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The Lagos State Government has strongly criticised landlords and property agents who are exploiting residents by imposing unjustifiable increases in house rents.

The government has pledged to take action to protect tenants from these exploitative practices.

The Special Adviser (Housing) to the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Barakat Bakare, on Saturday, expressed the government’s stance during a live interview on TVC’s program, “YOUR VIEW.”

Bakare stated that the Lagos State Government “would no longer fold its arms and watch its residents being exploited by landlords and agents.”

Bakare also clarified the distinct roles of house agents and lawyers in rental matters, emphasising the limitations of legal practitioners in real estate and house rental transactions.

According to Bakare, the Lagos State tenancy law is currently under review.

“The review aims to incorporate crucial provisions, such as those related to caution fees, which are presently lacking in the existing legislation.”

She urged residents who encounter violations of these regulations to report such incidents to the Lagos State Regulatory Authority, either through physical visits or online channels.

The Special Adviser reiterated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to addressing the housing challenges faced by Lagos residents.

She affirmed that the “Government is constantly engaging landlords, property associations, and developers to promote collaboration and also to control excessive housing costs.”

Furthermore, Bakare emphasised the government’s commitment to fairness and justice in the allocation of state-owned housing. She stated that the distribution process adheres to “fair, transparent, and well–laid–out criteria.”

In her concluding remarks, Bakare advised Lagosians to exercise caution and diligence by verifying the registration status of agents and developers with LASRERA before finalising any transactions.

She also issued a call to all real estate practitioners, urging them to register with the Lagos State Real Estate Registration Agency.

iwaeda:
When they reduce, owo foundation, owo decking, owo roofing, Jide should come and tell us to reduce rent. His agencies have doubled fees payable to government. A bag of cement is 11k, iron rods, planks, gravel, sands and labour.

helinues:
You are ingrained with bitterness. Not for a day you have ever displayed any form of joy on this forum. Always hating on the progress of Lagos state

He would still write the rubbish and still add smiling emojis when the whole bunkum is just so dry

iwaeda:
When they reduce, owo foundation, owo decking, owo roofing, Jide should come and tell us to reduce rent. His agencies have doubled fees payable to government. A bag of cement is 11k, iron rods, planks, gravel, sands and labour.

iwaeda:
https://punchng.com/lagos-slams-exploitative-landlords-vows-action-on-unjust-rent-hikes/

helinues:
You are ingrained with bitterness. Not for a day you have ever displayed any form of joy on this forum. Always hating on the progress of Lagos state

He would still write the rubbish and still add smiling emojis when the whole bunkum is just so dry

eluquenson:
REVISITING SOME OF THE LATEEF JAKANDE'S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983 (FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS) IN LAGOS STATE

* His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.

* His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.

* His government built the Lagos State Television

* His government built the Lagos Radio

* His government built Lagos State University

* His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.

* His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.

* His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.

* His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.

* His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.

* His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.

iwaeda:
https://punchng.com/lagos-slams-exploitative-landlords-vows-action-on-unjust-rent-hikes/

santaclaws:
Hypocrisy is all I see here... In saner countries, they create council flats to reduce housing shortages, but here, when they create housing projects, they make it unaffordable for the common man, now they're talking about exploitative landlords.

The only thing they should do is to make sure agents do not charge above 10% for their commission and they need to make sure "agreement fees" are not charged cos that's illegal. They cannot regulate any other thing cos they're not the ones who bought building materials for the landlord.

Good2go1:
How is he ingrained and bitter, what he highlighted is not true?
Is it that you and your likes hate hearing true?

If you have ever built house in Lagos before you will understand his point

iwaeda:
https://punchng.com/lagos-slams-exploitative-landlords-vows-action-on-unjust-rent-hikes/

praise010:
The Government should remove Agbero on Lagos roads to reduce cost of transportation.

They should remove omonile wahala and reduce cost of building plans and permits.

Building in Lagos is way too expensive and it will be very very difficult if not impossible to regulate rent

iwaeda:
https://punchng.com/lagos-slams-exploitative-landlords-vows-action-on-unjust-rent-hikes/

santaclaws:
Hypocrisy is all I see here... In saner countries, they create council flats to reduce housing shortages, but here, when they create housing projects, they make it unaffordable for the common man, now they're talking about exploitative landlords.

The only thing they should do is to make sure agents do not charge above 10% for their commission and they need to make sure "agreement fees" are not charged cos that's illegal. They cannot regulate any other thing cos they're not the ones who bought building materials for the landlord.

helinues:
You are ingrained with bitterness. Not for a day you have ever displayed any form of joy on this forum. Always hating on the progress of Lagos state

He would still write the rubbish and still add smiling emojis when the whole bunkum is just so dry

anonimi:
Please what progress has there been in Lagos since 1999 for low cost housing, which is the general issue of this thread?

How does ebilokan's 26 years master plan of forever increasing IGR squeezed out of the people compare with what Jakande achieved in just four years in the housing sector for the masses as a progressive politician that he was? Would all this drama be necessary if APC did low cost houses instead of looting the people's commonwealth all these years?

geezyk:
You actually made sense with your submission. Only 10% of rent should be charged. Scrap agreement and caution fees. People really don't care about the rent, but against the free monies attached to it by agents.