I want to give an eviction notice to my tenant who is renting a bungalow from me this month. I want to recover the house for personal use in a few months. I envisage he might resist the move. It’s a residential house currently occupied by a family of 6. I did mention it to him verbally last year.

Does anyone know what the Nigerian Tenancy law says about eviction notices –

1. How many months notice am I required to give a tenant?
2. Is he required to pay me rents during the period?
3. Can I simply evict him at the end of this year’s agreement (February)
4. What actions he might take if he feels aggrieved (petition right groups/ govt, court injunctions, etc)?
5. What loopholes do tenants usually explore in the law that I need to watch out for?

I will appreciate we focus on the issues on the thread. I do not want to break the law or get locked in a lengthy court battle especially.

They should get a minimium of 3 free months stay commencing the month their last rent expired.

Did they repair things in the house?they might use that to trap you.
Move this to the property section. The mod there, "lawyer" would give you a better reply.

What's the term of the tenancy? Yearly,6months, or monthly? Again, when did the tenancy commence? I mean the exact date.
These will determine the lenght of the notice you'd be giving him, so help with the answers, and I'l get back to you.

Ezeed: What's the term of the tenancy? Yearly,6months, or monthly? Again, when did the tenancy commence? I mean the exact date.
These will determine the lenght of the notice you'd be giving him, so help with the answers, and I'l get back to you.

They moved in about 6 years ago, they paid the usual 2 years in advance when they moved in, but started paying annually after 2 years. Their 2012 rent will expire next month. Yes they did some repairs, which I gave them credit through rent subtraction.

Hello! As I said you need †☺ give them 6 months notice ooh!