ibrahim55:
like seriously this is not enough reason for the said landlord to break into and steal his properties he should get mr landlord arrested and charged asap

wirinet:

7 days quit notice is only applicable to monthly tenants. Tenants that pay yearly are entitled to 6 months notice.


False and defeatest mindset. I have taken my landlord to court before and won even when the police were acting funny.

I took the police itself to court about 4 months ago for illegally siezing my car (it was involved in an accident) and I won, and got my car back.

Simeony007:


See this one, you know nothing lol

Tenant Law ko, Landlord punishment ni

wirinet:

The six months start counting from the day you acknowledge receipt of the quit notice and not from the day your rent expires. If the landlord had not giving him quit notice, then the six months has not started running.

BryanZino:
Hello guys, I'm new to posting on this forum so I don't know the best section this post should be.
As I type this, I'm currently sick and there so much anger and pain within, I haven't been able to eat or drink since I got the news from my neighbor who told me that my landlord came to the house with a strange face, broke the locks to my apartment and packed my things out, I sent a relative to confirm and she said everything is outside but he went with my TV set.
I called the landlord to ask what he has done, he blatantly lied telling me I sent my 'brother' to clear my things off the apartment that he has reported me to Police.
Yes, I owe him 8months rent and I've away for 13 months even before the last year rent I paid expired. I told him I'll be back by November and I'll pay once I get in.
Pls even though I owe him, it doesn't feel right stealing my property and throwing the rest in the rain
Pls I'm lost and dire need of legal advice
Edit: while I'm not absolving my self of the guilt that I owe the landlord this long and purely due to loss of job (covid19 problems) and there's no way I go there and get my stuff without paying the backlog. [code][/code] he freaking broke in and kept what he desired for himself and lied he didn't. Haba, this is wrong na

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

OP ignore ignoramuses like this, get a good lawyer, the fool will build a house for you. I hate stupid people. Quit notices are given for a reason, if a landlord chooses to be a tour, then treat him as such.

silverx:
That does not justify the breaking and entry into his house without his consent. Mind you, if it were to be a more saner Cline where the laws of the land works well that landlord will be sued.

do4luv14:




that is even small, where I work, a tenet had not paid for 1 year and 6 months, it and he came back, asking that the spoilt roof should be made, that he still wants to use the room,

omo my Oga break the door open, send me to pack em thing out, repair the roof, and let the room out to another new tenet

Codes151:
you owe 8 months. Lock someone's house and left for 13 months.

You are a criminal.
You Dey craze.
Na so Una Dey do. If you wanted to travel, why didn't you pack out.
That's over 2 years the man didn't get his rent.


Get away u

houseontherock:

Our tenant lost his job during covid-19 pandemic, his rent was 10 months overdue but we didn't break into his flat because
1. We pitied him
2. We couldn't take laws into our hands by breaking into his apartment.
He has paid up now, even paid a new rate for his new rent, with a thank you card! I understand it's not easy, but stealing his tenant's property is all shades of low and he sure broke the law. OP can deal with him legally

naijainstinct:
Simply just obtain a police report and proceed to court. Even though you owe him, he should have obtained an eviction order from the court. He has broken the law. If you don't sue him, he will do it again. We are not in a jungle, there's a due process for everything. Being owed is not a reason to act outside the ambit of the law. Also, don't allow anyone harass you. Going by the ACJA 2015, police should not interfere in civil matters such as this. Indebtedness is not a criminal offence. The reason why you are reporting to the police is because a criminal offence has been committed by your landlord i.e obtaining your asset without your notice (a.k.a stealing) and breaking into your apartment (a.k.a burglary)

The compensation you will get will surpass the rent you are owing. Make sure you pay your rent from that. All the best.

drealcivilceno:


OK.

After the six months... If you no pack I will just comot zinc, door, window abi na own again. When mosquito and animals visit you like 3days, then if you now stubborn, I will seal the exits.

He seized your stuff, he was wrong.

He was supposed to wait till he knew where your new apartment was, then come calling for the amount you are owning..

Then when the auction some of your stuff, your eyes go clear!

Well the guy no follow procedure na him coz am.

Hope you paid everything you are owing, sha!

obstead200:
suspect?? Maybe

Proof?? Definitely never.

I no go even dey in town when e go happen. And I will announce my travel at least one week before the date

thesicilian:

People behave anyhow in Nigeria and when they get given a dose of their own medicine, they start crying.

BeardedMeat:
The comments so far from Nlers shows just how low our academic sector has declined. I was shaking as I read all their comments.

Even if this man owed 4yrs, his landlord had no right to burgle his house without court orders.

Solatium:



I am fully aware of that,but how do you explain the 8 months rent owed?

it's all technicality bro,there is nothing he can do here,the landlord beat him to the game

wirinet:


You can only try that shit with a face me I face you tenant. If you comot zinc (or aluminium sheets), door, window, etc of a duplex or flat in Lekki, V/I or even Ikeja, you will be faced with a criminal and multi million naira law suit.

drealcivilceno:


Ok.

Mmm... The lagos tenancy laws do not apply to those on the island, so the agreements signed would have cover everything, except for those that are not aware of the law.

I wish your were a tenant sha, I for don teach your somethings.

Yinmu!

helpee:
You think the landlord is a fool ? He already denied it. He even said it was the brother of the OP that came to pack the things out. Unless you have video evidence or witnesses, the OP have no case. The man even quickly went to report at the police station that the OP wanted to park out without paying his rent.

wirinet:


I am sure you have never hired a lawyer and taken someone to court. If you have you will have a faint idea of how the judicial system works.

Lagos tenancy law does not permit a landlord to forcefully break into a tenants house and remove or seize his property, no matter the rent owed.

drealcivilceno:


OK.

After the six months... If you no pack I will just comot zinc, door, window abi na own again. When mosquito and animals visit you like 3days, then if you now stubborn, I will seal the exits.

He seized your stuff, he was wrong.

He was supposed to wait till he knew where your new apartment was, then come calling for the amount you are owning..

Then when the auction some of your stuff, your eyes go clear!

Well the guy no follow procedure na him coz am.

Hope you paid everything you are owing, sha!

OgunLaakaye:
Act like nothing happen. Return with 50 liters of petrol and burn house at midnight.

thesicilian:
I don't know if the law is on your side, but the fact is that you owe him money and if you really wanted to pay, you could have done that from anywhere in the world. 8months rent in this hard economy is not a joke.

legba1:
Naija suffer head situation has realy turned Nigerians to zombie... Why on earth are some folks cheering the landlord on... What he did is enough to get him into trouble.. I understand we have tons of kids on this forum who are still being fed and are yet to truly experienced the vagaries of life.
The covid 19 pandemic realy scatter economy and worsen standard of living world wide. The landlord got it wrong breaking the dudes door to the point of even keeping some of his property to himself... I wish I could get some errant landlord do that shit to me.

BryanZino:
Hello guys, I'm new to posting on this forum so I don't know the best section this post should be.
As I type this, I'm currently sick and there so much anger and pain within, I haven't been able to eat or drink since I got the news from my neighbor who told me that my landlord came to the house with a strange face, broke the locks to my apartment and packed my things out, I sent a relative to confirm and she said everything is outside but he went with my TV set.
I called the landlord to ask what he has done, he blatantly lied telling me I sent my 'brother' to clear my things off the apartment that he has reported me to Police.
Yes, I owe him 8months rent and I've away for 13 months even before the last year rent I paid expired. I told him I'll be back by November and I'll pay once I get in.
Pls even though I owe him, it doesn't feel right stealing my property and throwing the rest in the rain
Pls I'm lost and dire need of legal advice
Edit: while I'm not absolving my self of the guilt that I owe the landlord this long and purely due to loss of job (covid19 problems) and there's no way I go there and get my stuff without paying the backlog. [code][/code] he freaking broke in and kept what he desired for himself and lied he didn't. Haba, this is wrong na

musicwriter:


Did you keep your landlord updated about your way about? Because he may have waited for your return for too long and may have thought that you're dead. You can't just vanish to nowhere and expect him not to do something about recovery of his property. However, the question is whether he did that the right way. This is assuming it was indeed your landlord that broke into your house. I need to say that because emotions apart, I must be honest to tell you that you have no case unless you can prove in a competent court that it was your landlord that broke into your house.

Having said that, I can testify that some landlords or some people generally are evil. I lived in Cotonou in a house belonging to such evil men. This man went as far as using jazz on me but he didn't realize the type of person that I am. He even invited a jazz woman to the house but I killed the woman the same day he packed into the house. Then he invited credit card thieves and bank hackers to steal money from me. They'll sit around the gate when I want to enter the house and they'll station a card reader machine to intercept my card details from my pocket. There's nothing he didn't do to rob me. In his house!! His name is Latedjou and he had no idea I was studying him for 4 years. I never owed him for one day or even quarrelled with him. On the surface he appears to be a nice person but on the inside he's pure evil.