I paid 12 months house rent to a landlord here in Anambra on the 18th of November with an agreement to pack into the house on December.


We packed into the house on the 10th of December only for the landlord to come back today and issued us a one month quit notice.


I visited him to know his reasons for the illegal eviction and he claimed that he saw more than me and my wife in the building.

I asked him for a refund and he said he will deduct the one month I have stayed and the extra one month that he gave me to look for another house.


Nigerians, is it a crime to have other visitors in a building you paid for all the rooms

Maka Why

Bro u have done nothing wrong. U even did the right thing by asking for a refund.. if he refuses, contact ur lawyer.

Chai

Na wao.
You don't give a month notice to a tenant that pays a year's rent.

Tell him to give u ur agent and caution fee as well as every little money you spend, then if he refused, you can sue him

Get a competent lawyer to reply him back

In most cases, living in the same compound with your landlord/landlady never ends well. They will see you as their last born child. On the other hand, if there is an agreement to the effect of having certain number of visitors for a certain period of time, then you're wrong. No be you go pack shit comot when soakaway Don full

You have not told us how many visitors you came with o. Sometimes, it is good to be proactive and be painted a wicked landlord than allowing shit to happen. Nigerian are fond of telling the world about the bad their landlord is doing but hide theirs under the carpet. Biko its not easy to build o.

If you have money and time, sue him. He should refund you your money in full.
Use the law to teach him a lesson, as far there was no such preconditions written or signed anywhere before you packed in.

It is a valid reason if you are having more than 5 to 10 visitors per week.

You should take this to court. Do you have a copy of your tenancy agreement? Does it state clearly you cant have visitors?

Our Anambra brothers like money too much so take back the rent you paid and leave the greedy landlord's house.

Maybe you sublet some of the rooms and the landlord is not having any of that... tell us the truth

Maybe you brought all your apprentices to come live with you

What did you tell him when you took the apartment?
He has a right to eject you if what you're doing now is different from what you told him before

Was just about to ask you if your landlord is from anambra, let me know if we are staying in the same compound. My landlord gave me same rule, even told me no opposite sex should be seen in my house, I didn't even answer him because I always see him gist with my neighbour that lives with his girlfriend here.

What was your initial agreement with him?...are your visitors also permanent residents with you? He many visitors are u talking about? Cos some landlords might think ure sub letting their property thereby over stretching their facility...by and large it's already a red flag u'll probably be having problems with this landlord this early in your lease...I'll advice u work things out codedly or jejely just start looking for another place...I myself never fancied living in the same compound with my landlord.....too many troubles

If you pay Ur rent yearly, you are entitled to 6months! Don't act ignorant oh

miniziter:
You have not told us how many visitors you came with o. Sometimes, it is good to be proactive and be painted a wicked landlord than allowing shit to happen. Nigerian are fond of telling the world about the bad their landlord is doing but hide theirs under the carpet. Biko its not easy to build o.

Make we hear word pls.
Wetin he built that no one else has built before?

Only igbo's will truly understand you and your landlord disagreement at present
First .. they place you rented that house is in the village and not in the town ,
People hardly rent out their village houses, but few that rent out are also afraid of problems or so I thought , its fear of bringing in robbers that made the man to cancel the contract,
Your visitors today might bring in their friends tomorrow and gbam ......

My advice to u
If you really want to live where you will be allow to receive as many visitors as you want
Go to Nnewi town , Oba or Onitsha town and rent a house , not in Ozubulu village

Drop mic

Giving you quit notice for breaching the tenancy agreement is one thing, and quitting you the right way is another, you are a yearly tenant, you deserve at least 6 months notice, and the 6 months notice has a particular time to be issued, however this is Nigeria, we barely follow laws here

When you say "visitors" do you mean people who come to visit and then leave the same day or people who have spent upwards of 2 weeks at a stretch?

If at the beginning you gave him the impression it would be just you and your wife then later you flooded the house with squatters your landlord has every reason to ask you to leave because those additional people will stretch the facilities in the compound

It's only in Nigeria you rent a house for 2 people and then bring in an extra person into the property in the name of visitor. If its that case it is not right. However if there was no agreement about number of occupants, then fare enough, you have a case to fight

Why will you live in the same compound with your landlord.
Start looking for another apartment if you want peace cus you and your landlord will continue to be having misunderstanding if you decide to remain in that house.

My former landlord used to lock his gate by 7pm. If any visitor come to visit me and my wife, and the visitor met him at the gate while I'm inside ,he will send that visitor back or else I'm at the gate to pick the visitor but in case any friend or family visit me without notifying me and they met my landlord , wife or kids at the gate ,that visitor will go back oh , his kids that are all younger than me were telling me to be first greeting them. They even accused my wife of not sweeping their corridor while the landlord have 3 girls with age 15,18,23. when I demand for my house rent they refused to give me saying they( landlord and his wife) won't refund me untill they get another person that will pay for that flat. Na so I received call from Ojoo police station here in Ibadan that I should come, I went there and it was my landlord that reported me that he want me to pack out that same week, I laughed and let those police know that I won't accept that 1 week quit notice cus I have been telling that man to refund me for the past two months which he didn't comply , imagine paying 200k rent without having peace, I stayed back for a month and relocated into an apartment without the landlord living there, no house mate , only me and my wife in this apartment and I have been enjoying my peace.

My experience with my former landlord make me to start my building last year and I'll pack into it once I roof it and do burglary this year. I go use curtain do widow cus I have decided not to renew the rent of this place.
But belief me ,if my former landlord didn't misbehave , I wouldn't have thought of building my own house and I would have continue doing giveaway for those urgent 2k ,5k fine bara on my Facebook & whatsapp

Go to the state ministry of justice and get the state tenancy law. In Lagos State, people even sell it by the roadsides.

Take your time to study it and find out the details of what tenant should enjoy in his rented apartment. The truth is, Nigerian tenancy laws are made in a way that tenants have the upperhand over landlords. Confront him with it.

Alternatively, speak with and tip a tenancy lawyer to speak with the landlord. The person may have to visit him in person. With that, he will know that you know your right and be compelled to withdraw the quit notice.

But then, if na juju (fetish) man, my brother, collect your balance and find another house.

All this heartless wicked igbo landlord

Maybe its time to look for another house for the sake of peace and sanity

Make person no get visitors again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJiPtaGdQrQ

Luckydubby7:

Make we hear word pls.
Wetin he built that no one else has built before?

Minizixta get serious poverty mentality. You know him type na. Just ignore.....

emi1000:
Giving you quit notice for breaching the tenancy agreement is one thing, and quitting you the right way is another, you are a yearly tenant, you deserve at least 6 months notice, and the 6 months notice has a particular time to be issued, however this is Nigeria, we barely follow laws here

You are wrong. The terms of the agreement supercedes the tenancy law if there is a stated period for quit notice. The 6 months only applies where one is not stated.

Take him to Court. Bet me you will live there for 2 years without paying for house rent, but make sure your landlord is not diabolical, because he might go extra mile to eliminate your entire household. Because from what am seeing, this your landlord is an evil man. He doesn't want his tenants progress. Its better you pack out if am being asked. God will surely see you through baba.