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Thats a good move, mean while Iranian president has declared that interaction with their current supreme leader is very difficult. Nigerian Iranians, how far ?, is he now a cardboard supreme leader ?

You are funny,Abia did their recruitment last year for teachers! Infact,they did 2 batches for teaching and 1 batch for non teaching staff.

anonimi:
Any idea why other states, especially the ones governed by communist LP and progressive APC will emulate Makinde in the employment of teachers to get more children into free public schools

marlow1962:
I always have this feeling right from time that landlords and agents works together.

It's just so unfortunate.

When I wanted to rent out my new apartment block in Owerri, an agent asked me to increase the rent more than the original price I wanted to rent it. I eventually discovered he did that so the agent fee he'll collect from any tenant he brings will also be higher.
I was shocked. I didn't agree to, though

This should be a law by the Nigerian Senate.

No Rental increment should exceed 25% of the present Annual Rent. And no Tenant's Rent should be increased in less than 4 years, after the last Increment, and except by a proof in Court of Competent Jurisdiction of Criminal Act by the Tenant, no Landlord has the Right to give undue and unfair Quit Notice to a Tenant less than 8 years of Tenancy, or the Landlord has to refund 2 full years of Rent to the Tenant.

Enough is Enough.

They can pass all the law they want it wouldn't change a damn thing! Prices of building materials hike everyday. In some areas landlord must pay some kinda extortionate levy to the community boys or shall i call them jobless thugs before fixing, renovating or building their house.

Some tenants ruin our properties without any care. However, what i do not like are agents, agents are the problem for tenants even for us too, to buy a piece of land agents would hike the price on top of the original price.

In portharcourt I paid 800k for a house of 2m.

essentialone:
This should be a law by the Nigerian Senate.

No Rental increment should exceed 25% of the present Annual Rent. And no Tenant's Rent should be increased in less than 4 years, after the last Increment, and except by a proof in Court of Competent Jurisdiction of Criminal Act by the Tenant, no Landlord has the Right to give undue and unfair Quit Notice to a Tenant less than 8 years of Tenancy, or the Landlord has to refund 2 full years of Rent to the Tenant.

Enough is Enough.

Eight years is unreasonable. Make it three years.

There are some tenants that are from pit of hell.

LordLicifer:
They can pass all the law they want it wouldn't change a damn thing! Prices of building materials hike everyday. In some areas landlord must pay some kinda extortionate levy to the community boys or shall i call them jobless thugs before fixing, renovating or building their house.

Some tenants ruin our properties without any care. However, what i do not like are agents, agents are the problem for tenants even for us too, to buy a piece of land agents would hike the price on top of the original price.

Landlord pay deve to area boys ke?

In my side, if such landlord is caught he will be arrested.

I assume you stay in Rivers or Edo State.

alanto:
This should be spread across Nigeria. House agents are devil's agents

There was a house just renovated in my area, renovated from face me and slap you to a room and parlor selfcon, next thing am hearing is rent 400k total package 700k, as how nah

TheStoriesOfMan:
Landlord pay deve to area boys ke?

In my side, if such landlord is caught he will be arrested.

I assume you stay in Rivers or Edo State.

I wish it is so here, i really wish.


Yes, here in Anambra i had to pay 150k to community boys before i could re roof one of my properties. If you refuse to pay they would demolish the roof or any repair or renovations you did without paying. Believe it or not i had to pay, buy drinks, give lots of other bribes just to renovate or repair my house. Police don't care, the law protects these thugs they come with guns, sticks beats and harrased my bricklayers and roofers, seize their tools and threatned to beat me too ..


To begin a foundation/build on a new plot of land they are demanding 2'million naira. 2 million before i can start to build on a new land not including all the other bribes.

LordLicifer:
I wish it is so here, i really wish.


Yes, here in Anambra i had to pay 150k to community boys before i could re roof one of my properties. If you refuse to pay they would demolish the roof or any repair or renovations you did without paying. Believe it or not i had to pay, buy drinks, give lots of other bribes just to renovate or repair my house. Police don't care, the law protects these thugs they come with guns, sticks beats and harrased my bricklayers and roofers, seize their tools and threatned to beat me too ..


To begin a foundation/build on a new plot of land they are demanding 2'million naira. 2 million before i can start to build on a new land not including all the other bribes.

Hold on. Is it a bought land or an inherited one?

If it is bought,I can understand. You should have seen the community chairman, bought drinks then pay small levies, you wouldn't have spent up to 150k. Even roofing level, just call the touts,buy one crate of mmanya then drop 30k for chairman. Case closed!

If it is inheritance, carry them to native court. They have no right to tax you of your inheritance.

I dealt with them when they wanted to tax me on my inherited land. I threatened them that I will report to the gods if the try nonsense with me. Them think say because I be ajebota I go fear them.

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/05/abia-assembly-passes-law-to-protect-tenants-from-landlords-house-agents

River State, over to you...

I know someone who just rented a house, he told me the landlord collected both agent, commission and caution fee by himself altogether. Landlords and Agents are the same thing only that the landlord stays behind the scenes while he gives the agents commands on what to do.

ruggedtimi:
One of the worst practices by landlords is that even when you find a house without going through an agent, they still demand you pay an agent’s fee.

Abia leads while other states follow
Abia is like a country on it's own
Abia Kwenu 💯👍👍

Create a law that provide landlord and tenants app. The govt official should be the AGENT and their charges should be fixed no matter the apartment and location, we have govt presence every were

LordLicifer:
They can pass all the law they want it wouldn't change a damn thing! Prices of building materials hike everyday. In some areas landlord must pay some kinda extortionate levy to the community boys or shall i call them jobless thugs before fixing, renovating or building their house.

Some tenants ruin our properties without any care. However, what i do not like are agents, agents are the problem for tenants even for us too, to buy a piece of land agents would hike the price on top of the original price.

Why are you talking like this, will this also apply to old houses that the rent is over the roof. Are the landlord renovating those houses every month. Do you know how people struggle to pay high rent. For once just have sympathy on people and dead this narrative abeg.

sameks08:
Wipe out this agent of a thing because they are the major cause of this nonsense. Some landlords are very good but this agent has corrupt their mind making them to place their house on a high side for them to collect much money. SCRAP AGENCY

That's not true, although you have your point but when you meet a landlord who does nothing except collecting his house to feed, then you'll know whats-upp

Commendable however, some wicked tenants with support of some Lawyers who will be giving them confidence may take advantage of good, easygoing landlords, adding manipulative tendencies to it.

Mrexcell:
Delta state needs this law badly yahoo boys has made house rents very expensive for legit earners.

I have a property in Asaba, tenants keep complaining about Yahoo boys jacking up rent and sending legitimate businessmen and residents into surburbs like Ogbolu and Igbuzo.

But I have never raised my rent for one day in the past 5 years. Abi na me dey do myself?

Lagos will rather enact a law that will allow them collect their own share from the dubious extortion and the law that will allow them demolish and confiscate the properties of non indigents.

Dalohad:
I have a property in Asaba, tenants keep complaining about Yahoo boys jacking up rent and sending legitimate businessmen and residents into surburbs like Ogbolu and Igbuzo.

But I have never raised my rent for one day in the past 5 years. Abi na me dey do myself?

No you are a good man that's rare to find these days.

Originalsly:
Hmmm .... the law "to protect tenants in the State from any exorbitant or wicked activities by landlords or agents. "

We need to chew on this. This is the law ... where does it say rent? If it does say exorbitant rent ... what is the yardstick to decide if a rent is exorbitant or not? Self contained ... N1M ... next door ... self contained .. N1. 5 M ... both same size ... but not condition... hkw does the court determine if the rent in either is exorbitant? If there are no standards or guidelines set by the system... then one cannot determine a rent is exorbitant. Why not pass laws governing agents? ... as in they must be registered... and laws regulating their fees ... as in up to 10% of one year's rent ... payable by the tenant... or by the landlords. If these are not addressed ... this new law is a waste of time ... cannot be enforced . Let's not talk about the "wickedness' part of the law ... how do you prove wickedness in court?.. man convicted of wickedness?... what's the sentencing guidelines for that?

Thank you ooh...i have been reading comments of bunch of emotional people who don't think objectively untili read yours. It is either the story is poorly written as many others or the so called law is poorly written by people eith zero knowledge of law who happened to be elected as lawmakers as you have pointed out.

I just tire for the educated-illiterates in this country or on this nairaland.

Except the government becomes agents and landlords there cannot be any law to regulate housing price that's government rent the house from landords and re-rent out to people.

As long as government cannot tell people how much to sell their goods and sevices in the capitalism we practice then they cannot tell landlords how much to rent their houses out.

People like China as it is but don't want communism and china could not have been as it is without communism system of government. Capitalism is anchored on exploitation or maximising of profit by individuals.

For example, a government agency freeze account of a state government clearly stealing money to campaign and everyone is shouting but in China a fire burnt a company and the owner was arrested and detained without any back and forth trial can that happen here in Nigeria?

EgbeAbali:
You are funny,Abia did their recruitment last year for teachers! Infact,they did 2 batches for teaching and 1 batch for non teaching staff.

Could you please provide details on numbers and the source for this information.

mrcrabs:
Why are you talking like this, will this also apply to old houses that the rent is over the roof. Are the landlord renovating those houses every month. Do you know how people struggle to pay high rent. For once just have sympathy on people and dead this narrative abeg.

It is how it is, even thise govament passing laws they charge us all kinds of fees, one levy after another, it doesn't matter if the house is old, they still needs to be kept upgraded, without renovations or refurbisments the houses would dilapidate. You are seen it from a wrong point, what about a plot of land that was 500k in 2024 but now is selling for 2.5 million? The same plot of land. Or the land that was 2million in 2022 but now is seling for 6milllon naira, the same bloody land! We landlorlds must buy these lands at these high prices, pay all the extortionate levies before even start building.


As i said, agents are the problem, agents make more money than us landlords.

Again, i repeat, some tenants ruin properties, owes huge rent and just up and leave one day without paying, some would drag us through the courts unercerssarily rather than just pack up and leave.

We seriously need such law in Lagos. Lagos landlords and developers are our problem

NIGERIAJAGAJAGA:
Federal government even need to make the law once and for all.

Browse about the employment of teachers in the only LP state, you will find out that makinde is behind self.

anonimi:
Any idea why other states, especially the ones governed by communist LP and progressive APC will emulate Makinde in the employment of teachers to get more children into free public schools

Who manages it?

Dalohad:
I have a property in Asaba, tenants keep complaining about Yahoo boys jacking up rent and sending legitimate businessmen and residents into surburbs like Ogbolu and Igbuzo.

But I have never raised my rent for one day in the past 5 years. Abi na me dey do myself?

psalmsjob:
Except the government becomes agents and landlords there cannot be any law to regulate housing price that's government rent the house from landords and re-rent out to people.

Not really ... they can control pricing to a certain extent. There are rent control laws ... which do not control how much you charge the tenant to move in ... but once in ... the regulation kicks in ... as in when the let's say one year lease is up and the tenant wants to renew the lease... the rent control board may have a cap on rent increase ... like 5% for one year renewal .... or 7% for two year renewal. In effect ... the kandlord cannot raise the rent more than that or he can be taken to court for charging exorbitant rent . Let's say the tenant was laying N1M ... the one year renewal he will not pay more than N1M 50K. Should the tenant not renew the lease .. moves out... then tells his workmate he moved and his flat is vacant ... the landlord can now fix rent at N2M or whatever he wants and it will be perfectly legal.... Athe courts have no way in that. If it's exorbitant... he just wouldn't find tenants .

This news report is not complete. Dies not say exactly what they law will do. Only says protect tenants and landlords. How.

We need details.

OgbeniOja1:
Browse about the employment of teachers in the only LP state, you will find out that makinde is behind self.

Are you asking me to do this because you don’t know what you are talking about

The new stealing trick now is called TOTAL PACKAGE

The best thing for the government to do is to create a platform (online website etc).. where landlords and tenants can meet themselves, bypassing the middle man.