It is said that the law generally favours the tenant more than it does the landlord and I must agree with that position. The law in envisaging that landlords being in a more advantageous position may use it to exploit the tenant ,made more favourable provisions to protect the tenant from the onslaught of an oppressive landlord. However, one must be fair to recognize that just as tenants encounter oppressive landlords, some landlords too have encountered oppressive tenants they just can’t wait to evict. It is no news that to evict tenants, landlords must first serve a notice to initiate the eviction process. How do you as a landlord in Lagos State serve a notice on your tenant?

By Section 18 of the Lagos Tenancy Law 2011,a landlord can serve his tenant in any of the following way:

1. Where the tenant is present at home, then he must be served personally.

2. Where the tenant is absent at the time of serving the notice, then the notice can be served on any adult in the house

3. Where the tenant cannot be found, the notice can be sent by courier to be delivered to the house of the tenant and proof of such delivery must be obtained.

4. Where the tenant cannot be found, the notice can be pasted on a noticeable part of the house and proof of such service must be obtained. For instance, a notice can be pasted on the door of the tenant and a picture of it on the door taken as proof of service.

As a landlord in Lagos State, once you adopt any of the above ways to serve your tenant a notice, then such tenant has been legally and appropriately served.