Starboytwo:
Good day all,

We have a tenant who has refused to pay rent since 2018, he only promised to pay and always defaults everytime...

What are the steps I need to take to get the rents or preferably reclaim the room he occupies?

There is a seemingly Big void as nobody takes any action since my Father passed (landlord) i.e, tenants civil enough do pay their rent to my eldest brother who lives far away but some like the tenants in question take advantage and do not like to pay...

Can I write a "Notice to Quit" and deliver it to him in person, or must I entrust a lawyer?

If I notify him about quitting the room, is he qualified for the 6 month the law prescribe...

I need tips on how to handle this situation...

Leezah:
@starboytwo Get a lawyer.. Please don't take laws into your hands, because the law tilts more in favour of tenants. get a lawyer to Give him quit notice if his a yearly tenant If the tenant is on yearly payment, it is 6 months notice that u'll give him and it will start counting frm d day you served him d notice irrespective of how many months he has not paid.

Once the quit notice has been filed validly for 6 months, any day over that 6 months notice means the tenant is holding over that property illegally and he no longer becomes a tenant but a tenant at sufferance and from there onward you dont need to issue him a quit notice again but an OWNERS INTENTION TO RECOVER PREMISES in 7 DAYS And from there onwards the tenant practically has no defence legally when the matter will be filed at the rent tribunal nearest to you.

Tops with all the adjournment within 3 to 5 months the court balliffs will personally come to serve them to eject them of the premises compulsorily.

or

If you don't want to contact a lawyer.
Let me give you a summary of what you should do .Serve him the statutory notices ie 7 days and one month,then file a suit for recovery of premises at the nearest magistrate court.

Once the case comes up tell the court you are handling the case yourself,enter witness box and tell the court what the man did and the order you are seeking from them.The bailiff will then enter the box and tell the court that he served the man but he didn't come .The court will then grant you the order you are seeking.You will take the judgement copy and go to the bailiff and pay them for policemen.

The policemen and the bailiffs will go to the man's house one early morning, break his house and pack all his properties to the court premises. I hope you learnt something today from this. Goodluck


or

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Leezah:
Meuxman
I am sorry I cant do pm just drop your mail

YorubaKinging:
Please, be merciful and give them more time to pay up

Do this for God's sake
It might be He will b merciful to you in the day of his anger
Which is very soon

nannyo:

Well done! You obviously have a legal mind.
An addendum:
The said property is alienated to his elder brother, that means, his elder brother is in the position to file or do whatever and not him. Remember the law of privity of contract.
meanwhile, I just created a blog for law students.
visit lawreach..com
https://lawreach..com/2020/03/my-journey.html?m=1

nannyo:

Well done! You obviously have a legal mind.
An addendum:
The said property is alienated to his elder brother, that means, his elder brother is in the position to file or do whatever and not him. Remember the law of privity of contract.
meanwhile, I just created a blog for law students.
visit lawreach..com
https://lawreach..com/2020/03/my-journey.html?m=1

Imarnuel08:
Disconnect their light and water for "repairs".
Then remove the roof for "renovation"

Leezah:
@starboytwo Get a lawyer.. Please don't take laws into your hands, because the law tilts more in favour of tenants. get a lawyer to Give him quit notice if his a yearly tenant If the tenant is on yearly payment, it is 6 months notice that u'll give him and it will start counting frm d day you served him d notice irrespective of how many months he has not paid.

Once the quit notice has been filed validly for 6 months, any day over that 6 months notice means the tenant is holding over that property illegally and he no longer becomes a tenant but a tenant at sufferance and from there onward you dont need to issue him a quit notice again but an OWNERS INTENTION TO RECOVER PREMISES in 7 DAYS And from there onwards the tenant practically has no defence legally when the matter will be filed at the rent tribunal nearest to you.

Tops with all the adjournment within 3 to 5 months the court balliffs will personally come to serve them to eject them of the premises compulsorily.

or

If you don't want to contact a lawyer.
Let me give you a summary of what you should do .Serve him the statutory notices ie 7 days and one month,then file a suit for recovery of premises at the nearest magistrate court.

Once the case comes up tell the court you are handling the case yourself,enter witness box and tell the court what the man did and the order you are seeking from them.The bailiff will then enter the box and tell the court that he served the man but he didn't come .The court will then grant you the order you are seeking.You will take the judgement copy and go to the bailiff and pay them for policemen.

The policemen and the bailiffs will go to the man's house one early morning, break his house and pack all his properties to the court premises. I hope you learnt something today from this. Goodluck


or

If you based in Lagos If its Lagos, go through the human right activist section or Mediation center of the State Government. They have many outlets in each local government in the state. They'll charge a fee of #8,000 and would handled the cases

NB: I cannot respond to DM so do well to mention me with your email. Thank you

chuksvoice:

Ori e wambe

Leezah:
Meaning?

chuksvoice:

Before I answer, may I ask what tribe are you?

Leezah:
It is immaterial to our discussion,

AssoJnr:
Where is your location? Its important because people from certain location are really difficult and dangerous to handle.
Back to the matter, I had the same issues with a tenant in 2017, I went to the Court and issued him 7 days notice which was served by the Court.
He came and pleaded to make a deal with me, I agreed and gave him some time to pay off, but before the time he packed out without my notice and left.
The court had to issue him another notice to payoff his debt or risk loosing his properties like his car and other valuables.
He got scared and started paying small small. Never mind, I made it clear by my action to the court guys that they have their cut in the money, that was how they were the ones mounting pressure on him until my money was recovered.
They seriously wanted seizing his belongings which I had to stop them.
So just try the court and see, if he's not a dubious person, hell get scared on seeing court papers

eagleeye2:

Get a lawyer ASAP and instruct the lawyer to serve him a Notice To Quit through the courts. It's a long process, but the earlier you start the better. Also have it in mind that it may drag on in court for a long time.

gassbee:
like how long can it take

chuksvoice:

It matters, because if you understood yoruba well you would have known what I meant.

gassbee:
since he had packed, where did u now find him to serve him another notice

NamelessOGBENI:

Pesin wey sabi.....

But Centino, is this the Katakata we are talking about or should we keep our fingers crossed.

SpecialAgent:


Never mixed business with familiarity. When it comes to money issues related to my income, even family knows I no send anybody talk less of others.


Seeing ur personality, you must be d nice guy type. Well, do this, annoy the hell out of him politely, anything & anywhere you see him, just ask about ur money, visit him constantly.


Where am based, I handle this sort of things for some people, I get to keep 10% of the rent, All the tenants pay on time, d grace period is only one week max!!, unless d owner of building pity you & increase. As for me, I just carry police to any idiot who tries to outsmart me, if you run & leave ur wife. Well, you will bail her for station after you pay me


Don't judge please, am also trying to survive

OcVoice:
Involve the services of a lawyer.
They will be served notice to quit

Leezah:
@starboytwo Get a lawyer.. Please don't take laws into your hands, because the law tilts more in favour of tenants. get a lawyer to Give him quit notice if his a yearly tenant If the tenant is on yearly payment, it is 6 months notice that u'll give him and it will start counting frm d day you served him d notice irrespective of how many months he has not paid.

Once the quit notice has been filed validly for 6 months, any day over that 6 months notice means the tenant is holding over that property illegally and he no longer becomes a tenant but a tenant at sufferance and from there onward you dont need to issue him a quit notice again but an OWNERS INTENTION TO RECOVER PREMISES in 7 DAYS And from there onwards the tenant practically has no defence legally when the matter will be filed at the rent tribunal nearest to you.

Tops with all the adjournment within 3 to 5 months the court balliffs will personally come to serve them to eject them of the premises compulsorily.

or

If you don't want to contact a lawyer.
Let me give you a summary of what you should do .Serve him the statutory notices ie 7 days and one month,then file a suit for recovery of premises at the nearest magistrate court.

Once the case comes up tell the court you are handling the case yourself,enter witness box and tell the court what the man did and the order you are seeking from them.The bailiff will then enter the box and tell the court that he served the man but he didn't come .The court will then grant you the order you are seeking.You will take the judgement copy and go to the bailiff and pay them for policemen.

The policemen and the bailiffs will go to the man's house one early morning, break his house and pack all his properties to the court premises. I hope you learnt something today from this. Goodluck


or

If you based in Lagos If its Lagos, go through the human right activist section or Mediation center of the State Government. They have many outlets in each local government in the state. They'll charge a fee of #8,000 and would handled the cases

NB: I cannot respond to DM so do well to mention me with your email. Thank you

HoliMaree:




This is helpful

Ashirioluwa:

princesskeji@yahoo.com

Leezah:
@starboytwo
LAWYER
Get a lawyer.. Please don't take laws into your hands, because the law tilts more in favour of tenants. get a lawyer to Give him quit notice if his a yearly tenant If the tenant is on yearly payment, it is 6 months notice that u'll give him and it will start counting frm d day you served him d notice irrespective of how many months he has not paid.

Once the quit notice has been filed validly for 6 months, any day over that 6 months notice means the tenant is holding over that property illegally and he no longer becomes a tenant but a tenant at sufferance and from there onward you dont need to issue him a quit notice again but an OWNERS INTENTION TO RECOVER PREMISES in 7 DAYS And from there onwards the tenant practically has no defence legally when the matter will be filed at the rent tribunal nearest to you.

Tops with all the adjournment within 3 to 5 months the court balliffs will personally come to serve them to eject them of the premises compulsorily.

or

DO IT YOURSELF (DIY)
If you don't want to contact a lawyer.
Let me give you a summary of what you should do .Serve him the statutory notices ie 7 days and one month,then file a suit for recovery of premises at the nearest magistrate court.

Once the case comes up tell the court you are handling the case yourself,enter witness box and tell the court what the man did and the order you are seeking from them.The bailiff will then enter the box and tell the court that he served the man but he didn't come .The court will then grant you the order you are seeking.You will take the judgement copy and go to the bailiff and pay them for policemen.

The policemen and the bailiffs will go to the man's house one early morning, break his house and pack all his properties to the court premises. I hope you learnt something today from this. Goodluck

or

GOVERNMENT
If you based in Lagos If its Lagos, go through the human right activist section or Mediation center of the State Government. They have many outlets in each local government in the state. They'll charge a fee of #8,000 and would handled the cases

or

STREETS
I don't encourage this any longer but its inevitable where a tenant things you must suffer after the initial suffer to build a house. Go to court, pay the clerk and officials and get a notice, paste on his door in his absent and snap then take notice off. Make some other person appear in court in his stead as a proxy tenant he transferred tenant ship to without your consent and get a verdict and evict him immediately as the unpreparedness will rock his life for ever. He can continue the fight from outside your house. The person that appeared is the person you have been seeing around the house and you don't know him. Simply put, he alone can provide that person.

NB: I cannot respond to DM so do well to mention me with your email. Thank you

QuinModah:

Starboytwo:
sup