udemzyudex:


Wait read your post again, let's assume the landlord didn't give him any quit notice, when will he pay the next rent? Is it not after his rent expires which is April?

It's people like you landlords push around and threatened with quit notice.

Like I said, unless he is willing to refund the rent for the remaining months so he will join it with money he has to rent another apartment, he has to stay there till his rent expires then use is 6 months.

You say he will floor the op in court? Funny, i just hope it doesn't get to that but if it doesn't, the landlord will cry.

Oboy, think na.
The 6 month notice is not free. The landlord gave him until June to park out. If he stays two extra months, he still has to pay.

as a yearly tenant you are entitled to six months notice and not two, after the expiration he will serve owners intention to recover premises which is called 7 days notice and you still don't park he will then file his claim together with writh, this is when the date for trial to commence will be taken.

Lilshorecords:
Guy pack comot. Shey na u build house for am?

I wonder oo! if he was my tenant, once i serve him Enough notice if he didn't move out, i will let him live for free, by the time he finally moves out i d have used him and his families for Rituals, steal their destinies.

Evangkatsoulis:


Oboy, think na.
The 6 month notice is not free. The landlord gave him until June to park out. If he stays two extra months, he still has to pay.

Ok sir

Your landlord has done nothing wrong, kindly find another accommodation soonest.

olaben16:
Good morning Nairalanders.
Please help a fellow with an advice this morning.

So, two weeks ago my landlord came to the compound, and said the caretaker who was handling the building for him was no longer in charge that they have parted ways.

Then we all complained of the state of affairs between tenants and how only some of us have been shouldering the responsibilities of repairs, and others are never contributing.

For the records, there are only four flats, two up and two down.

In his response, he said he was disappointed that we were not cooperating as neighbors.

Without proffering any solution, he left only for him to come this morning with quit notice for all for tenants.

That we should pack out two months after expiration of our various rent.

Now it should be noted that I have never owned him rent, and we pay yearly.

My current rent will expire April 30th 2019.

Now my question is this.

Is that how quit notices are served?

Is it right to give a tenant that pays yearly rent just two months to pack out?

I have never been involved with this landlord/tenant wahala, so don't know the best action to take.

Please legal people in the house, I need your advice.

Your advice will be very helpful in my next line of action.

God bless you all.


Help a brother by pushing it for me.

You have a good case, but go and consult your lawyer. No free thing again. Kilode, let your lawyer chop small from you nah

Magalan:
Since you are a good tenant, move on with your life.. serve him a letter in June 2019, move out in Dec 2019 or you can request for another 2mths legally, thats Feb 2020. dont argue or threaten, when he breaks into your apartment is when the real war starts. You charge him for robbery.

Some Landlords behave as if it's not this same country we are all in.

I know someone that quits his tenants under 3 months through magistrate court. Still don't understand how he does it but if that man is the Landlord's lawyer, omo start to dey pack o.

Dshocker:


You can leave in that house 2years without paying a dime.

Firstly he can't just evict you just like that,and secondly he has to serve you another (second) eviction letter, before your lawyers take it up from there.when you get to court room,your lawyer should be asking for 1year grace before you park out, that you have no money.
Definitely the judge will grant you as much as 6-8months grace before parking out,close to the expiration of that period,drag the landlord to court again and your lawyer will still plead to the judge that the country is hard,that you should be given sometime...The same judge will still grant you a grace of 3-6month.
Repeat it again during the expiration of that three month and the court will give you the last grace of 1month.


Mind you;during this period of grace, you should be able to secure another accommodation.
And if the landlord doesn't follow due process and trys to evict you forcefully,the court will penalize the landlord by allowing you stay in that house for 2years without paying.


Why am telling you this is just a measure to discipline your landlord...Follow this step and he will come begging for settlement...

Hahahaha.
So if don't have money you should stay in my house for free for a 8 months? Me wey be landlord, wetin I go take chop?

Most of the people talking here is not a landlord, so you guys dont know how a landlord thinks, now myself is a landlord, so i will explain certain points to the OP.

Now the Lagos State Law most people here are refering too, Lagos state law did not specifically say the 6 months quit Notice must start counting from the date your rent expires. Lagos state law is silent on that part. So what some landlord does is, while your rent remains 6 months, they will serve you a quit notice, so by the time your remaining 6 months rent expires, you are now at their mercy. Myself i gave some of my tenants 6 months quit notice last year, there rent expires last year November, but in all i gave them a full one year for them to get them selfs another apartment. I just recovered my house just last month November. I gave them one year because am human, i know its difficult for them to get house around to i felt inside my self that, instead of them renewing there rent with me, let them use that same money in getting another place.


Now OP, dont fight with your landlord except you know won build your own house tomorrow. Go and meet your landlord, explain that you are still confortatble staying in his house, and if he insist that you must pack out, tell him to give you time. The most important thing here is communication, always make sure you inform your landlord of how you searching for apartment, but you have not gotten any. Dont allow your landlord to be chasing you, asking you when are you parking out, him chasing you with calls would make him angry with you.

Regards.

Lordsocrates:
Aww mosh u wan pay for the legal advice ? #weytinLawyersDeyDoSef.


I no get time to advice you shaa, so make i do copy and paste from my reading bits.



A tenancy may be terminated by either the landlord or the tenant.
Where a tenancy that was entered into for a specific period (i.e. six months) comes to the end of the six month period, a notice of termination does not have to be issued.
If that period was 6 months or more and the tenant intends to continue in occupation, he/she must inform the landlord of that intention between one and three months before the six month period ends.
It is important to note that it is an offence to purport to serve an invalid notice of termination and then act in reliance on it in a way that adversely affects the interests of the person on whom it was served.
It is vitally important for the party who intends to terminate the lease to serve a valid notice on the other party.

2. The landlord must serve a valid notice of termination on the tenant
A valid notice of termination must be:
(a) in writing
(b) signed by the landlord or by his/her authorised agent
(c) specify the date of service
(d) where the tenancy has been more than 6 months state the reason for termination.
(e) specify the termination date, the tenant has 24 hours from this date to leave.
(f) state that any issue as to the validity of the notice or the right of the landlord to serve it must be referred to the Private Residential Tenancies Board within 28 days from the receipt of the notice.
(g) The notice may be served on the tenant in person, may be left at the rented property, or may be posted to the property. If it appears that the tenant is not in occupation, the notice may be served on the outside of the property.

3. Notice periods
Subject to the terms of the lease (tenancy) the notice period to terminate a tenant’s tenancy is determined by the duration of the tenancy as follows:
(a) Less than 6 months 28 days notice
(b) 6 or more months but less than 1 year 35 days notice
(c) 1 year or more but less than 2 years 42 days notice
(d) 2 years or more but less than 3 years 56 days notice
(e) 3 years or more but less than 4 years 84 days notice
(f) 4 or more years 112 days notice
4. Valid reasons for terminating a tenancy that has lasted more than 6 months and less than 4 years
Where a tenancy has lasted more than 6 months and less than 4 years, the landlord must state in the termination notice the reason the tenancy is being terminated and the termination will not be valid unless that reason relates to one of the following:
(a) the tenant has failed to comply with the obligations of the tenancy.
(Unless the termination is for serious anti-social behaviour the tenant must have been given an opportunity to rectify the matter and have failed to have done so for the termination to be valid.)
(b) the landlord intends to sell the property within the next 3 months.
(c ) the property is no longer suited to the needs of the occupying household.
(d) the landlord requires the dwelling for own or family member occupation.
(e) vacant possession is required for substantial refurbishment of the property.
(f) the landlord intends to change the use of the property.
In the cases of (d), (e) and (f) of the listed termination grounds, the termination notice must contain certain additional details as specified in the Act relating to the former tenant being given first refusal to resume the tenancy should the property become available for re-letting.

5. The tenant must serve a valid notice of termination on the landlord
A valid notice of termination must be:
(a) in writing
(b) signed by the tenant
(c) specify the date of service
(d) specify the termination date (the tenant has 24 hours from this date to leave
(e) state that any issue as to the validity of the notice or the right of the tenant to serve it must be referred to the Private Residential Tenancies Board within 28 days from the receipt of the notice.
(f) The notice may be served on the landlord or his/her agent in person, or may be left at or posted to the landlord/agent contact address.

6. Notice periods
Subject to the terms of the lease (tenancy) the notice period to terminate a landlord’s tenancy is determined by the duration of the tenancy as follows:
(a) Less than 6 months: 28 days notice.
(b) 6 or more months but less than 1 year: 35 days notice.
(c) 1 year or more but less than 2 years: 42 days notice.
(d) 2 years or more but less than 3 years: 56 days notice.
(e) 3 years or more but less than 4 years: 84 days notice.
(f) 4 or more years: 112 days notice.
(g)The tenant need not supply a reason for terminating the tenancy except where terminating for a breach of the landlord’s obligations or where the required notice period is only 7 days.
(h) Notice of termination of tenancy with multiple tenants
Where the tenancy is let to a number of tenants jointly, the notice of termination will be valid if it is signed by any one of the multiple tenants on behalf of all the tenants. The other tenants must be named in the notice. A purported notice is not valid if the other named tenants have not agreed to its service.
(i) Deemed termination of tenancy by tenant
A tenancy is deemed to have been terminated by the tenant where the tenant has vacated the dwelling without giving the required amount of notice and is in arrears of rent or vacates without any notice and is at least 28 days in arrears of rent.

7. Lesser Notice Periods by Landlords and Tenants
(a) Only 7 days notice need be given by a landlord to a tenant where the termination notice results from serious anti-social behaviour by the tenant or behaviour that is threatening to the fabric of the property or the property containing it.
(b) Only 7 days notice need be given by the tenant to the landlord where the reason for the termination is that the behaviour of the landlord poses an imminent danger of serious injury or death or danger to the fabric of the property or the property containing the property.
(c) Otherwise the normal notice period for terminating a tenancy by reason of non-compliance with tenancy obligations is 28 days for both landlords and tenants where the failure has been notified in writing and not remedied within a specified period.
(d) Where the breach of the tenant’s obligations is a failure to pay the amount of rent due, a termination notice may only be served following the written notification by the landlord to the tenant of the amount owing and the rent still being owed 14 days after that notification is received.
(e) Landlords and tenants are free to agree a lesser notice period than those specified in the Act. However, such an agreement may only be entered into at or after the time that one of the parties indicates to the other the intention to terminate the tenancy. It is not, for example, legal to agree to a shorter notice period at the time the tenancy is being first entered into.

8. Greater Notice Periods by Landlords and Tenants
Tenants and landlords are free to agree longer notice periods than those specified in the Act. However the maximum notice period that can be given by either party to terminate a tenancy where the notice is being issued during its first 6 months is 70 days.

9. Sub-tenants
(a) When a landlord is terminating a tenancy that is sub-let, the landlord must notify the head-tenant of any requirement to terminate the subtenancy. If so, the landlord must also serve the sub-tenant with a copy of the notice of termination.
(b) Where the landlord wishes the head-tenant to terminate the sub tenancy, the head-tenant must serve a notice of termination on the subtenant within 28 days of the head-tenant’s receipt of the notice of termination from the landlord.
(c) If the head-tenant intends to refer a dispute to the Board about the validity of the termination, the notice served on the sub-tenant must require the sub-tenant to inform the head-tenant within 10 days whether or not the sub-tenant also wishes to dispute the validity of the termination and the head-tenant may not refer the dispute until 15 days after the service of that notice on the sub-tenant.

10. Where the landlord does not require the head-tenant to terminate the sub-tenancy
(a) the head-tenant must notify the sub-tenant within 28 days of the contents of the termination notice received.
(b) the head-tenant must also notify the sub-tenant if he/she intends to refer a dispute about the validity of the notice to the Board and of the outcome of the dispute within 14 days of receipt of the Board’s determination order.
(c) If the termination of the head-tenancy is found to be valid, the sub-tenant would then become the tenant of the landlord.

Free legal service is not good here oh.

WritePal:








Op, when you see these kinds of comments above on these thread that offer no explanations for their shallow outburst (cos they know the truth, but will hide it), KNOW THEY ARE FELLOW LANDLORDS TOO, and only expressing their fears with their own tenants. Their fellow Shylock landlords are the ones clicking like and shares on the useless comments.

As long as you paid for rent (just as in any other commercial deal), the house belongs to you for the entire period of rent, NOT THE LANDLORD. So, don't let anyone come and bamboozle you.

Yes, don't make trouble, but don't give him an opportunity to intimidate you either. My simple input: Landlord-Tenant matter is a civil issue. He can't use force under any guise, except sanctioned by the court. So, don't be afraid of anything.

Talk to your lawyer about post-rent period legally accrued to you. Ignore the landlord. Ignore his fellows in the comments here. Let him go to court. Tell him you'll leave after 6 month of your rent expiration. Close the chapter. No argument. Move on.

What abt a senerio where a tenant is 3 months in arrears with his rent and still counting yet to meet up with his yearly obligations as regards paying rent.

udemzyudex:


Funny, Oga na you go pay for that 6 months, the 6 months grace given is for you use it and hustle and get out.

Why will I pay for the 6 months grace stipulated by the law?

Omo some landlords they use people anyhow ooo. Now I know why some landlords dey say them no dey agree take igbos again

Oga if you want to make case with your landlord you will stay 9 months + without paying shishi.

If to say i never get experience I for no argue but for wetin I know, me pay for the 6 months. I hear u.

Can you provide sources that says you have 6 months free as tenant?

rOsy247:
I doubt if it's legally right for such short notice

how months do what landlord to give ? 1 year ? 2 month from the day the your rent expires.....That's 6 months from now

INDUSTRIALFAN:
it's not a short notice. OP has 6 months notice already which is usually the standard. His rent expires in April 4 months time and landlord gave extra 2 months making 6 months. You think he didn't consult his lawyer for advice?

That's op. But what of those whose rent probably expires this month or January, and are expected to leave latest two months when theirs expire, is it also six months? The bottom line is he gives just two months after expiration of their individual rent which is against the legal six months, hence, my first post. My first post is based on the totality of the tenants not just op. Read op's post again

musa7m:
how months do what landlord to give ? 1 year ? 2 month from the day the your rent expires.....That's 6 months from now

olaben16:


Thanks, moving out is not really a big deal, but you know the logistics involved in moving to a new apartment in Lagos, unprepared?

Moving entails budgeting.

So giving me just 2months after my rent to sort it out is my major concern

What exactly are you saying, you have total of six months period. if you take it to court the landlord can claim any reasons for asking you to leave and the court still expects you to pay rent even when you are in court or when a judgement is serve which is usually to give you maximum of one month any outstanding rent will lead to seizure of your property.

Lordsocrates:
Aww mosh u wan pay for the legal advice ? #weytinLawyersDeyDoSef.


I no get time to advice you shaa, so make i do copy and paste from my reading bits.



A tenancy may be terminated by either the landlord or the tenant.
Where a tenancy that was entered into for a specific period (i.e. six months) comes to the end of the six month period, a notice of termination does not have to be issued.
If that period was 6 months or more and the tenant intends to continue in occupation, he/she must inform the landlord of that intention between one and three months before the six month period ends.
It is important to note that it is an offence to purport to serve an invalid notice of termination and then act in reliance on it in a way that adversely affects the interests of the person on whom it was served.
It is vitally important for the party who intends to terminate the lease to serve a valid notice on the other party.

2. The landlord must serve a valid notice of termination on the tenant
A valid notice of termination must be:
(a) in writing
(b) signed by the landlord or by his/her authorised agent
(c) specify the date of service
(d) where the tenancy has been more than 6 months state the reason for termination.
(e) specify the termination date, the tenant has 24 hours from this date to leave.
(f) state that any issue as to the validity of the notice or the right of the landlord to serve it must be referred to the Private Residential Tenancies Board within 28 days from the receipt of the notice.
(g) The notice may be served on the tenant in person, may be left at the rented property, or may be posted to the property. If it appears that the tenant is not in occupation, the notice may be served on the outside of the property.

3. Notice periods
Subject to the terms of the lease (tenancy) the notice period to terminate a tenant’s tenancy is determined by the duration of the tenancy as follows:
(a) Less than 6 months 28 days notice
(b) 6 or more months but less than 1 year 35 days notice
(c) 1 year or more but less than 2 years 42 days notice
(d) 2 years or more but less than 3 years 56 days notice
(e) 3 years or more but less than 4 years 84 days notice
(f) 4 or more years 112 days notice
4. Valid reasons for terminating a tenancy that has lasted more than 6 months and less than 4 years
Where a tenancy has lasted more than 6 months and less than 4 years, the landlord must state in the termination notice the reason the tenancy is being terminated and the termination will not be valid unless that reason relates to one of the following:
(a) the tenant has failed to comply with the obligations of the tenancy.
(Unless the termination is for serious anti-social behaviour the tenant must have been given an opportunity to rectify the matter and have failed to have done so for the termination to be valid.)
(b) the landlord intends to sell the property within the next 3 months.
(c ) the property is no longer suited to the needs of the occupying household.
(d) the landlord requires the dwelling for own or family member occupation.
(e) vacant possession is required for substantial refurbishment of the property.
(f) the landlord intends to change the use of the property.
In the cases of (d), (e) and (f) of the listed termination grounds, the termination notice must contain certain additional details as specified in the Act relating to the former tenant being given first refusal to resume the tenancy should the property become available for re-letting.

5. The tenant must serve a valid notice of termination on the landlord
A valid notice of termination must be:
(a) in writing
(b) signed by the tenant
(c) specify the date of service
(d) specify the termination date (the tenant has 24 hours from this date to leave
(e) state that any issue as to the validity of the notice or the right of the tenant to serve it must be referred to the Private Residential Tenancies Board within 28 days from the receipt of the notice.
(f) The notice may be served on the landlord or his/her agent in person, or may be left at or posted to the landlord/agent contact address.

6. Notice periods
Subject to the terms of the lease (tenancy) the notice period to terminate a landlord’s tenancy is determined by the duration of the tenancy as follows:
(a) Less than 6 months: 28 days notice.
(b) 6 or more months but less than 1 year: 35 days notice.
(c) 1 year or more but less than 2 years: 42 days notice.
(d) 2 years or more but less than 3 years: 56 days notice.
(e) 3 years or more but less than 4 years: 84 days notice.
(f) 4 or more years: 112 days notice.
(g)The tenant need not supply a reason for terminating the tenancy except where terminating for a breach of the landlord’s obligations or where the required notice period is only 7 days.
(h) Notice of termination of tenancy with multiple tenants
Where the tenancy is let to a number of tenants jointly, the notice of termination will be valid if it is signed by any one of the multiple tenants on behalf of all the tenants. The other tenants must be named in the notice. A purported notice is not valid if the other named tenants have not agreed to its service.
(i) Deemed termination of tenancy by tenant
A tenancy is deemed to have been terminated by the tenant where the tenant has vacated the dwelling without giving the required amount of notice and is in arrears of rent or vacates without any notice and is at least 28 days in arrears of rent.

7. Lesser Notice Periods by Landlords and Tenants
(a) Only 7 days notice need be given by a landlord to a tenant where the termination notice results from serious anti-social behaviour by the tenant or behaviour that is threatening to the fabric of the property or the property containing it.
(b) Only 7 days notice need be given by the tenant to the landlord where the reason for the termination is that the behaviour of the landlord poses an imminent danger of serious injury or death or danger to the fabric of the property or the property containing the property.
(c) Otherwise the normal notice period for terminating a tenancy by reason of non-compliance with tenancy obligations is 28 days for both landlords and tenants where the failure has been notified in writing and not remedied within a specified period.
(d) Where the breach of the tenant’s obligations is a failure to pay the amount of rent due, a termination notice may only be served following the written notification by the landlord to the tenant of the amount owing and the rent still being owed 14 days after that notification is received.
(e) Landlords and tenants are free to agree a lesser notice period than those specified in the Act. However, such an agreement may only be entered into at or after the time that one of the parties indicates to the other the intention to terminate the tenancy. It is not, for example, legal to agree to a shorter notice period at the time the tenancy is being first entered into.

8. Greater Notice Periods by Landlords and Tenants
Tenants and landlords are free to agree longer notice periods than those specified in the Act. However the maximum notice period that can be given by either party to terminate a tenancy where the notice is being issued during its first 6 months is 70 days.

9. Sub-tenants
(a) When a landlord is terminating a tenancy that is sub-let, the landlord must notify the head-tenant of any requirement to terminate the subtenancy. If so, the landlord must also serve the sub-tenant with a copy of the notice of termination.
(b) Where the landlord wishes the head-tenant to terminate the sub tenancy, the head-tenant must serve a notice of termination on the subtenant within 28 days of the head-tenant’s receipt of the notice of termination from the landlord.
(c) If the head-tenant intends to refer a dispute to the Board about the validity of the termination, the notice served on the sub-tenant must require the sub-tenant to inform the head-tenant within 10 days whether or not the sub-tenant also wishes to dispute the validity of the termination and the head-tenant may not refer the dispute until 15 days after the service of that notice on the sub-tenant.

10. Where the landlord does not require the head-tenant to terminate the sub-tenancy
(a) the head-tenant must notify the sub-tenant within 28 days of the contents of the termination notice received.
(b) the head-tenant must also notify the sub-tenant if he/she intends to refer a dispute about the validity of the notice to the Board and of the outcome of the dispute within 14 days of receipt of the Board’s determination order.
(c) If the termination of the head-tenancy is found to be valid, the sub-tenant would then become the tenant of the landlord.

I will like to know the sections backing all you have typed and what jurisdiction

Even u get 6months after ur rwnt expires. The 6months is not free.u will still pay

OP be very careful what you do.

The six month period is not rent free.

During that period you are expected to keep looking for a place but equally expected to pay you rent. No court or law will allow you live in a house free of charge.

IF you refuse to pay the landlord reserve the right to acquire you property in lieu of the rent.

Be guided.

udemzyudex:


Funny, Oga na you go pay for that 6 months, the 6 months grace given is for you use it and hustle and get out.

Why will I pay for the 6 months grace stipulated by the law?

Omo some landlords they use people anyhow ooo. Now I know why some landlords dey say them no dey agree take igbos again

Oga if you want to make case with your landlord you will stay 9 months + without paying shishi.

If to say i never get experience I for no argue but for wetin I know, me pay for the 6 months. I hear u.

6month grace free abi.nah u help d landlord build d house. Some tenants thinking 6months notice nah free to stay.

WarriAproko:
6month grace free abi.nah u help d landlord build d house. Some tenants thinking 6months notice nah free to stay.

Ok sir.

udemzyudex:
If he gives you quit notice asking you to evacuate within 2 months of expiry date, you too get a lawyer and serve him your own notice stating the law to him..


Some of this landlord always think they God and if you don't challenge them back they will always take you for a ride.

If you pay every 6 months, you're entitled to 3 months notice and if you pay every year, you're entitled to 6 months.

You just have to let him know with your notice too, so he will know he is not dealing with someone he can just push around.

your house rent expire by april and dem two month exact from day your rent expires to pick .....That 6 months from now

Evangkatsoulis:


Can you provide sources that says you have 6 months free as tenant?

From my own personal experience.

musa7m:
your house rent expire by april and dem two month exact from day your rent expires to pick .....That 6 months from now

Ok

olaben16:
Good morning Nairalanders.
Please help a fellow with an advice this morning.

So, two weeks ago my landlord came to the compound, and said the caretaker who was handling the building for him was no longer in charge that they have parted ways.

Then we all complained of the state of affairs between tenants and how only some of us have been shouldering the responsibilities of repairs, and others are never contributing.

For the records, there are only four flats, two up and two down.

In his response, he said he was disappointed that we were not cooperating as neighbors.

Without proffering any solution, he left only for him to come this morning with quit notice for all for tenants.

That we should pack out two months after expiration of our various rent.

Now it should be noted that I have never owned him rent, and we pay yearly.

My current rent will expire April 30th 2019.

Now my question is this.

Is that how quit notices are served?

Is it right to give a tenant that pays yearly rent just two months to pack out?

I have never been involved with this landlord/tenant wahala, so don't know the best action to take.

Please legal people in the house, I need your advice.

Your advice will be very helpful in my next line of action.

God bless you all.


Help a brother by pushing it for me.

Bros in my humble opinion that notice is valid. Its served 6months ahead. Your landlord is an intelligent man with an intelligent lawyer....

Being a yearly tenant whose tenancy has not expired, he ought to serve you notice nothing less than six months before expiration of your tenancy, anything lesser is illegal. However, I observed that the intention of your landlord by giving additional 2 months after expiration of your tenancy to stay put is perhaps, to make up the 6 months requirement of the law which cannot hold water. Maybe because your landlord is not a lawyer or he did not seek legal advice before taking his step, because ordinarily, he should have waited for you to use the unexpired term of your tenancy and then serve you just 7 days notice of owner's intention in line with Odutola v. Papersack Ltd.

Quit notice only come with 3 months free stay.


Since your rents expires April plus 3months that is July 2019. You have over 6months to look for an apartment. However if you want to dare the landlord by making case no you will pay Lawyer for whatever they will help you do. The money you will use to procure the services of a lawyer adds to it and look for somewhere else.


There was a landlord in Benin City who burnt his own house because the tenant are difficult, in which case both himself and his tenants suffered. Be careful.

Why are you bent on living there please pack.

rOsy247:


That's op. But what of those whose rent expires this month or January, and are expected to leave latest two months when theirs expire, is it also six months? The bottom line is he gives just two months after expiration of their individual rent which is against the legal six months, hence, my first post. My first post is based on the totality of the tenants not just op. Read op's post again

pls where did he say some people's rents re expiring next month? For all we know, the others might have more time left than the OP

If you need the help of a legal practitioner to assist you legally, I may be of help. Send a mail to ifedo13@gmail.com

tayo4ng:
just move your things out of his house simple

Keep kwayet n read comments..

MrPresident1:
Why do you pay yearly rent in Nigeria? That's criminal and fraudulent. In Nairobi, we pay monthly!

The law does not require yearly rental but based on the requirement of the landlord. It could be monthly, half-yearly, etc. That said, most landlords in Lagos collect yearly rent. If you do not like it, you build your own house or transport your load tk your village. Fsur deal

maasoap:


January to April can't be counted as notice Oga. Did he return the payment for that period? No

Why should the landlord return the rent? The 4 months or 6months notice period is not RENT-FREE!!!!