Good-evening all,this is kinda urgent before i further make fool of myself.I currently live in an apartment Somewhere in Delta state where we recently discovered that the Soak away housing the water is filled up,so some occupants of the house started making move to collect money from all the tenants for evacuation,but i insisted i wont pay cos i believe its the Landlord's sole responsibility.

So i want to know ,under the tenancy law if there is any ,whose responsibility is it to when such arises?

Don't refuse to contribute cos of the health risks at stake.

Soak away is full and should be evacuated ASAP. If your fellow tenants are already making moves u shud key in instead blatantly refusing and waiting for landlord.

Soon u wnt be able to flush your toilet anymore as the whole thing will regurgitate back when u try to flush. Do u want to wait till that happens?

While we await the lawyers here to assist with tenancy laws, quickly evacuate that crap cos the health risk is yours to face not landlord's...you can always settle later with landlord if the lawyers confirm the law is on ur side.

What I will advise is to pay if others are paying
Cos landlord might not turn to it.
And it will affect you more than him especially if the landlord is not living with you in the same house

Chears ..

Yes i understand,but i want to know what is right under the law

ola2nde:
What I will advise is to pay if others are paying
Cos landlord might not turn to it.
And it will affect you more than him especially if the landlord is not living with you in the same house

Chears ..

You obviously do not have anything to offer ,so go hide

layzie:
Be waiting for landlord o.

gadgetsngs:
You obviously do not have anything to offer ,so go hide

Modified.

gadgetsngs:
Yes i understand,but i want to know what is right under the law

Well, my opinion
I think it's still ur responsibility to do so.
Just like painting ur room and other minor maintenance in the house.
Landlord cant control how I use the soakaway.

A question , if it get filled often than usual will the land lord be responsible for it.

My opinion.

Adekanbi R.A.

The tenants will always contribute to get it evacuated....in other words, the people wey shit ful am na him go pack am...

i think is the responsibility of the landlord but for your own health reason will be wise to contribute and deduct it from your next house rent before paying him

That is exactly what i think,but the Landlord is claiming its our responsibility,so i wanted to be sure to stand my ground,i hate been cheated,and even if this will lead me out of the compound ,no problem

rydeorsail:
i think is the responsibility of the landlord but for your own health reason will be wise to contribute and deduct it from your next house rent before paying him

This is really terrible thinking from the OP, the rent you paid only gives you the right to stay in your apartment. Your poo fills up the toilet and you should contribute to evacuating it, except on the condition that it was stated in your tenancy agreement and was built into the rent, otherwise pay up.

Very soon it will be the landlord responsibility to pay your electricity bill.

OP is a joker. Does the landlord live there with you? You take care of the waste you generate. While it is benevolent of the landlord to take the responsibility, it is not compulsory.

Na question i ask ooo

olapluto:
OP is a joker. Does the landlord live there with you? You take care of the waste you generate. While it is benevolent of the landlord to take the responsibility, it is not compulsory.

Evacuation is a service and provided you do not pay a service charge to the landlord that includes this then it is tenants responsibility.

Thanks bro ,i appreciate

gabbytabby:
Evacuation is a service and provided you do not pay a service charge to the landlord that includes this then it is tenants responsibility.

The way I see it, whoever pays for waste disposal(dustbin) should pay for sewage disposal.

Here's one of the numerous woes and challenges of rental properties. So many beautiful comments here but here's another twist to it.

Scenario 1:

What happens if the house is around 5 - 8 years old and never has there been a need for evacuation of the septic tank; then a new tenant moves in and discovered a week later that the sewage needs evacuation. Who pays for the evacuation in this situation?

Note: The landlord does not live with the tenant.

Scenario 2:

What happens where a 6 flat apartment had only two tenants, who foots the waste and electricity bills (especially bills on shared facilities)?

Note: LAWMA charges based on building size. Electricity bills will include fence security lights, borehole and others.

Enquiry mind wants an answer.

Note: If there is no separate metering for the electricity, the tenancy agreement should put in a calculation about how the tenant’s costs will be worked out. For example, a calculation for electricity may be as follows:

total amount of bill ÷ total number of bedrooms in the apartment block × number of bedrooms in the rental premises in this tenancy agreement or based on different variables.

It is important to include these calculations as the tenant is not obliged to pay a utility bill unless there is written agreement about how the bill will be calculated.

Read more here Rentals: Tenant vs Landlord costs

Op i think it's the responsibility of the tenants to take care of such secondary bills, like Ansepa Security and soak away evacuation