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With due respect sir. The applicable law and its interpretation depends on the Tenancy and Rent Recovery laws of the state the OP resides. Your position is alright if the OP were to reside in south west states other than Lagos. This definition does not however apply to the extant Tenancy laws of Lagos State which stipulates that the Notice expiration date can be at anytime after the Tenancy expiration but not before (Section 13 (14)). So, this Notice is validly issued, ceteris paribus, if the OP resides in Lagos considering that 6 months from March 8 is actually September 7 while the Tenancy itself expires August 8. It is therefore NOT defective. Shalom!

lawyer:
The Lawyer goofed. The position of the law as regards Quit Notice is very simple. There must be clear 6 months given to the errant tenant the landlord wants to evict before it can be tendered to be valid. If the tenancy period of the tenant is to expire in August, the Quit notice must be given in February so that the Quit notice starts running from March. The lawyer issued the Quit Notice on March 8th so the Quit Notice starts running from April 1st and Terminates in September. It's irrelevant that the Tenant's tenure in the property expires on August 8th. The law is that he must be informed 6 months in advance from the date the Quit notice was issued. The OP can challenge the Quit Notice in Court as being defective and a new Quit Notice must be given to him properly or as the Court decides but as it is, it is a very defective Quit Notice that cannot be tendered in court.

The Quit Notice is in order provided that: (a) you live in Lagos state; (b) you do not live in Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Apapa, or Ikeja GRA; (c) you do not live in a hospital, mental care facility , emergency shelter, hostel owned by educational institution; (d) you do not have a tenancy agreement or there is no nothing contrary in your tenancy agreement. Otherwise, it is invalid. The Notice expiration date is obviously a minor calculation error which can be corrected with oral/ written evidence. Advice: Show it to your lawyer. He knows what to do!

xodyq:
Good morning guys. Is it right for my landlord to give me 6months quit notice (on 8th march) when my rent will be due in 6months time (31st August)??

Please pardon me. But I thought it is the Police that should investigate whether he committed these crimes or not. Are they saying that they are not aware of allegations against this man in the media for the past weeks? The hunted has become the hunter!

Patrioticman007:
He has challenged them to prove the case against him or else let the Septugrian die in peace. We need strong courts & security personnels to end the rise of these tribal war lords, before we have another Rwandan massacre in our country.