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Stephen0mozzy:
Forget legal action jare. If ywant to stay in the house, just go and talk to him man to man.

That something is right, doesn't mean that the way we ask it is proper - you have said you "demanded", I hope you didn't use the same "attitude" that the word implied?

Anyways, while it's not right, landlords often see themselves as the Lord of the Land on which their house was built - this is a lesson, don't try to be a hero if you can't lead others to join you in doing compound thing.

If you even go to court, the landlord can say he gave you the quit notice because, having considered that the house not having light will be an inconvenience to you, he has decided to terminate your tenancy agreement so you can get a proper house that meets your demand.

Wisdom is always profitable to direct - Landlord wey hold beef with full street naim you think say intimidation by few tenants will faze? You guys could have asked for a general meeting with him and sweet talk him into paying the dues, even if it means contributing small small to assist.

Them nor dey scratch brokos the way e take itch.

This is nonsense.


Op avoid folks like this, it's the African mentality.

Juliearth:
You had no right to make such request of him. I take it that since this money was paid before your tenancy, you had zero contributions regarding that. A better approach would have been to approach him on the way forward and not ordering him around like your puppet.

Why would you say he had no right to demand such for a house he is paying rent??
Maybe the attitude n manner of approach might be off but he had every right to electricity.
Maybe what he shldve discussed with the landlord was a way forward rather than "demanding"

PlasmaTV:
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Naija fit una wella

I was disappointed she's got supporters and the dude before her.


It's the Nigerian slavery mentality. The house wasn't given for free, he paid for Rent.

If you calculate legal fees and other expenses, it is better to pay transformer money. Normally tenants also contribute.

Like some people said, beg the landlord but if he proves stubborn, you can take it legally. At least it will show you have tried to make peace.

Mistermoon:
Please, I need advice on what to do.
The community disconnected electricity supply to our compound because the landlord did not pay a community electrification due (money for transformer) that predates our tenancy and the landlord gave only me a quit notice with 30 days ultimatum because I was the only one brave enough to demand that he pays the due so that electricity can be restored to the house.

I want to take him up legally but I need guidance on how to go about it plus L do not personally know a lawyer.

transformer is not your property. Your only responsibility is to pay your monthly bill. So if MTN mass get issue, na una go fix am?

You were the only tenant that get mind …others are fools

If this were a sane place, I would have encouraged you to forge ahead but there is nothing sane about the environment that we live in. Good luck

Something similar happened to me and this was in an online space outside of Nigeria. Spoke up about an anomaly and was hastily removed as well.

Mistermoon:
Please, I need advice on what to do.
The community disconnected electricity supply to our compound because the landlord did not pay a community electrification due (money for transformer) that predates our tenancy and the landlord gave only me a quit notice with 30 days ultimatum because I was the only one brave enough to demand that he pays the due so that electricity can be restored to the house.

I want to take him up legally but I need guidance on how to go about it plus L do not personally know a lawyer.

It's the Duty of the DISCO covering your area to provide transformers, that communities task themselves to do it is for their own convenience, NOT A MUST, the alternative is waiting for the government agency responsible ie Rural electrification agency to get to their community
I as a landlord won't pay any shishi For any transformer
You thought you were brave and fighting for a right, you were wrong
You have no right to tell him to pay an illegal levy he doesn't want to pay

See comments.

No wonder politicians are having a filled day with the citizens.

A country of particular concern with docile citizens.

Mistermoon:
Please, I need advice on what to do.
The community disconnected electricity supply to our compound because the landlord did not pay a community electrification due (money for transformer) that predates our tenancy and the landlord gave only me a quit notice with 30 days ultimatum because I was the only one brave enough to demand that he pays the due so that electricity can be restored to the house.

I want to take him up legally but I need guidance on how to go about it plus L do not personally know a lawyer.

Since you want to take it up legally. You should go see a lawyer, and not come on social media to seek advice from people who know next to nothing about anything.

I am seriously not understanding the comments up here, are y'all slaves or just plain du#b?

How can you say it isn't within his right to ask his landlord to sort our the power issues?

Will you move into a house without power?

Do you know the significant cut it will take from the yearly rent if a landlord doesn't have power in his house?

How would you say he doesn't have the right?

My ex Landlord, before I moved in, there were a few finishings to do in the house, but after I paid, I became a noise maker for 1 full year cos the man refused to fix any of those things, after I complained for a few months, I simply stopped, as he wasn't answering me anymore, but before then, I dropped him a message saying the exact way he treated me is the exact way I will treat him when the time comes.

After 1 year, he came and sent me renewal papers, I simply replied him not to send me any renewal papers until he fixes every single thing in the house. He didn't respond for a month, then came back saying he will give me quit notice, I just called my lawyer friend and told him to write me a letter to the landlord with his chambers letterhead, and I was seriously willing to go to court, I forwarded it to the landlord, next week, I was receiving calls from different artisans asking about my availability so they can come and fix all the things he was meant to fix.

That was how we settled.

Urgent1Million:
Good to court jare.
Don't let anyone bully you for demanding your right.
Get a good lawyer. Pay him well and win the case.
Then landlord will pay the money to the community, come back and still give you a quit notice that he wants to use the apartment for something important and urgent.
An you'll get tf out.

You're not helping at all

Your Landlord reserves the right to evict you but even at that due process must be followed.
He needs to give you time as recommended by tenancy law for you to pay (in your current abode) and also look for another accommodation.
Are you a monthly, biannual or annual tenant?
Monthly will be 30days notice or less;
Biannual is 3months;
Annual tenants will be given 6months notice.
You will also pay for the period. It will not be free.
You have rights to electricity (but approach may matter too). There's nothing wrong in demanding your rights. If he is a troublesome person, you can get a Lawyer to give you more legal support.
There is oppression in Nigeria and we are the ones oppressing eachother.
Even you the complainant here can turn an oppressor tomorrow when you build your own house. It is in our DNA, it's all over the place but it is wrong!

Low budget verydarkman

Cutezt:
I am seriously not understanding the comments up here, are y'all slaves or just plain du#b?

How can you say it isn't within his right to ask his landlord to sort our the power issues?

Will you move into a house without power?

Do you know the significant cut it will take from the yearly rent if a landlord doesn't have power in his house?

How would you say he doesn't have the right?

My ex Landlord, before I moved in, there were a few finishings to do in the house, but after I paid, I became a noise maker for 1 full year cos the man refused to fix any of those things, after I complained for a few months, I simply stopped, as he wasn't answering me anymore, but before then, I dropped him a message saying the exact way he treated me is the exact way I will treat him when the time comes.

After 1 year, he came and sent me renewal papers, I simply replied him not to send me any renewal papers until he fixes every single thing in the house. He didn't respond for a month, then came back saying he will give me quit notice, I just called my lawyer friend and told him to write me a letter to the landlord with his chambers letterhead, and I was seriously willing to go to court, I forwarded it to the landlord, next week, I was receiving calls from different artisans asking about my availability so they can come and fix all the things he was meant to fix.

That was how we settled.

You see ehn..we have a defeated mentality. I'm disappointed and surprised by the level of cowardice shown on this thread..

We deserve the kind of leaders we have..

Mistermoon:
Please, I need advice on what to do.
The community disconnected electricity supply to our compound because the landlord did not pay a community electrification due (money for transformer) that predates our tenancy and the landlord gave only me a quit notice with 30 days ultimatum because I was the only one brave enough to demand that he pays the due so that electricity can be restored to the house.

I want to take him up legally but I need guidance on how to go about it plus L do not personally know a lawyer.

Community did not buy the power system when they were privatized. The private guys own the power system so community is wrong to be demanding money from you or anyone within that community.
This madness started in the days of NEPA(public ownership) when vandalization was best stopped by the community. Today the arrangment is different. Can anyone jam your GSM signal because you refuse contribute towards fixing of a GSM communication mast belonging to MTN or GLO? It makes no sense.

PlasmaTV:
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Naija fit una wella

I quite agree with you otherwise how could Citizens be buying Transformers when they aren't Share Holders in NEPA or Disco Companies?

Oga, I am sure you want to live long with peace of mind. He gave you quit notice, leave his house and go rent somewhere else.
Out of curiosity, are you an easterner?

YOU REALLY DEY COOL CAUSE BY NOW YOU SUPPOSED DON INÓ DOWN THE WHOLE HOUSE

The koko of the matter is that, you and your landlord don't have any business with transformer. So what are you going to do in court? 😂

The disco will even deny your community that they didn't ask anyone to contribute. Although we know that's the way to go to resolve transformer issues ASAP else y'all will be in darkness for months or years.

It's within landlord's or tenants right to contribute or not but you'll still face the consequences like being disconnected or evicted.

Go settle with your landlord and join your co-tenants to meet him halfway. Else, vámonos!

XY01:
You see ehn..we have a defeated mentality. I'm disappointed and surprised by the level of cowardice shown on this thread..

We deserve the kind of leaders we have..

It's crazy! I was looking at the monikers, wondering if they were paid agents or just one person writing down all those things with different monikers, cos it's surprising.

I should not ask a landlord to sort out the light issues he created ke? Isn't that madness?

Omo,we'll go to court, that money he doesn't want to use to pay the community, he will pay it in court, I don't mind spending too.

I hate injustice like mad, I once arrested a Sim card seller at Alaba because I went to buy Sim from her, she registered it and it refused to work for 1 whole week, and she stopped picking up my calls and was even rejecting them, basically blocked my number, and when I used another number to call her, she insulted me.

I went all the way from the island, to the mainland, took police, spent money and arrested the girl for 2 days. She spent 2 days at the police station because of Sim card of 1500, I happily spent over 30k at that time.

Only you carry wisdom of 100 people... that's greed .

Respect bro.

Stephen0mozzy:
Forget legal action jare. If ywant to stay in the house, just go and talk to him man to man.

That something is right, doesn't mean that the way we ask it is proper - you have said you "demanded", I hope you didn't use the same "attitude" that the word implied?

Anyways, while it's not right, landlords often see themselves as the Lord of the Land on which their house was built - this is a lesson, don't try to be a hero if you can't lead others to join you in doing compound thing.

If you even go to court, the landlord can say he gave you the quit notice because, having considered that the house not having light will be an inconvenience to you, he has decided to terminate your tenancy agreement so you can get a proper house that meets your demand.

Wisdom is always profitable to direct - Landlord wey hold beef with full street naim you think say intimidation by few tenants will faze? You guys could have asked for a general meeting with him and sweet talk him into paying the dues, even if it means contributing small small to assist.

Them nor dey scratch brokos the way e take itch.

Come and join us under the bridge!

Juliearth:
You had no right to make such request of him. I take it that since this money was paid before your tenancy, you had zero contributions regarding that. A better approach would have been to approach him on the way forward and not ordering him around like your puppet.

The landlord is depriving tenants of electricity yet you're saying he has no right, as far as they paid their rent in full, he is very much entitled to demand whatever he wishes.

You people will open your dirty mouth to insult your leaders if they didn't do the right thing, then expect your fellow citizens to kiss ass when it has to do with the common man.

You will not be doing bad thing if you take it up with him, but I hope you are really ready to pack out in the end.

Stephen0mozzy:
Forget legal action jare. If ywant to stay in the house, just go and talk to him man to man.

That something is right, doesn't mean that the way we ask it is proper - you have said you "demanded", I hope you didn't use the same "attitude" that the word implied?

Anyways, while it's not right, landlords often see themselves as the Lord of the Land on which their house was built - this is a lesson, don't try to be a hero if you can't lead others to join you in doing compound thing.

If you even go to court, the landlord can say he gave you the quit notice because, having considered that the house not having light will be an inconvenience to you, he has decided to terminate your tenancy agreement so you can get a proper house that meets your demand.

Wisdom is always profitable to direct - Landlord wey hold beef with full street naim you think say intimidation by few tenants will faze? You guys could have asked for a general meeting with him and sweet talk him into paying the dues, even if it means contributing small small to assist.

Them nor dey scratch brokos the way e take itch.

My Goodness, who are you sir?

What a wonderful piece of advise. Walahi, your statements are full of wisdom. I swear to Almighty God if I be OP I won't read any other advise again. This is more than enough! God bless you bro for the word of wisdom💯

Wisdom is your name I believe. Perfect advise so far......

Stephen0mozzy:
Forget legal action jare. If ywant to stay in the house, just go and talk to him man to man.

That something is right, doesn't mean that the way we ask it is proper - you have said you "demanded", I hope you didn't use the same "attitude" that the word implied?

Anyways, while it's not right, landlords often see themselves as the Lord of the Land on which their house was built - this is a lesson, don't try to be a hero if you can't lead others to join you in doing compound thing.

If you even go to court, the landlord can say he gave you the quit notice because, having considered that the house not having light will be an inconvenience to you, he has decided to terminate your tenancy agreement so you can get a proper house that meets your demand.

Wisdom is always profitable to direct - Landlord wey hold beef with full street naim you think say intimidation by few tenants will faze? You guys could have asked for a general meeting with him and sweet talk him into paying the dues, even if it means contributing small small to assist.

Them nor dey scratch brokos the way e take itch.

Yampotatocarrot:
The said issue came up before you moved in, yet na you carry am for head

Do you know the reason he didn't pay? Do you know whether he's also protesting the fact that community have to contribute money for transformer rather than PHCN handling that and the disconnection is his punishment for standing on his right?

Do you know how many times he has contributed because "someone stole fuse" from the transformer and every landlord had to pay?

- Where the landlord even agrees to pay, he is expected to share the money among all the tenants in the house... Do you know whether he tried doing so and the tenants refused, so he also kwechiri?

If you were wise, you would have known the following:
- It's actually illegal for PHCN to ask communities to contribute money for transformer, seeing it is PHCN's property. It's just like MTN asking your street to contribute money for the FibreX poles they're currently installing

- Atimes, such money is shared between few people in the community and some PHCN officials...

Your landlord might have been privy to this hence his refusal to pay, but you carry your bean-shaped head, forming local VeryDarkMan to stand for your right...

Abeg, go and apologise to him with one bottle of Rubies or look for another house

So many -0 IQ brain people on this forum

Because the landlord is having issues with the community, his tenants should face the brunt of not having electricity?

If the world bank influences the power that be to cut off trade routes for Nigeria because we are owing debts and refuse to pay, Nigerians shouldn't demand for their rights because the federal government have genuine reasons for not paying debts?

You deserve your leaders.

OnionBandit:


brave man. since you are brave enough to ask the right questions, you should be brave enough to search for the right house for maximum comfort

On a more serious note, you must have spoken to him in a manner that makes him feel you ll soon start instigating others against him in the compound. Black man no like disrespect from him tenants

The guy did more than what he said, like his uncle or brothers have once fight landlord and he wanted to replicate. He should remember that any court case is minimum of 2yrs before judgement.