Daboomb:


This is a very risky maneuvre, for some Landlord who is ignorant of the law and is facing a crooked, wicked, tenant-from-hell!

1.) It will become very obvious, that the Landlord is "not on ground" and has very limited knowledge of the tenancy law.

2.) Once the above is established, it is in that same court that some "touts" will approach the tenant and offer to help him frustrate the landlord (Note: these touts are working with the Court Registrar and Clerk and they all share the proceeds)

3.) They can use repeated adjournment to frustrate your case. they can hand it over to a corrupt Judge who wil collect "Egunje" (through his Registrar) and put your case as the last, to be heard in the next one year!

4.) Every Law has "technicalities" which a lay-man may not be able to interprete or take advantage-of!
For example: If your Baliiff is "bribed", he may just fix a Saturday for the eviction for you.
You will be happy but l am sure that only Lawyers (or those familiar with the law properly, know that you cant do an eviction on a weekend of public holiday! It is Null and Void under the law! )

In summary, l think it is safer to let "professionals" handle the matter.
Some wicked tenant know pass landlord sef!

BTW: If l were this landlord, l will not push the tenant too hard to leave.... l will want to ensure that his property is carted-away openly and "Auctioned" to recover owed rent. That is how you teach such people a lesson.

coolcatty:


Lame!!!!


U think everyone's problems is to build house and answer landlord??

Smh

ebujany:




Oga landlord. Paying rent a day after rent has expired? Have u ever been a tenant in someone's house before? Is that how u use to pay? Even in this present economic situation?


As for your tenant, hes obviously a trouble maker and a landlord like u that will ask his tenant to renew His rent a day after his rent has expired deserves some one like that

Airforce1:
Telling him to pay rent a day after his rent expired is pure wickedness.

Daboomb:


Use a lawyer but please, use a Lawyer you cant trust!
I have seen some Landlord's Lawyer conniving with the tenant (after money has changed hands), to frustrate the Landlord's effort!

And dont just handover the process to the Lawyer and then go to sleep, follow-up and let the lawyer know that you are not all that ignorant of what the law says.

BTW: Anyone who rents out a house MUST get a copy and read, the Lagos State tenancy Law 2011, (2013, 2015, as amended.)
You cant fight a battle and expect to win, when you are ignorant of the rules!

PropertiesNaija:


Yes, he will still be given some few weeks of grace again to park out. After which he can be deemed as a trespasser, and can then be forcefully ejected (in the presence of bailiffs).
If you get in between the processes, you may be shooting yourself in the leg, as he may even have to sue you for wrongful eviction.

Carlyn:
Please how do i go about such, i want to teach my ex-tenant lesson, who duped her luggages in the house and moved out... Asking me to do my worst and if i should temper remove her luggages in the house, she will claim she kept million in d room and only travel.. that i must pay all the damages. what do i do

zodd:
Talking from experience here - Don't wait for any useless courts judgement! After the six months notice it will take more than a year to get him out through the courts and he still may not be able to pay anything substantial anytime soon - if he's able to prove he does not have the capacity, and you will be forced to make some useless arrangement where he pays about 3% per month, spreading it over 2&1/2 years (not adjusted for inflation), and he may not even have anyone to Guarantee it. It is not a crime to owe.

If you are certain he has no intention to pay, You need to take matters into your own hand and make his life unbearable.

We were in a similar position with one of our tenants. The case was in court for more than a year and while its was in court we could not forcefully evict the tenant, and they racked up another years rent while we were at it. We incurred legal fees, wasted valuable time, and hearings were being postponed regularly by the lazy Judge.

My advice is to first cut access to all services; light & water at source, parking (park a vehicle there, many people have old, broken-down vehicles - tow it there if necessary), cleaning the vicinity, security etc. Service Charge is not part of the Rent and is treated separately by law.
If he does not pay for those services - he does not receive them, there is no transfer of possession bullshit.

If that doesn't work start a renovation on your property. Get a engineer (registered biz) to do a bogus structural integrity check and write a report sighting an imminent collapse of your building including the roof with various critical faults especially at his location - and others, then you can dump a tipper of sand at his doorstep, remove the roof, etc... be creative. No Judge is going to fault you for ensuring the safety of your other tenants, and preventing your building from collapsing.

He will leave. If he doesn't life will be unbearable, with no basic amenities etc.. Our gate-man ensured the tenant stayed at the gate for about 10 minutes each time they got back and he would rain insults at them, since we could not deny them access.

All this methods are still within the law.. Since you have gone to the courts already.

CJIDEX:

You can contact me on 08060672567. Our law office here in Lagos will take up the matter for you

zodd:
Talking from experience here - Don't wait for any useless courts judgement! After the six months notice it will take more than a year to get him out through the courts and he still may not be able to pay anything substantial anytime soon - if he's able to prove he does not have the capacity, and you will be forced to make some useless arrangement where he pays about 3% per month, spreading it over 2&1/2 years (not adjusted for inflation), and he may not even have anyone to Guarantee it. It is not a crime to owe.

If you are certain he has no intention to pay, You need to take matters into your own hand and make his life unbearable.

We were in a similar position with one of our tenants. The case was in court for more than a year and while its was in court we could not forcefully evict the tenant, and they racked up another years rent while we were at it. We incurred legal fees, wasted valuable time, and hearings were being postponed regularly by the lazy Judge.

My advice is to first cut access to all services; light & water at source, parking (park a vehicle there, many people have old, broken-down vehicles - tow it there if necessary), cleaning the vicinity, security etc. Service Charge is not part of the Rent and is treated separately by law.
If he does not pay for those services - he does not receive them, there is no transfer of possession bullshit.

If that doesn't work start a renovation on your property. Get a engineer (registered biz) to do a bogus structural integrity check and write a report sighting an imminent collapse of your building including the roof with various critical faults especially at his location - and others, then you can dump a tipper of sand at his doorstep, remove the roof, etc... be creative. No Judge is going to fault you for ensuring the safety of your other tenants, and preventing your building from collapsing.

He will leave. If he doesn't life will be unbearable, with no basic amenities etc.. Our gate-man ensured the tenant stayed at the gate for about 10 minutes each time they got back and he would rain insults at them, since we could not deny them access.

All this methods are still within the law.. Since you have gone to the courts already.

Chukazu:


What do you mean by "week of grace"?

If he pays yearly,he is entitled to six months notice,if he pays halve year...he is entitled to 3months notice

Daboomb:


Give me more information:

Yearly Tenant?
How long has the placed being locked
Which date did last rent cover up to?
what have you done before now (Court, mediation, e..t.c?)


Edit:

Since you are not responding immediately, l have other things to do rightnow.
But below is the part of the Lagos State tenancy Law 2013, which specifies what your problem is and what you are allowed to do, IN LAW. (Avoid self-help, as much as possible)

Section 15-(1) A premises will be deemed to be abandoned where the-
(a) tenancy has expired ;and
(b) tenant has not occupied the premises since the tenancy expired and has not given up lawful possession of the premises.

below is what you or your Lawyer will do
(2) Following subsection (1) above ,the landlord shall-
(a) issue a seven (7) days notice of the landlord's intention to recover possession as prescribed in
Form TLA, which shall be served by pasting the notice on the abandoned premises; and

(b) apply to the Court for an order for possession and an order to force open the premises.


NB: You should not have wasted time on such matters.
landlords need to start acting VERY SWIFTLY.

zodd:
Talking from experience here - Don't wait for any useless courts judgement! After the six months notice it will take more than a year to get him out through the courts and he still may not be able to pay anything substantial anytime soon - if he's able to prove he does not have the capacity, and you will be forced to make some useless arrangement where he pays about 3% per month, spreading it over 2&1/2 years (not adjusted for inflation), and he may not even have anyone to Guarantee it. It is not a crime to owe.

If you are certain he has no intention to pay, You need to take matters into your own hand and make his life unbearable.

We were in a similar position with one of our tenants. The case was in court for more than a year and while its was in court we could not forcefully evict the tenant, and they racked up another years rent while we were at it. We incurred legal fees, wasted valuable time, and hearings were being postponed regularly by the lazy Judge.

My advice is to first cut access to all services; light & water at source, parking (park a vehicle there, many people have old, broken-down vehicles - tow it there if necessary), cleaning the vicinity, security etc. Service Charge is not part of the Rent and is treated separately by law.
If he does not pay for those services - he does not receive them, there is no transfer of possession bullshit.

If that doesn't work start a renovation on your property. Get a engineer (registered biz) to do a bogus structural integrity check and write a report sighting an imminent collapse of your building including the roof with various critical faults especially at his location - and others, then you can dump a tipper of sand at his doorstep, remove the roof, etc... be creative. No Judge is going to fault you for ensuring the safety of your other tenants, and preventing your building from collapsing.

He will leave. If he doesn't life will be unbearable, with no basic amenities etc.. Our gate-man ensured the tenant stayed at the gate for about 10 minutes each time they got back and he would rain insults at them, since we could not deny them access.

All this methods are still within the law.. Since you have gone to the courts already.

collinsmp:
Hi everyone please i need an advice on what to do . My tenant house rent have expired since August this year he have refused to pay for house rent i told my junior brother to go to court last week and the court served him Quit notice pasted it in his door but the 7

days have expired on Monday this week the court have not done anything to eject him and him have refused to go to court or park out. i need an advice next step to take this will be my first time of serving my tenant Quit notice am always lucky to have good tenants but this one have been giving all the tenants in my house problem my tenants have been complaining to me bitterly

zodd:
Talking from experience here - Don't wait for any useless courts judgement! After the six months notice it will take more than a year to get him out through the courts and he still may not be able to pay anything substantial anytime soon - if he's able to prove he does not have the capacity, and you will be forced to make some useless arrangement where he pays about 3% per month, spreading it over 2&1/2 years (not adjusted for inflation), and he may not even have anyone to Guarantee it. It is not a crime to owe.

If you are certain he has no intention to pay, You need to take matters into your own hand and make his life unbearable.

We were in a similar position with one of our tenants. The case was in court for more than a year and while its was in court we could not forcefully evict the tenant, and they racked up another years rent while we were at it. We incurred legal fees, wasted valuable time, and hearings were being postponed regularly by the lazy Judge.

My advice is to first cut access to all services; light & water at source, parking (park a vehicle there, many people have old, broken-down vehicles - tow it there if necessary), cleaning the vicinity, security etc. Service Charge is not part of the Rent and is treated separately by law.
If he does not pay for those services - he does not receive them, there is no transfer of possession bullshit.

If that doesn't work start a renovation on your property. Get a engineer (registered biz) to do a bogus structural integrity check and write a report sighting an imminent collapse of your building including the roof with various critical faults especially at his location - and others, then you can dump a tipper of sand at his doorstep, remove the roof, etc... be creative. No Judge is going to fault you for ensuring the safety of your other tenants, and preventing your building from collapsing.

He will leave. If he doesn't life will be unbearable, with no basic amenities etc.. Our gate-man ensured the tenant stayed at the gate for about 10 minutes each time they got back and he would rain insults at them, since we could not deny them access.

All this methods are still within the law.. Since you have gone to the courts already.

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PropertiesNaija:


Hello sir,
So, how do you define he "six months" and the "three months" notices?

Carlyn:
How do you get a copy pls

AdolfHitlerxXx:


This is excellent advice.

Everyone should take note. The tenant after his car battery has been stolen when parking outside and faeces overflowing from soakaways....he would pack out quickly

mechanics:
Use police to eject him out, if court don't want to do anything or go back to the court to make it official, some tenants are very wicked.

collinsmp:
Hi everyone please i need an advice on what to do . My tenant house rent have expired since August this year he have refused to pay for house rent i told my junior brother to go to court last week and the court served him Quit notice pasted it in his door but the 7

days have expired on Monday this week the court have not done anything to eject him and him have refused to go to court or park out. i need an advice next step to take this will be my first time of serving my tenant Quit notice am always lucky to have good tenants but this one have been giving all the tenants in my house problem my tenants have been complaining to me bitterly

collinsmp:
Hi everyone please i need an advice on what to do . My tenant house rent have expired since August this year he have refused to pay for house rent i told my junior brother to go to court last week and the court served him Quit notice pasted it in his door but the 7

days have expired on Monday this week the court have not done anything to eject him and him have refused to go to court or park out. i need an advice next step to take this will be my first time of serving my tenant Quit notice am always lucky to have good tenants but this one have been giving all the tenants in my house problem my tenants have been complaining to me bitterly

PropertiesNaija:


Hello sir,
So, how do you define he "six months" and the "three months" notices?

Carlyn:
Sorry, just got your message
Yes yearly
It has been locked for the 8months
I have not done anything... but i have been calling her on phone to come and move her lugages.
let me have ur contact pls...

olmoRoc:


I can never become a landlord in Naija. My neighbor's tenant has refused to pack out despite not paying for years. Even after cutting off their power and water supplies, they're comfortably using the BQ. If you can't pay your rent, please move out of the house/apartment, and relocate to the village!

dondo83:
. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish it is better you let agents manage your properties ( note certified and reputable companies not road side caretakers ) my one cent

Chukazu:


From the last date of expiration of previous payment

Yampotatocarrot:
Hmmmmmmmmm, after reading all this, I'm shocked

I think d best thing to do z to give all tenants quit notice 5months to the end of their rent... That way, when d rent expires, they have stayed 5months already n have just one month remaining incase they don't pay..

Then the 7days notice will work here

Don't know anything about the law though. Just saying