ikaleguy:

People do not collect salaries in advance so am kind of annoyed why landlords,agents should be collecting rents in advance minimum 2 years.Fellow nairalanders your views please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr Michael Aaondakaa, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minster of Justice, in May requested state commissioners of justice to initiate legislation to prohibit landlords from collecting house rents in advance.

Aaondokaa had argued that most Nigerians even in the formal sector did not earn income in advance to make up the payment of rents in the same proportion.

7kasali:

Generally an average Nigeria don't like to pay bills. We had a property that we charged month to month rent in ibadan the tenants always gave us stories each month until we transfered the management to a real estate company and somehow they are able to pay 1 year in advance.

Generally an average Nigeria don't like to pay bills.

landis:

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this is one of the anomalies of Nigeria.

yet Govt has not done anything and people themselves have not done anything.

National Assembly + state Assembly are same. we simply don't love/value ourselves.

EFCC alone should have done something.

Maximu should be 3months = which should be used as caution fee.

ifyalways:

exactly ! ! ! .here u don't pay more than 6 months advance and even that is very rare,the normal thing is just 3 months.BTW just like someon said,maybe its because the average 9jerian hates to pay bills

sheniqua:

let me speak as the daughter of a landlord 

I remember how tenants stiffed my dad of money several times.
I remember driving up with my dad to collect rent and the man of the house would dissappear and the wife will be begging for more time.
I remember people moving out in the dead of the night literally without telling him and owing months overdue
I remember trips to people's homes sometimes out of town after they had moved but owed and many would "not be around"
I remember people paying half the rent begging to be given time to pay the rest.
I remember people owing their rents but had enough money to buy a car or motocycle.

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@ sheniqua
Pele o, omo baba landlord
Truth be said, some people are the cause for the two-year demand - but house owners could afford to collect rent for three months na

landis:

All these are not valid reasons.

there should be new law.

1. You pay your rent montly

2. You must have bank account.

3. Your Bank must have standing order to pay direct to landord by 30th of every month.

4. No matter what you do, market woman, you must have bank account to RENT house, apartment. This will force all money to go to bank system and not under the Pillow.

5. In case you loose your JOB, you must present letter to your landdord + local govt and allowed 4months to vacate

6. if your business collapsed, you must go to Local Govt. declare poverty and 3months to vacate.

7. there should be defaulter database; simple access db is enough in all local govt. LandLord can check themselves, if your name is there bye, bye no house for you.

We should stop behaving like some LUNATIC people and for once be civilised.

Above  points, will solve 30% of our social ills.

and within the 4 months, what doesthe landlord tell the bank if he owes them a morgage and used his property as collateral

landis:

The tenant will pay 4months in advance after that its every month.

That 4 months is to offset this period before the Govt will eject such tenant.

It is not magic.

salaries are not even being paid regularly and in full to the average worker

now I understand you.
It all sounds good but how about self employed folks including petty traders,illiterates and people in rural places?
They also need to open accounts?
some villages have no banks you know

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Sheniqua!  
We know sey u don jand, but if u know what we face here u'll know that it's pretty difficult meeting the challenge of two years upfront payment. You shouldn't be surprised also, some landlords actually asks for three years!!!
You have the right to support the motion due to what your dad has faced before, but we still need to consider others. In Nigeria today, a graduate goes back to live with the parents. Why? Because he can't afford to pay the rents (imagine someone still struggling to get a job?)

landis:

YES. thats why there is MFN: MICRO FINANCE BANK

This will also create JOBS.

If we implement above point, I am confident 50% of our social ills will be gone.

7kasali:

Why do think NITEL, NEPA etc, all went bankrupt? Pay as you go is the best and most efficient form of credit system we have in most african countries. Why do you think the cell phone companies have thrived? if majority of people are allow to use the phone and pay at month end its just not going to work. This is not just happening in Nigeria in alot of other african countries too.

The naija problems are so complex and intricate.
They should first start with clean pipeborne water,regular power supply and good roads.