Oneday82:


My honest advice to you is to you is to vacate his property in peace for him. No need to drag anything with him or try to prove your papa or mama na SAN. Try and get a place on or before the expiration date.

Talking from experience, my tenants wanted to play smart on me, they will never finish saying what they face afterwards. Some landlords are not smiling when it comes to someone wanting to drag their property.

Be a good tenant and God will also make you a landlord too, choose the path of Peace instead.

I like the bolded!

ireke:


It is absolutely not correct, and your explanation makes it worse. Every other thing being equal, you should renew your tenancy (pay your rent) before the tenancy expires. So, unless there are other issues (such as financial problems), quit notice is highly likely to come when your tenancy is still valid. Once you stop paying your rent, you are no longer a tenant and that is almost another discussion on its own.

You will be a landlord one day.

Go and read the landlord and tenancy law before commenting further

SouthSouth1914:


You need to re read my piece again. Firstly, you didn’t addressed the issue of rent expiration and serving of notice as highlighted in my post. I did acknowledged that notices can be serviced anytime as per the landlord request.

Secondly, there is nowhere in my comment I said a tenant can stay in a rented apartment free for 6 months. It is pertinent to noted that standard practice requires at least 3 months before evictions and I clearly stated that it is always a slippery slope between a landlord and a tenant having issues about evictions.

I am appalled at your assertions and deeply troubled by your claims regarding a magistrate being interested in a clear case of eviction! Conclusively, I am inclined to believe that you either didn’t finish your law practice or totally oblivious of the basics of what tenancy law means.

SMHFU!

AlphaNugget:

The 6 month notice is what one will tag as "over wiseness".

The 6 months' notice actually covers his rent period which is only accepted by people that doesn't know their rights, the notice should start from the expiration of his rent and not in between his rent.

I disagree with you. If his rent expires, then he is only entitled to 7days notice of owner's intention to recover possession.
The notice is apt,the wise thing to do is to start looking for a new apartment a month or two towards the expiration of his present rent.

what of which the tenant properties are damaged due to licking zinc and the landlord feels reluctant to fix the zinc

CaptainFM1:


SMHFU!

Maybe you decided not to have sense today. Come to this page tomorrow maybe you’ll be better.

tulabh:


He is suppose to refund 6month money for you out of your house rent.

Or

You will stay in the house for another 6month after November for free.

Goto rent tribunal for clarification

This is a wicked mindset. Do you pray to have tenants like this when you become a landlord or do you pray that you have a similar outcome for your investments?

AlphaNugget:

The 6 month notice is what one will tag as "over wiseness".

The 6 months' notice actually covers his rent period which is only accepted by people that doesn't know their rights, the notice should start from the expiration of his rent and not in between his rent.

This is not true, please kindly Google tenancy law in Nigeria and get acquainted with it.

SouthSouth1914:


Maybe you decided not to have sense today. Come to this page tomorrow maybe you’ll be better.

SMHFU!

oladele239:
So today the lawyer in charge of the property I stay in brought a notice to quit for us. Our rent is due November 31st and in the quit notice, it states we must leave that same date.

Please I want to ask is this what the law states ? Because he claims we now have 6 months notice to vacate the apartment even as our rent will be due in November...

This is a very sudden one for me

That's what the law stipulates

BOUNTYDOG:


My thoughts
What if he does not leave after the 6mths when his rent just expired
What will the landlord claim as his evidence for giving quit notice when ur rent is still valid.
I doubt he can take any legal actions on him, cos I wonder which Ballif will follow home to execute it

If your rent is not valid, then you are not a tenant. There is no law that is designed to deny someone payment for the goods and services they rendered (or are rendering). It is not suya that you will ask for jara or taste small before you buy.

ireke:


People just like to be difficult and cheat other people out of their sweat. That is why they misinterpret laws and take undue and ungodly advantage of loopholes.

We should all aspire to be the kind of tenant we would want when we become a landlord.

When I had a similar situation, I ensured that I was as Godly as much as I could.
- Agent increased rent, but it was too close to the expiration of my tenancy. I told him to give me 6 months to move out and I paid for the 6 months at the going rate. Eventually, I was too busy and I didn't move out as planned. So I asked for another 3 months but I paid the new rate.
- He asked me to paint the flat after moving out. I told him I would paint only after removing the new wiring, mosquito nets and other improvements that I installed. He quickly told me to forget it.

He may not like me, but he could not fault what I did. I would also not cry foul if a tenant did the same thing to me in the future. in fact I would be extremely grateful if I had my type of person as a tenant.

as a tenant we should all be thinking of getting our own house hence taken care of house being rent by we.
I have seen when tenant have don serious damage to their apartment.

And who will bear the lost?

oladele239:
So today the lawyer in charge of the property I stay in brought a notice to quit for us. Our rent is due November 31st and in the quit notice, it states we must leave that same date.

Please I want to ask is this what the law states ? Because he claims we now have 6 months notice to vacate the apartment even as our rent will be due in November...

This is a very sudden one for me

Six months or three months quit notice should commence at the expiry of the rent. But Nigeria is a lawless country where people bully those they can with law enforcers and go away with it.

Just look for house move out and leave dem with their wahala.

garriAndsugar:
He's not out of law to serve you 6 months quit notice.

You can use the remaining time to look for another apartment or try to appeal to the landlord of the apartment to see if he can have a change of heart.

He is! Such notices should start reading after the rent has expired.

AlphaNugget:

He begged because he was timid.

Don't pray to have me as a tenant, I will exercise my right and if you infringed on it, I will patiently wait for you in court and I pray that court case lingers for 5 years

Please kindly familiarize yourself with tenancy law in Nigeria so that you wont fall a victim. You only have grace of 7days after you receive 6 months quit notice during your tenancy period.

AlphaNugget:

You will need to reply to him via another lawyer, stating that you want an extra 3 months after the expiration of your rent.

If you stay in Owerri I can assist you, if not, then kindly contact any lawyer near you

Gbam! You know the real law.

AlphaNugget:

You are not getting it, how can you expect him to park out just at the expiration of his rent?
Why not give him an extra 3 months' notice, the 3 months' notice will start counting from the day his rent expires.

Chief, what exactly is your definition of "notice"? A rent free period?

ireke:


If your rent is not valid, then you are not a tenant. There is no law that is designed to prevent someone payment for the goods and services they rendered (or are rendering). I[b]t is not suya that you will ask for jara or taste small before you bu[/b]y.

The bolded killed me, I am still laughing

AlphaNugget:

You never see person live for landlord house for full one year because he carry landlord enter court due to this same quit notice issue? Dey play.....no allow ignorance deceive you ohh.

And for your info, I know what I am saying, cos I am into the legal system

You’re not into any legal system, if not you’ll know what’s called mesne profit with respect to tenancy matters.

AlphaNugget:

You will need to reply to him via another lawyer, stating that you want an extra 3 months after the expiration of your rent.

If you stay in Owerri I can assist you, if not, then kindly contact any lawyer near you

ou are absolutely right, however you will still need to pay for the three months, Im sure you are thinking it would be free but by the end of the tenancy since OP now has 6 months notice, he only needs 7 days to vacate the property!this is due t how long it take to pass judgement, ask that your Owerri lawyer!

Lomprico2:


He is! Such notices should start reading after the rent has expired.

This is not true, please get a copy of tenancy law in Nigeria or Google it to know more about it. The quit notice is in order according to the law. You only get 7 days grace to vacate the property after your tenancy expire.

oladele239:
So today the lawyer in charge of the property I stay in brought a notice to quit for us. Our rent is due November 31st and in the quit notice, it states we must leave that same date.

Please I want to ask is this what the law states ? Because he claims we now have 6 months notice to vacate the apartment even as our rent will be due in November...

This is a very sudden one for me

My brother, the landlord is fair and has done the right thing to give u 6 months notice as the law requires. You don't lose and he doesn't lose.
You have enough time to look for another house to move out.
If you are demanding he gives you 6 months after your rent expires, are you going to pay for the extra 6 months or you want to stay free so that he loses??
Be Fair.
Just plan yourself and move out

wunmite06:


This is not true, please get a copy of tenancy law in Nigeria or Google it to know more about it. The quit notice is in order according to the law. You only get 7 days grace to vacate the property after your tenancy expire.

Unless the law just changed, any quit notice starts reading when your rent expires. You can't put tenants under pressure when their rent is still reading.

Jodesky:


Whatever you mean by being 'into the legal system' is not equivalent to being a lawyer. The Notice in this instance is clearly in accordance with the Tenancy Law. If you pay your rent yearly, you are entitled to 6 month's notice to quit.
Where the term expires and your rent is in arrears, you will receive only the 7-days Notice.
That the court system could be manipulated to prolong your stay in a house is a dying culture in Lagos now. Pray you don't tempt a wicked landlord with this jungle plan as you may find yourself on the streets without knowing why.....

When I prepare my tenancy agreement, I prepare it as a fixed tenancy, you’re only entitled to seven days notice to quit and seven days owner’s intention to recover premises.

It’s funny tenant’s think every yearly tenant is entitled to 6 months notice to quit .

Lomprico2:


Unless the law just changed, any quit notice starts reading when your rent expires. You can't put tenants under pressure when their rent is still reading.

Lol... SMH

samebony1:

By virtue of Section 13 of the Lagos State Tenancy Law 2011, The Landlord is within his rights. All you can do is to plead for extension of time, which he is not obligated by Law to grant.
If you are in doubt, please read the law. You can download it on the net. But i have included the relevant portion below

[b]13.-(1) where there is no stipulation as to the notice to be given by either party to determine the tenancy, the following shall apply-
(a) a week’s notice for a tenant at will;
(b) one (1) month’s notice for a monthly tenant;
(c) three (3) months notice for a quarterly tenant;
(d) three (3) months notice for a half-yearly tenant; and
(e) six months notice for a yearly tenant
(2) In the case of a monthly tenancy, where the tenant is in arrears of rent for six (6) months, the tenancy shall lapse and the Court shall make an order for possession and arrears of rent upon proof of the arrears by the landlord.
(3) In the case of a quarterly or half-yearly tenancy, where the tenant is in arrears of one (1) year rent, the tenancy shall lapse and the Court shall make an order for possession and arrears of rent upon proof of the arrears by the landlord.
(4) Notice for tenants under subsection (1) (c), (d) and (e) of this Section need not terminate on the anniversary of the tenancy but may terminate on or after the date of expiration of the tenancy.
(5) In the case of a tenancy for a fixed term, no notice to quit shall be required once the tenancy has been determined by efflux ion of time and where the landlord intends to proceed to Court to recover possession, he shall serve a seven (7) days written notice of his intention to apply to recover possession as in Form TL5 in the Schedule to this Law.
(6) The nature of a tenancy shall, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, be determined by reference to the time when the rent is paid or demanded[/b]

Thank you o. I'm surprised that there's no like or share for that post.

"Fixed term" is another language that may be hidden in your agreement. Although, we all know that tenancy is over once your rent expires. The fixed term language sort of makes it clearer and enforceable.

AlphaNugget:

You will need to reply to him via another lawyer, stating that you want an extra 3 months after the expiration of your rent.

If you stay in Owerri I can assist you, if not, then kindly contact any lawyer near you

Na why dem de call some lawyer charge and bail be this because e no pass that one.

And you no tell am say for that extra three months wey you wan use court (wey no go gree give am three months because the landlord serve am the legally required six months notice) go compel am to pay for the extra three months and all the other months wey una go waste for court abi na your commission you de fight after!

garriAndsugar:

Why would they give him 3 months notice when they have already served him 6 months notice?

Allow the charge and bail.

E sure me say that guy no complete him law degree.

AlphaNugget:

You are not getting it, how can you expect him to park out just at the expiration of his rent?
Why not give him an extra 3 months' notice, the 3 months' notice will start counting from the day his rent expires.

The 6 months notification is enough for any reasonable arrangements or relocation to be made!

AlphaNugget:

You never see person live for landlord house for full one year because he carry landlord enter court due to this same quit notice issue? Dey play.....no allow ignorance deceive you ohh.

And for your info, I know what I am saying, cos I am into the legal system

And you no follow the case to the end know say the tenant pay for the one year ba?

Who lose last last?

AlphaNugget:

The 6 month notice is what one will tag as "over wiseness".

The 6 months' notice actually covers his rent period which is only accepted by people that doesn't know their rights, the notice should start from the expiration of his rent and not in between his rent.

I believe you are the one who doesn't have an understanding of the law especially if it's within the jurisdiction of Lagos State Tenancy Law. You may read the section over again. Better still, you may get a lawyer to interpret the section to you.