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Lajet:
Don't mind him not only 6 months na 60 years because government gave landlord money to build his house

obstead200:
Oga, even if u are a lawyer, u are still a damn liar!!!.
6 months notice do not apply to debtors.
If it does, pple will be moving house every year and enjoying months free.
In law, if that happens equity is dead.
Remember, equity is the foundation of contract law.

obstead200:
I am not a lawyer. But equity is one of the foundation of contract law.
As far as I know, failure to pay rent as at when due even if it became due 2 hours ago, is enough grounds for immediate eviction after due notice (21 days and then another 7 days)

Nothing like 6 months notice for someone whose only grounds for eviction is failure to pay rent.
As long as everything is documented sha

Lajet:
You are wrong since the tenant rent have expired the landlord have right to serve the tenant 7 days Quit notice. The OP said that the tenant have said that he will not pay for the house rent showing that he want trouble are you saying that the landlord should fold his hands and wait for 6 months before talking action against the miscreant even when the miscreant rent have expired since August

butanep:
so you expect him to pack when his house rent is still counting. you get sense Abi. you have no right to give someone quit notice when his rent is still active. some landlord are just heartless like you

Chukazu:
We saying the same thing.
It doesn't really matter when you serve the notice, what matters to take cognizance of the rent expiration date...the notice can even be back dated to such effect

barristerbiodun:
As a lawyer, I believe my legal advice should suffice...since your tenant's rent had expired since August...all you need is 7 Days Owners intention to Recover Possession....this will be drafted by lawyer...after the expiration of 7 days from when the notice has been served...landlord will now proceed to court to get a lawful eviction, anything apart from this way will be unlawful...forceful eviction will make you liable so be careful...your best bet is proceed to court after the expiration of 7 days...pay your lawyer!

vetinosae:
You are good man and most commend you. However note that the tenant must be evicted via a due process. from your account stated, that quit notice is defective and invalid. you ought to have informed him 6 months to the expiration of his rent that you won't renew it as the expiration of his rent. you didn't do this. so on what grounds do you think you can evict him. I will suggest you meet with him and ask him to pay you another year rent counting from August. By 2nd of February 2018, formally write him your intention of not renewal when his rent expires by August 1st 2017. when the time comes in August after the expiration if Jesus has not come, we can also be of advise to you. you can meet your lawyer for advice.

femoree2:
Go to citizen mediation centre and tender your case they will invite him and help resolve your issues. You will have to forfeit 1-3 months to give the tenant time to organize money to get another apartment then vacate your property, if he doesn't they will take it up with the tenant. It's easier than going to court cos if you go to court it's going to take longer to get him out of the house cos he can appeal.

mannatech:
In the case of a yearly tenant who was issued Notice to Quit after expiration of his rent, is he required by law to pay rent for the 6months duration

Seankay323:
good contributions oga, I have lil issue with my landlord o, I have been diligently paying rent for the past 2 years. As at January this year our electricity was disconnected from the main source (another estate due to reasons beyond me and can't be resolved) I paid rent a week b4 the light was disconnected and since then nothing has been done till date , I have paid rent and landlord is still being laid back about sorting the light issue. God knows how much i have spent on fuel this year. Please wot do u suggest, is there a way I can be compensated or just wait till January move out and allow landlord to get away with this( 700k rent) .

dondo83:
Now do you know that is a gold mine for you? If your lawyer decides to write them that you will sue them and get their Niesv license cancelled they will be begging you with big settlements.. my brother you have hammered if you have a case.. It is a win win when a company manages your property.. It is my line and as much as I'm not a bigot I will never rent a clients property to some ethnic group, my company does thorough background history on every prospective client ... no doubt we encounter difficult tenant but it's the the barest minimal and we know how we handle such

AdolfHitlerxXx:
I actually like your advice too.

Yampotatocarrot:
Hmmmmmmmmm, after reading all this, I'm shocked

I think d best thing to do z to give all tenants quit notice 5months to the end of their rent... That way, when d rent expires, they have stayed 5months already n have just one month remaining incase they don't pay..

Then the 7days notice will work here

Don't know anything about the law though. Just saying

Chukazu:
From the last date of expiration of previous payment

dondo83:
. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish it is better you let agents manage your properties ( note certified and reputable companies not road side caretakers ) my one cent

olmoRoc:
I can never become a landlord in Naija. My neighbor's tenant has refused to pack out despite not paying for years. Even after cutting off their power and water supplies, they're comfortably using the BQ. If you can't pay your rent, please move out of the house/apartment, and relocate to the village!

Carlyn:
Sorry, just got your message
Yes yearly
It has been locked for the 8months
I have not done anything... but i have been calling her on phone to come and move her lugages.
let me have ur contact pls...

mechanics:
Use police to eject him out, if court don't want to do anything or go back to the court to make it official, some tenants are very wicked.

AdolfHitlerxXx:
This is excellent advice.

Everyone should take note. The tenant after his car battery has been stolen when parking outside and faeces overflowing from soakaways....he would pack out quickly

Carlyn:
How do you get a copy pls

PropertiesNaija:
Hello sir,
So, how do you define he "six months" and the "three months" notices?

zodd:
Talking from experience here - Don't wait for any useless courts judgement! After the six months notice it will take more than a year to get him out through the courts and he still may not be able to pay anything substantial anytime soon - if he's able to prove he does not have the capacity, and you will be forced to make some useless arrangement where he pays about 3% per month, spreading it over 2&1/2 years (not adjusted for inflation), and he may not even have anyone to Guarantee it. It is not a crime to owe.

If you are certain he has no intention to pay, You need to take matters into your own hand and make his life unbearable.

We were in a similar position with one of our tenants. The case was in court for more than a year and while its was in court we could not forcefully evict the tenant, and they racked up another years rent while we were at it. We incurred legal fees, wasted valuable time, and hearings were being postponed regularly by the lazy Judge.

My advice is to first cut access to all services; light & water at source, parking (park a vehicle there, many people have old, broken-down vehicles - tow it there if necessary), cleaning the vicinity, security etc. Service Charge is not part of the Rent and is treated separately by law.
If he does not pay for those services - he does not receive them, there is no transfer of possession bullshit.

If that doesn't work start a renovation on your property. Get a engineer (registered biz) to do a bogus structural integrity check and write a report sighting an imminent collapse of your building including the roof with various critical faults especially at his location - and others, then you can dump a tipper of sand at his doorstep, remove the roof, etc... be creative. No Judge is going to fault you for ensuring the safety of your other tenants, and preventing your building from collapsing.

He will leave. If he doesn't life will be unbearable, with no basic amenities etc.. Our gate-man ensured the tenant stayed at the gate for about 10 minutes each time they got back and he would rain insults at them, since we could not deny them access.

All this methods are still within the law.. Since you have gone to the courts already.

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Carlyn:
Please how do i go about such, i want to teach my ex-tenant lesson, who duped her luggages in the house and moved out... Asking me to do my worst and if i should temper remove her luggages in the house, she will claim she kept million in d room and only travel.. that i must pay all the damages. what do i do

coolcatty:
Lame!!!!


U think everyone's problems is to build house and answer landlord??

Smh

ebujany:
Oga landlord. Paying rent a day after rent has expired? Have u ever been a tenant in someone's house before? Is that how u use to pay? Even in this present economic situation?


As for your tenant, hes obviously a trouble maker and a landlord like u that will ask his tenant to renew His rent a day after his rent has expired deserves some one like that

ukeleh:
Please take things easy. No matter how long it takes, he will surely leave the house for you because, it is not his. Tenants like that will never have a house of their own. He is cursing himself by fighting the owner of a property he is using.

PeacenLove2:
These ones take forever o. I know someone who has been on a case for months now for tenants owing up to two yrs.

MASTERCC:
If he's yearly Tennant .not 7days you will give him.7days will come after 1yr notice given to him.but that 1yr will be sequence .ok

aariwa:
Since you don't want to contact a lawyer.Let me give you a summary of what you should do .Serve him the statutory notices ie 7 days and one month,then file a suit for recovery of premises at the nearest magistrate court.Once the case comes up tell the court you are handling the case yourself,enter witness box and tell the court what the man did and the order you are seeking from them.The bailiff will then enter the box and tell the court that he served the man but he didn't come .The court will then grant you the order you are seeking.You will take the judgement copy and go to the bailiff and pay them for policemen. The policemen and the bailiffs will go to the man's house one early morning, break his house and pack all his properties to the court premises.I hope you learnt something today from this.Goodluck

Amberon11:
Lol....them never born the tenant that will try that nonsense in my father's property.

collinsmp:
I will do that on Monday but do i need a lawyer to do that or i can do that by myself without a lawyer help

mfm04622:
Not true! The moment a tenant's rent expires, you can serve him notice to vacate in 7 days! If he still has subsisting rent, then he need 6 months notice. Know that 6 months notice doesn't mean tenant won't pay rent again

NOTE: You dont have to wait til a Tenant's rent expires, before serving him a Quit Notice!
If yo uare sure you want a tenant of of your house (Even if you are not sure and you will still revoke the Quit Notice sef), the TRICK is to serve the Notice when his Rent is 6-Months and One day left, to expire! (You can always change your mond if you want)
That way, you wil be able to serve the 7days Notice IMMEDIATELY when his rent expires.

"Cunny-man die, Cunny-man bury-am"