thesicilian:

I was going to give you a lengthy reply, then I saw your moniker.

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.

Simeony007:
Congratulations!!! Bros, You don blow ooo

Just find correct Lawyer

Something of such happened in Lagos here 9 years ago, the tenant rented an half plot, I don't really know how much he pays then for the rent, but he wasn't paying very well. He was owing the landlord a year rent.

He built a restaurant and bar on the land.

One day, Landlord got angry and arranged boys to destroy the man's shop. They destroy the walls without going inside not touching anything. The man told me this himself because I was going to rent part of the the land for my viewing center business that I wanted to open at the area then.

He reported the case to the police and got himself a lawyer because he was educated and an Ebo man. He took pictures for evidence and told the Judge that he left 5 million naira in his bar, his lawyer asked him to say that.

They charged the man to court and he explained what led to his actions but the Judge punished him by asking him to pay 8 million for damages or he can forget the land, and it belongs to the tenant until otherwise.

The man begged his tenant but he refused and got stroke. So, his children went to the man to beg and he asked them to go and bring 3 million and he will drop the case. Till today, the tenant has been using the land as he likes and renting it to other tenants like he owns it. The owner is late now so and the children never see 3m.

This happens at Aguda Ogba Lagos.

Congrats again

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.

Daboomb:


I've always wonder why some people are so unlucky in Life? Did they offend God or is God Unjust?
Never, God is a Just God, He is always Just.

- One man's only Son, got crushed by a Car, when the boy went to collect his Matriculation Gown at the University!

- A Man was preparing for his House warming but in the process of cooking the Food guest will eat, Gas Cylinder exploded, killed so many people, including the Wife and the two children of the celebrant and New House got burnt down in the ensuing Fire!

- Man has been Unemployed for so many years but h finally secured a Job in Jan 2020, only for the Company to wind down two weeks after, due to the effect of Corona Virus! he is still unemployed till today.

- Woman got married very late at 402yrs, after many, many years of prayers. Luckily, she took in immediately and gave birth to a baby but on their way Home from Hospital, Husband who has been celebrating with more than a few Drinks since birth of his baby, three days ago, drove their SUV into a parked Trailer, Husband died and New baby died. Woman is single again!

Why are some people so Unlucky?
Well, the answer is in your Post above.

Those who revel in Wickedness will themselves reap it where and when they least expected it.

Tell that your "Ebo Man" that the day he would reap his reward, shaken properly, pressed down and still over-flowing, we wont be there to pity him but his Conscience would remind him of his Evil deeds.

Please keep it up.

Simeony007:
Congratulations!!! Bros, You don blow ooo

Just find correct Lawyer

Something of such happened in Lagos here 9 years ago, the tenant rented an half plot, I don't really know how much he pays then for the rent, but he wasn't paying very well. He was owing the landlord a year rent.

He built a restaurant and bar on the land.

One day, Landlord got angry and arranged boys to destroy the man's shop. They destroy the walls without going inside not touching anything. The man told me this himself because I was going to rent part of the the land for my viewing center business that I wanted to open at the area then.

He reported the case to the police and got himself a lawyer because he was educated and an Ebo man. He took pictures for evidence and told the Judge that he left 5 million naira in his bar, his lawyer asked him to say that.

They charged the man to court and he explained what led to his actions but the Judge punished him by asking him to pay 8 million for damages or he can forget the land, and it belongs to the tenant until otherwise.

The man begged his tenant but he refused and got stroke. So, his children went to the man to beg and he asked them to go and bring 3 million and he will drop the case. Till today, the tenant has been using the land as he likes and renting it to other tenants like he owns it. The owner is late now so and the children never see 3m.

This happens at Aguda Ogba Lagos.

Congrats again

Fatalveli:
Do you believe in Jazz

Fego50:
Bro the law is definitely on your side, infact what he has done is trespass and you can sue him.

even if you owed him 3 years rent, he ought to do it the legal way, by serving the statutory notices on you and after that, he can then file an action in court for recovery of premises.

It is only the court that has powers to order its officials (bailiffs) to break in your house and move out your properties upon evidence that you have been served the two notice and you refused to pay or move out.

Let us not excuse lawlessness, because of hardship.Get a good lawyer and sue him.

BryanZino:
I know 8 months is a lot but I've stayed there 8 years and never owed and I haven't been able to gather the bulk to pay right now but I don't think he's at liberty to break and enter and select what he can keep for himself

BryanZino:
I know 8 months is a lot but I've stayed there 8 years and never owed and I haven't been able to gather the bulk to pay right now but I don't think he's at liberty to break and enter and select what he can keep for himself

BeardedMeat:
This is the kind of stupid alibi Americans attorneys and investigators like. They will tear the landlord to shreds. But this is Nigeria.

kelly72:


The law is that no landlord has a right to break into your house or forcefully evict you except he has a court judgment.

Even if you owe 5 years, only a court can throw you out and confiscate your belongings until you bring the money to the court and the landlord will go there to collect it. (But I think you are a wicked man sha......anyways, your landlord still commits a crime by doing that).

When the court has given judgment saying you must pay up your arrears of rent and move out on so so date, the landlord must wait till that date. If you (tenant) fail to comply on that date, landlord must come back to court to report and apply for eviction order. The court if satisfied will grant the order and direct the Deputy Sheriff and the Commissioner of police to liaise together and forcefully evict the tenant, give possession back to the landlord and bring many of the tenant's property to the court as seized property. After eviction, rain will then start falling and destroy tenant's remaining load packed outside the gate......don't ask me why it always rains on that day. Then the tenant will later go to the court, pay what he is owing the landlord and carry his bed bug-infested property.

You can see that your landlord has no right to touch anything. His own is just to get a lawyer and go to court.

If you hire me peren, your landlord na prisoner o

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

prophetfire:
. You have a very serious case against the landlord. Don't mind all these fools that don't know how the law works. For him to break into your house, he needed to go to court, get a court process and authorization. And you must be informed. It takes a whole lot of process. He has no right under the law to take such an illegal action. Get a lawyer and file processes against him. You have a good case here.

ayofe72:
My brother, deal with him. He has not right to break into your apart. Get a lawyer, sue him. Claim theft of property. Cash out.
They are many mumu here, saying 8 months is long.

I am a landlord, I have tenet that owes me too, but I can't try such.

drealcivilceno:


Ooh!

You never see three years (2.1 mill), idiot got small money, started packing his load in bits until moved completely.

Things never jam people before, people wey never buy one bag of sand in their life, wan dey take Landlord to court!

Hmm.

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

You can keep your foolish lengthy reply to yourself. A tenant defaults, you give him a quit notice. If he persists, the court will give him a final notice, if he fails to pay, the court will pack his property and make him regret failing to pay his rent. Any fool that continues to do what the landlord did will someday jam a wicked tenant that will scree him badly.

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

Ignoramus has nothing to say. Continue behaving like a tour, you go soon build house for your tenant.

wirinet:

So what? I have been owed for over one year in my course of budiness, I did not resort to violence. Property rentage is a business and should be treated as one.

That's your own excuse. The landlord denied entering the tenants apartment and insisted the tenants load was taken by his brother.



The landlord did not beat him to any game. The OP is probably too timid or too broke to take on the landlord. Any landlord that tries this with someone a stubborn tenant would pay a huge price.

thesicilian:

Like I said, your moniker says it all

Daboomb:


Stop giving IGNORANT ADVICE here!

Lease tenants, whether Yearly Lease or Ten Years Lease, also attract 7days Notice of Owner's intention to Apply to for Recovery Property/Take possesion, after Lease has expired by Effluxion of Time.

So, it is not correct to say that 7Days Noticr apply to only Monthly tenant.

I just pity all these Muumu landlords who worked hard to Buld their House and then allow one useless Tenant to be riding them.
Greedy landlords should know that it does not serve their interest, to collect Agreement Money but refuse to Execute a Water-Tight Agreement.
That is their greatest Undoing.

Solatium:



He who goes to justice must come with a clean hand,if you want to deal with people in a legal way,you must also comply to the same legal law.
As far as i am concern the landlord still act within a reasonable sense.
Blabbing is not enough you can foot the bill of the OP's legal actions.

Darkmode64:

Whoa are you a lawyer or something? Learnt a lot from this.

tonididdy:


@OP take this advice at your own peril.
Na judge for court go first tear you slap.
You are owing 8months rent, travelled with the landlord property keys and expect to come back when you like.
You are a joker.

wirinet:


The landlord acted within a reasonable sense - morally and emotionally. But legally he committed a crime. If he tried that with a rich or connected person, he could lose a lot more than the rent value.

Solatium:



A rich and connected Person won't owe you an 8 months rents,locks hop and go AWOL.

A rich and connected person would be dealing with a corporate entity (Estate valuer)thereby a legal agreement would have been in place which is binding on all parties

If the OP thinks his rights have been bridge at a time or the other he should approach the rent tribunal,that won't cost a harm and leg

wirinet:

You above post betray your ignorance on how rich men conduct business. It seems you have never done business or you have never gone beyond petty business.
I have over 20 years exoerience of running my own businesses, and I can tell you that from exoerience it is the very rich and wealthy that owes the most. In fact very wealthy and powerful people pay their workers very poor. If I tell you the calibre of people that owed me as little as N300,000 for up to a year before I got my money, you will not believe it. It was the main reason I had to close down my construction company I was running.


This is not a civil case for a rent tribunal but a criminal case of illegal entry and burglary. Taking someone's property without permission or court order is theft.

Solatium:




[b]Did you had a written contract with those who you undertake a job for and ended up owing you for more than one month at the delivery point?

The Problem with you guys is that you always think you are at their Mercy,a rich man is not stupid,if he knows that you are well structured the chances of deliberately owing you for that long is very very slim,i have undertake jobs for cooperate entities and the longest they owe me is 2 weeks after delivery,the worse experience i had was with a state agency whose head held all contractor's money for over 3 months and that was the last job i undertook with them before i withdrew my services.

I don't care who you are,i will not come to you seeking a favor neither will i look to get things through the backdoor.
Once those conditions are not there you no go wan try am now[/b]