state had a stamp of the high court on it.

Segxydube:


Dey talk like mumu... If u wan get new house u no go pay agent fee?

U knw hw much some agents dey collect.. Caution and agreement sef dey oo

Okay smart person, how has any of that concern the landlord who wants his property back? You’ll some entitled people! So the landlord should house you for free because he’s your papa?

Quickly dey find house ba case, nothing like shelter

Double0h7:


Okay smart person, how has any of that concern the landlord who wants his property back? You’ll some entitled people! So the landlord should house you for free because he’s your papa?

E no go beta 4 u for mentioning my papa... Oponu

Whr did i say he ahould stay thr 4 free? Eleribu omo

Cmanforall:



That's where lawyers will eat from.
They will give him hopes... by the time he pays their appearance fees in court twice, he will have a rethink. Then he may start begging the landlord

Lol... At that point you can imagine how happy the landlord will be after taking him to court....He will be sooo happy that he'll just tell him "go and sin no more" 😂😆

@OP Just start looking for money to move.
How many landlords would eject a tenant from an apartment at the end of a rental period to renovate the apartment and still reit the same tenant to the same apartment? Almost none.

The notice to quit is in accordance with the Tenancy Law of Lagos State

Plead for more time , say maybe till February 2024, and prepare to move away

The law is that the landlord MUST not give you the required 6 or 3 months' notice as the case may be if he has a good lawyer. He can wait until your rent expires then serve you with a 7-day notice to quit. He can also serve you with a letter asking you not to renew rent at the expiration of your current tenancy. Technically, it's not a quit notice but you and I know that it's a quit notice. The law is that a landlord can evict a tenant when he denies the landlord's title to the property, for renovations or personal use. With regards to renovations, the provision is that he should put the tenant back after renovations therefore lawyers tend to just say that the reason for the eviction is to put the property for personal use.
Take note that you are to pay your rent even if you overstay for 1 day. I know this because I am a lawyer and I advise you to just move once your landlord gives you a notice to quit.

AlphaNugget:

You will need to reply to him via another lawyer, stating that you want an extra 3 months after the expiration of your rent.

If you stay in Owerri I can assist you, if not, then kindly any lawyer near you

Hope you know the 3 months extra he will pay for it.

Jestin:

The person u re quoting is ignorant of the law. He doesn’t even know the landlord is entitled to the backlogs

In fact to the last Kobo. Plus cost of litigation which includes all appearance fees paid and professional fees. If your landlord doesn't want you, just move. A lawyer can only buy time for you. I said "buy time" because you will pay your lawyer and pay your landlord's lawyer.

garriAndsugar:
He's not out of law to serve you 6 months quit notice.

You can use the remaining time to look for another apartment or try to appeal to the landlord of the apartment to see if he can have a change of heart.

if he didn't serve you rightfully you can deny you receive it .

Dude101:

Removing roof is still another expenses.

It won't cost much...
Just remove one or two roofing sheets in bedroom and living room

Cmanforall:


It won't cost much...
Just remove one or two roofing sheets in bedroom and living room

If na one or two sheets those guys go climb up go fix am back o. Worse is that I am not even in the compound

jmoore:

Seems states have different mode of operations. The lawyer we used to evict some tenants in Abia state had a stamp of the high court on it.

oh maybe that's the method or he's fake.

What if my rent expires in july and the quit notice issued expires august. Am i to pay for the 1 month on the quit notice?

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.....

ebrochukwu:
What if my rent expires in july and the quit notice issued expires august. Am i to pay for the 1 month on the quit notice?

YES, if you remain in the house beyond your rent's expiration date.

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.

You really needed to write your own law books. Those are misconceptions most laymen have and from my 16 years as a lawyer I can tell you most persons are as unaware as you are that that is wrong.

Notice to Quit is ideally given to expire on the same day as your rent expires. It is called "the anniversary of the tenancy".

The idea that you cannot be given a notice to quit while your rent runs is not only wrong but suggests you think, like some also do, that there is this free rent period a tenant is entitled to as he is given a quit notice. No, there is none.


In fact, even if you overstay by one day without the agreement of the landlord he can recover through the court rent for those days you overstayed. It is called "mesne profit" or "use and occupation" in law. Check it up.

The notice can START at anytime, the only thing is that it must END on the same day rent expires or after that but never before that day.

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.

dey play, no talk wetin you no know, a notice to quit can be at the eve of the expiration of the current rent

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

see you, when there is mesne profit, you can never escape payment even if the case lasts for 5 years, you are only delaying the payment but you must pay

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.

Start looking for another house. I pray God provide for you. Don't listen to those advising you to drag the matter to court. It won't well considering the fact that the quit notice given to you is legal....what I can advise you to do is just to beg for little time after November if you never see another house then. Shalom!

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.

Ask a lawyer and don't assume what you don't know.

ceejay80s:

Aba Abia people are wicked, know this and know peace

I dey tell you,my brother.
Aba Landlords na modern day shylocks.
Rent for a three bedroom flat is getting above 50000 a month.
Very greedy set of people

We are saying different things.

Tenant pays for 12 months.
Tenant stays for 1 month & landlord decides they don't want the contract anymore.
Landlord issues 6 months notice and refunds 5 months of rent.
Tenant collects 5 months refund and stays for the 6-month notice period which he's paid rent for.

Justnation:


You have said exactly what I said, I don't know why say I am not correct.
The moment the payment of a new tenant is refunded and he is given 6 months notice it means his rent is not running, that fulfills the law that you cannot give a tenant notice based on his valid rentage. That is 419, you collected the man's money and asked him to be looking for another apartment with which money,?

The law says he must enjoy the money paid in peace without harassment otherwise you refund his rent.

I don't know exact figures as they may vary per location, however, it won't be expensive.

NairalandGOAT1:


Okay, how much do you think one might likely spend for that?

litaninja:
We are saying different things.

Tenant pays for 12 months.
Tenant stays for 1 month & landlord decides they don't want the contract anymore.
Landlord issues 6 months notice and refunds 5 months of rent.
Tenant collects 5 months refund and stays for the 6-month notice period which he's paid rent for.

I don't have your time, you are in delusion

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.

This is the only correct statement I have read so far. The notice period of 6 months should start after the expiration of the existing rent contract... So get a lawyer to respond to your landlord's lawyer...Simple.

litaninja:
I don't know exact figures as they may vary per location, however, it won't be expensive.

Okay, thank you

LKO:


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

no. they cant

oladele239:
So today the lawyer in charge of the property I stay in brought a notice to quit for us. Our rent is due November 31st and in the quit notice, it states we must leave that same date.

Please I want to ask is this what the law states ? Because he claims we now have 6 months notice to vacate the apartment even as our rent will be due in November...

This is a very sudden one for me

First of all, a quit notice doesn't have the constitutional rights to forcefully evict you from the house, only the court does.

Secondly, your lawyer, so at the 6th month, your lawyer will reply the notice, by seeking a redress in court, and believe me, the landlord would start begging, because the court can grant you free stay of up to 6 months and another 3 months, if you please with the court, due to the economical hardship.

Dshocker:


First of all, a quit notice doesn't have the constitutional rights to forcefully evict you from the house, only the court does.

Secondly, your lawyer, so at the 6th month, your lawyer will reply the notice, by seeking a redress in court, and believe me, the landlord would start begging, because the court can grant you free stay of up to 6 months and another 3 months, if you please with the court, due to the economical hardship.

Free wetin?! Do you know what mesne profit is? Stop peddling lies