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My experience at the moment..going through operations and intimidation. Reminding me of having my own.

Krak:
Different people with different ways: some use their pastors, alfas, babalawos or whatever. Just make sure to confirm it BEFORE you pay your rent so that you would know whether to avoid the house, neutralize any negative power found or just pack in if the coast is clear.

I actually learnt this the bitter way last year.

Wow!

not all landlords/landlady are wicked ooo.May we NOT jam MISFORTUNE TENANTS,..Somebody will dress nicely with him AKUBE SELECT clothes to rent your property. Behave responsible,talk nicely. U ask him how many pipu/family? He lied to u that it is only him,wife and 2 children. 4 weeks later,4 pipu don Turn to 10 in the 2 bedroom. U talk nah wahala.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

This last one eh 😂.. for compound with 12 landlords
Only your landlord fit renovate only your apartment.. paint your outside windows only out of the whole building to show that he or she dey very okay 😂

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

Jennyclay in disguise

Everything the OP has is right on the money apart from the living with the landlord part. Growing up we lived with our landlord, no issues.

Then were I lived formerly, the landlord was a perfect gentleman, everyone minds their business and he addresses issues as at when due.

I don’t have any problems living with my landlord, just respect yourself that’s all

kernniejay:
Also, avoid any house which it's landlord comes from any tribe or town that doesn't joke with money.

especially those people that don't play with juju they are evil. They have evil signs on the front of their house. You can never progress unless you have natural powers or spiritual powers. Avoid them especially in lagos.

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

not building a house yet does not mean the guy is broke.

you just sounded like a broken record my dear

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

I learnt this the hard way. A widow landlady who turned out to be a cunning viper.

JuanDeDios:
Lol. Any tips on how to investigate this?

stylishly ask people in the neighborhood how many people have lived in the house you wanted to rent, ask the reasons why they left, find out If they were facing financial set back before they packed out, you can also go to a genuine seer to ask about the house before you move in, if there are signs of strange unexplainable spiritual circumstances the last occupants faced, my brother ruuuuuuun.

If you rent in "scorpion" apartment you are a finished man, you will experience the worst financial drought in your life untill you pack out, sometimes you won't even have the money to rent a new apartment.

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

What if he becomes broke?
Will you hate him?

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

You have said it all.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

You're right!

Never rent a house inheritted by lazy children

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

with logistics money right?

My first house was with landlord and his family, they really show me shege pro max, I use head pack my loads

But am currently leaving in a house with a landlord now, everything was cool and fine.
Mind you the first landlord was my tribesman while the later was not even near my language.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

There's no such word as land lady, male and female house owners are referred to as landlord

Landlord dey profile tenant, Tenant too dey profile landlord.

Check if it's a Ghananian landlord....
Hahahahahaha

Sirseedorf:
My first house was with landlord and his family, they really show me shege pro max, I use head pack my loads

But am currently leaving in a house with a landlord now, everything was cool and fine.
Mind you the first landlord was my tribesman while the later was not even near my language.

How you take use head pack your loads boss?

NwaliE01:
I lived with my tenants until I moved after few years.
They loved having us around. There was no issue for once because I understood their rights and they tamed their excesses to an acceptable level.
I think if we're all humane, there would be no issue at all whether living in the same plot with landlord or not.
Treating other people's property as yours is the easiest way to curtail one's excesses which we all have.

What about the excesses of living out their youthful exuberance, being adults and discovering themselves.
They need freedom to explore.

Don't you also think, even in your goodwill, their airflow is still been restricted by your fatherly presence.

Before You rent...check the neighbourhood.
Proximity to the expressway/access road, market, hospital, police station...

ceejay80s:
There's no such word as land lady, male and female house owners are referred to as landlord

Slow down...
Don't run with this knowledge, and don't spread it any further.

Landlady is an existing word, to mean specifically female property owners.

However, landlord, property owner or lessor is gender neutral.


No be me get English language. Google or look it up.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

If I may ask, what's the problem with living in a compound your landlord lives in?

I asked because I'm a landlord, I built a duplex for myself and family in the front of the house and have two flats rented to tenants in the rear.

I'm barely in Nigeria, so the tenants are there to monitor the house while they live there while my unit stays locked while I and my family are away. Sometimes, I don't even come to Nigeria for two or three years in a row and don't want the house empty for that long, that's why I even allowed tenants in the first place.

Will my tenants hate me for eventually returning to live in my own house? I don't bother them at all, I don't even know them. The caretaker and lawyer are the ones that they deal with. I never increased their rents since they've been living there and always handle the maintenance without them contributing anything.

The only things they pay for aside rent is their own electricity bills and estate security bill, which I also pay for even though I don't live there. Their water is free - borehole and tanks needed were provided by me and cleaned at least twice a year with filters replaced with each cleaning.

So, why will they have a problem when I decide to come back to live in my house with them as my tenants? My duplex is in front, their flats are in the back. We don't disturb each other at all. So, why is the landlord's existence in his or her own house a problem?

MemoriesAndMe:
If I may ask, what's the problem with living in a compound your landlord lives in?

I asked because I'm a landlord, I built a duplex for myself and family in the front of the house and have two flats rented to tenants in the rear.

I'm barely in Nigeria, so the tenants are there to monitor the house while they live there while my unit stays locked while I and my family are away. Sometimes, I don't even come to Nigeria for two or three years in a row and don't want the house empty for that long, that's why I even allowed tenants in the first place.

Will my tenants hate me for eventually returning to live in my own house? I don't bother them at all, I don't even know them. The caretaker and lawyer are the ones that they deal with. I never increased their rents since they've been living there and always handle the maintenance without them contributing anything.

The only things they pay for aside rent is their own electricity bills and estate security bill, which I also pay for even though I don't live there. Their water is free - borehole and tanks needed were provided by me and cleaned at least twice a year with filters replaced with each cleaning.

So, why will they have a problem when I decide to come back to live in my house with them as my tenants? My duplex is in front, their flats are in the back. We don't disturb each other at all. So, why is the landlord's existence in his or her own house a problem?

. Most landlords here,tho not all of them,but majority especially the ones who lives in the same compound,are nothing to write home about. I don't want to say anything about my own personal experiences here,but they weren't funny experiences at all.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

By the time you check all these and avoid them how many houses are available for you to rent?

HRTOFAKNG:
Lolz! Una never see house una dey make choices, ebe like say this Nigeria never still clear una for eye😀😀😀😀😀😃😃😃😃

Don't mind them. What are they bringing to the landlord's table? Landlord this, landlord that yet when you ask them to leave they will start crying 😭 and calling everyone to beg landlord. Abegy.....bad tenants everywhere.

Sonnobax15:
. Most landlords here,tho not all of them,but majority especially the ones who lives in the same compound,are nothing to write home about. I don't want to say anything about my own personal experiences here,but they weren't funny experiences at all.

I wish you could at least share one or two of your experiences though so some landlords here in Nairaland can learn from their tenants too. No one is perfect -if someone doesn't let others know their mistakes, then everyone just assumes they are perfect.

Is your issue with rent increases? Sometimes it's actually justifiable though on the parts of the landlords. I'll explain based on my little experience.

I intend raising the rent for my tenants after their leases end in a couple of months. Not to spite them or not make things more difficult. It's all about reality here.

Their rents have been same since about 3 years they have lived in the property, it never crossed my mind to raise it at all. I don't depend on the rent money for anything. But as the landlord, I'm responsible for certain things the tenants don't have to worry about, which affects my pockets and not theirs.

The exterior of the house wasn't painted when they moved in, neither was the roads in the estate tarred. I painted the house with my funds without any demands from them.

Each landlord in the estate had to pay N600k towards tarring the road and additional funds towards the estate survey plan. I had to cough out all of that too without requesting anything from the tenants. The transformer in the estate went bad and all the landlords were asked to contribute to replace it which I did again out of pocket, no tenant was bothered.

Ordinary lock to the gate that only costs about N25k to replace broke and I just got a call from the caretaker yesterday that I need to send the funds. The tenants aren't willing to fix it with their own funds. The landlord isn't living there with them and the gate is for their protection.

Please tell me why their rents 3 years ago should be same this year.

kernniejay:
Also, avoid any house which it's landlord comes from any tribe or town that doesn't joke with money.

How come if I make any comment like this na straight ban??

BarrElChapo:
Everything the OP has is right on the money apart from the living with the landlord part. Growing up we lived with our landlord, no issues.

Then were I lived formerly, the landlord was a perfect gentleman, everyone minds their business and he addresses issues as at when due.

I don’t have any problems living with my landlord, just respect yourself that’s all

Sounds like me. My tenants love me but that's only because I allow them cheat me a little here and there and get away with small stuff. But in things that really matter they respect themselves

QuinQ:
How come if I make any comment like this na straight ban??

This shouldn't attract any ban, no tribe or town is named here.