₦airaland Forum

jaymichael:
You child of curse and perdition. Did you even click the link? did u read the article? I did not write the article, one of your brothers did (and that is his personal opinion).
My ethnic group is blessed beyond any curse.
We are more significant than wherever the cave in hell you came from.

You ethnic group is blessed and more significant . Yet! They are afraid to be on their own. Anyway Continue your lies, we are listening

Fadelex:
I can't remember Ironsi himself prosecuting Major Kaduna Nzeogu and his co-horts that carried out Jan 1st 1966 coup which killed Ahmadu Bello, tafawa balewa, ladoke akintola and so on. in the same coup that brought Ironsi to power.

Major Nzeogu was arrested and was in prison awaiting trial b4 Ironsi was murder.. Go read ur history and stop guessing

sukkot:
south east, how is ty danjuma still walking today, and not only is he still walking, he has commandeered an oil bloc in your region. where is your ' brave ' men at ? i guess there is none. yall only brave with the mouth

Keep fueling up the heat.. You and ur entire family will be the ones it will first consume. Mark my words

Olufemiolaolu:
Igbo started it in 1966 by killing Tafawa Balewa, Akintola & others ok. He who kill by d sword shall die by d sword ok. That karma 4 u

Kaduna Nzeogwu a Niger deltan who led the first coup is now an Igbo man. Tomorrow now u will come out again to say "Igbos are claiming Niger delta". Today, Niger delta and igbos are now same. Bloody hypocrites ! That's what u all are ... Keep deceiving urselves

I blame buhari for this

richidinho:
Our main problems today are

1. We are tired of boko haram killing 10, 30, 50, 150 and even 200

2. Fuel scarcity

3. Non payment of salary

He can sack everybody and employ Daura people I don't care.....let us start seeing that the government is working.

Slave mentality to the core...

Yet! We claim to be one Nigeria. A country filled with tribal distrust, fear and uncertainty toward each other. This same pple still chant one Nigeria

The Nigeria police is characterized by serious
violations of due process of law; this has tarnished
the image of the force in the mind of people. People
no longer trust the police in the protection of the
law, because the police themselves often do not
follow the law. This bad attitude of the police is
fueled by the fact that most citizens are ignorant of
their legal rights. You can only defend your right,
when you know you have a right. That's why you are
advise to always consult a lawyer.

Below are some legal wrongs often perpetrated by
Nigerian police:

1. Failure to inform a person of the ground of his/
her arrest: The law mandates the police to inform a
person being arrested of the reason(s) of his arrest,
except , where the person was arrested in the
process of committing the crime or where he
escaped from lawful custody.

2. Obtaining confession by the use of force: Under
the law, no body is to be subjected to torture or to
inhuman or degrading treatment. A confessional
statement can only be admissible in court if it is
voluntary. This means that a confessional statement
obtained by use of threat or use of actual violence to the body of the accused, will be inadmissible in
court.

3. Arresting a person for the crime of another: it is
legally wrong and unconstitutional for police to
arrest a person for the crime of another person, in
other to induce the perpetrator of the crime to
surrender, example: arresting a mother for an
offence committed by the son who is at large.
Criminal responsibility is not transferable.

4. Detention for more than two days: Under Nigerian law, the police has no power to detain an accused for more than two days. If it must be more than two days, it is the court and not the police that will determine that. Where the police fail to take a
detained suspect to the court within two days, the
law require that the suspect be released on bail
ASAP.

5. Excessive use of force during arrest: it is true that
the law permits the police to use force in certain
circumstance to effect an arrest. But the use and
nature of the force applied depends on the attitude
of the suspect being arrested. Where a suspect
display no sign of resistance, a police officer has no
power to affect his arrest by force. It will be unlawful if he does so.

6. Preventing the suspect from consulting a lawyer:
The law provides a person arrested the right to
remain silent until after consultation with a lawyer.
The Police knows that the presence of a lawyer will
help prevent an accused from making implicating
statements when questions are put on him, so they
often refuse suspects from calling their lawyer until
after interrogation. This is unlawful.

7. Charging suspects for bail: Bail means to obtain
the release of oneself or another by providing
security for future appearance. Money for bail
stands as a security to ensure that the person being
released must appear before the police at any given
time. Bail is free because this money paid to the
police as bail , are meant to be returned to the
person released after the conclusion of the
investigation.

You are advised to always contact a lawyer for legal
aids whenever you feel your right have been
infringed by the police. Only God and a good lawyer
can save you.

sandrajazmin:
Im igbo bu trust me i aint enjoyn ths biafra thingy.
Ewwwww it sucks aswear

Are you schooling in Ebsu? You look like someone I know

The Nigeria police is characterized by serious violations of due process of law; this has tarnished the image of the force in the mind of people. People no longer trust the police in the protection of the law, because the police themselves often do not follow the law. This bad attitude of the police is fueled by the fact that most citizens are ignorant of their legal rights. You can only defend your right, when you know you have a right. That's why you are advise to always consult a lawyer.

Below are some legal wrongs often perpetrated by Nigerian police:

1. Failure to inform a person of the ground of his/her arrest: The law mandates the police to inform a person being arrested of the reason(s) of his arrest, except , where the person was arrested in the process of committing the crime or where he escaped from lawful custody.

2. Obtaining confession by the use of force: Under the law, no body is to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment. A confessional statement can only be admissible in court if it is voluntary. This means that a confessional statement obtained by use of threat or use of actual violence to the body of the accused, will be inadmissible in court.

3. Arresting a person for the crime of another: it is legally wrong and unconstitutional for police to arrest a person for the crime of another person, in other to induce the perpetrator of the crime to surrender, example: arresting a mother for an offence committed by the son who is at large. Criminal responsibility is not transferable.

4. Detention for more than two days: Under Nigerian law, the police has no power to detain an accused for more than two days. If it must be more than two days, it is the court and not the police that will determine that. Where the police fail to take a detained suspect to the court within two days, the law require that the suspect be released on bail ASAP.

5. Excessive use of force during arrest: it is true that the law permits the police to use force in certain circumstance to effect an arrest. But the use and nature of the force applied depends on the attitude of the suspect being arrested. Where a suspect display no sign of resistance, a police officer has no power to affect his arrest by force. It will be unlawful if he does so.

6. Preventing the suspect from consulting a lawyer: The law provides a person arrested the right to remain silent until after consultation with a lawyer. The Police knows that the presence of a lawyer will help prevent an accused from making implicating statements when questions are put on him, so they often refuse suspects from calling their lawyer until after interrogation. This is unlawful.

7. Charging suspects for bail: Bail means to obtain the release of oneself or another by providing security for future appearance. Money for bail stands as a security to ensure that the person being released must appear before the police at any given time. Bail is free because this money paid to the police as bail , are meant to be returned to the person released after the conclusion of the investigation.


You are advised to always contact a lawyer for legal aids whenever you feel your right have been infringed by the police. Only God and a good lawyer can save you.

Thank God! Gov obiano has finally clear the waves.. The plan relocated of BH to anambra is indeed true.
This won't work.

cooljoy10:
Please I need urgent help!!!
I paid two years rent where am staying now and I have used 1year and two months out of the 24months I paid for. I just accommodated a church member for like 2months nd my landlady complained that my visitor did not flush the toilet well and locked the toilet and bathroom am entitled to for more than a month now; I reported her to lagos state Tenant/landlord mediators and she didn't show up. Now I have told her to return my 10months rent balance which she has not returned till date. Please how do I fight for my right and have my money back??
770077][/color]not returned. How do I fight[quouthor=wisdomguy4u post=35242510]It's a known fact that most people are not learned in terms of their legal rights as regard to tenancy, this has given some landlords(rent lawyers) the onus to act in such a reckless and unlawful ways toward their tenants without any fear of percussion. You can only defend your right when you know you have a right.

This are some unlawful acts often perpetrated by landlords towards their ignorant tenants:

1. Inadequate eviction: Locking out tenants, and physically throwing them of their property or assaulting him for his inability to pay rent at when due. Only the court can order and carry out the eviction of tenants, it's a legal wrong for a landlord or a rent lawyer to in anyway evict a tenants without an adequate court process. A tenant when unable to pay rent as at when due, is still a lawful tenant and must be treated with respect. A tenant who is inadequately evict due to inability to pay rent ,has a legal right to sue the landlord for damages.

2. Inadequate notice to quit: The duration of time for which the notice to quit will expire is determine by the kind of tenancy relationship existing between the tenant and it's landlord. The landlord has no right to quit the tenant anytime he likes .
* where the tenant pays monthly: the law requires that he is entitled to full one month notice.
* where the tenant pays every six months: he will be entitled to a full three months notice.
* where the tenant pays yearly: he will be entitled to six months notice.

Any notice short of the above stipulated notices is unlawful and gives the tenant right to sue for unlawful eviction.

3. Interference in the tenant privacy: The landlord has no right to walk into the tenant's apartment or make use of any of his property without an express permission from the tenant. The tenant is by law in exclusive possession and can sue his landlord for trespass if the landlord comes into his apartment without his permission. The landlord has no legal right to decide who visit his tenant unless the visitors constitute a nuisance to other tenants.

4. Inhabitable condition of the premises: it's an implied term of tenancy agreement that a landlord who let a building out must ensure that the building is in good condition. Where a tenant after paying rent, discovers that the house is not in a habitable condition, he has a legal right to sue the landlord for refund of rent and adequate compensate for the inconveniences he caused him. There are many cases where a tenant park into a house during the dry season, and when raining season comes, the house gets flooded, or the roof leaks or any other unbearable inconvenience .

5. Repairs of premises: The landlord has no right to compare his tenant to carry out all repairs in the premises. It's the duty of the landlord to carry out major (external and structural) repairs like damaged roof , cracked or collapse walls e.t.c . while the tenant carry out minors (interior)repairs like damage doors, window, sockets e.t.c


Note: However this tenancy right is sometimes varied by landlords in the agreement between them and their tenants , Where the tenant ignorantly waves any of his right in a Tenancy Agreement, he is bound by it. This is why you are advise to read and understand the Tenancy Agreement before you attest your signature on it.

Your landlord has no legal right to lock up your bathroom and toilet no matter what.. It's a landlord's legal obligation to ensure that the tenant enjoys the premises he paid for. If the landlord no longer wants you in his house, the right thing he ought to do is to issue you a notice to quit.

You have a good case against your landlord... You need a good lawyer

Pat4t5:
Please help me
I rented a flat (I paid for two years) and less than two months later I lost my landlord and am the only tenant in the building. The landlord family refused to maintain the building (no light, no access road, bad environment with grass growing tall around the building).
I made a very big mistake by making just written agreement with my late landlord without receipt.
Please can i make a case with my landlord family in court?

It's all depends on the content of the written agreement. If the agreement classify you as a tenant, then you have good case.

adadadon:
That is a different scenario, how about this you sign an agreement that someone should kill you. The person kills you, wake up from the dead and tell the police that you signed an agreement that you should be killed by so and so or show black on white expressing such.
different laws apply to different states. The lagos state tenancy law is different from the Ondo state tenancy law, if the lagos state tenancy law states that "any clause in any agreement, contracts or terms seeking to invalidate the provisions of this section" No black on white can nullify such phrase unless expressly stated in the tenancy law or constitution

The illustration you gave is impracticable, because any contract entered to which purpose is to carry out an unlawful act is invalid and unenforceable.

I believe you can willingly wave some of your rights when entering into a contract. Except where the law expressly states that such rights can't be waved by an express agreement

eagleeye2:
Maybe we should all talk to a property lawyer, I mean guys who have been in court for things like this. because I will like to "i stand corrected until proven otherwise".

You can willingly wave some of your rights when entering into a contract. And when you do such, you cannot later on claim such rights.

hahn:
My landlord gave me a quit notice this month citing the reason as being "long overdue renovation for which the materials are ready". I already paid my full year's rent in January and it's supposed to expire next year. What I really want to know is, is he supposed to return my rent ie from June till next year while I stay for the period of the 6 months quit notice or is the 6 months quit notice still part of my rent

I assume that from the moment he decided to give me the quit notice I'm no longer supposed to live under my rent but the duration of the quit notice.

When I asked him to give me my balance, he said that he will only give me on the condition that I leave on the same day or next of the refund

Notice to quit does not barr you from paying rent. You have no legal right to request from the landlord the refund of six months rent . The law does not in anyway protect a tenant who live freely in a landlord's house without the landlord's consent even if notice to quit has been issued

younglawya:
Your Landlord is correct. However, you can fight it in court

He has no case . The landlord is correct

anibo2:
Nah we didn't atleast I know what I signed.
Since the landlord died, the landlady feels she doesn't hv to pay Nepa bills and keep giving stupid excuses. We found out about this when they stopped collecting the money and it was assigned to and we found out we've been paying for her. We spoke to some Nepa officials and they said they can't interfare.

Then I suggest you guys should deduct her Nepa bill from the house rent. She has no legal ground to force you guys pay her Nepa bill

MaziOmenuko:
Am I still obligated to give 6months notice to a tenant who hasn't paid his rent for 6months now?

Is a tenant served a notice lawfully bound to pay rent during the duration of notice?

Most tenants believe they are not to pay rent once served a notice: and for the case of the tenant owing 6months rent, it means once served, he may decide to stay all thru the duration of the notice without paying: a total of 1 year!

A notice to quit does not barr a tenant from paying rent. Am application for rent recovery can be instituted against the tenant. If he still refuse to pay his rent, the court can give order for his properties to be ceased and auction for sale to recovery the rent debt

notttty:
Hmm pls I ve a case like this... My rent expired in April I asked the landlord to give me one month to take salary and complete the with the one I have and pay the rent. A week after we had this discussion the agent sent me a quit notice, being confidence of my ability to pay I ignored and two weeks later the landlord asked me to pay half so that it will enable me to look for another house which I comply and paid him 175k which is the supposed half think by November I will look for another house cos honestly I'm tired of the rules in the compound cos u can't come home past 10pm u will be locked out by the gateman and the dogs in the compound are very destructive as well.. They eat visitors shoes and can climb the burglary anytime to do one thing or the other.... So a week after I paid the half which is 175k I came back from the office and met a court notice on my door requesting I show up in court by July 6...at this point I lost it nd confront the landlord which he said he wants me out cos u threaten to kill his dogs but on the court notice he mention several lies including me not able to pay rent for the past year till date among few they mentioned there which futunately I have all my receipts and bank tellers of payment from the inception till date. Now am due to appear in court and I don't know how to go about it.. I need a lawyer and an advise.... I ve all the tellers of payment till this last one and audio recording of my calls with his agent and himself.. I think I ve enough evidence to pull tru... But my question is can u evict somebody that have an active rent.... Cos I'm confused...

You can't evict a tenant whose rent is yet to expire, except the tenant after several warnings continues to act in a manner likely the cause breach of peace, makes the house inhabitable for the rest of the tenants, or in anyway denouncing the landlordship of the landlord.

You have a good case, so you should contact a lawyer to help you

There is a legal ground to issue a court case against your landlord for issuing to you an inhabitable premises.


Contact a lawyer to help you

vimi:
Sir, iits wrong buh still happens.

Yes, that's why everyone should have a lawyer

BabaTony:
What if a tenant refuses to pay at the expiration of the rent? Is the landlord left in limbo? How can he recover his rent? Its not easy to build a house and expect people to live in free just because one wants to obey the law.

That's why we have the court. When application for debt recovery is filed against the said tenant, the court can recovery the expired rents whether by ceasing and selling some properties of the said tenant.

r33d:
How about the tenancy agreement? Some landlords in conjunction with their lawyer-agents do put in clauses in the agreement, that do not augur well with the unsuspecting tenants.

That's why tenants are advised to read the tenancy agreement carefully b4 you attest your acceptance signature.

eagleeye2:
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Please be advised that you can actually give a yearly or bi-yearly or quarterly or monthly tenant just a MONTHS NOTICE TO QUIT and you will not be contravening any tenanncy law.
How it works is that the Landlord will have to EXPRESSLY STATE IT IN THE TENANCY AGREEMENT that irrespective of how the tenant pays his rent, that the tenancy will be DETERMINED BY A MONTHS NOTICE. If a prospective tenant accepts and signs the tenancy agreement without any duress, then I see why a landlord cannot terminate such tenancy with a months notice.

Yes, I made reference to that on my last paragraph

whirlwind7:
Qkay, @OP, here's my question:
For a tenant who pays yearly rent and is entitled to 6 months notice, at what time should the notice be served, and deemed legal?

Is it after his rent elapses and is due for renewal, or
Is it in between rents, i.e, say, about 6 months before his rent elapses?

I ask this because I know about someone who pays yearly rent, and halfway into his tenancy, he got a notice to quit from his landlord. He has about 6 more months before his next rent is due.
He doesn't default on his rent, pays up regularly. Is this right, or legal?
There was absolutely no reason given for the notice.

The issuance of 6months notice to quit can be in lieu of the outstanding yet to expire rent. A landlord is not under obligation to give a tenant reasons for his notice to quit as long as he issued him a lawful notice. So the landlord's action is legal and within the law.

vimi:
When uu just paid for a house Mr landlord says uu can't bring chics into his flat

Landlord has no right to interfere in the tenants lawful privacy.

Ybnm4life:
This does not really happen in all cases especially if Baba Bolu be landlord and you rented the house without signing any document... Shey na baba Bolu wey no go school u go dey quote right for ni?

Ignorant of the law is not an excuse . Baba Bolu still never meet trouble tenant wey go sue him if he act unlawfully. Nobody is above the law

anibo2:
What about a situation whereby the landlady refuse to pay Nepa bills, what can the tenants do in such situation ?

The landlord is under obligation like every other tenants to pay taxes such as Nepa bill. In such case the tenants can complain to the authority in charge of Nepa bill , so that ur landlord's light will be disconnected.

But b4 u do anything ensure that you guys haven't ignorantly attest to pay for your landlord in the tenancy agreement .

ArchEnemy:
How many of those babas care about these laws and get to see these?
They ll just throw one out and life will continue.
Berra abide by his own laws too as a tenant and if you are not cool with it, Find another house.

If you observe carefully, you will see that those babas does not care about these laws only when dealing with illiterates and ignorant tenant, when they encounter an enlighten tenant, they trade with care. If not they might be made to pay damages for the rest of their life.

INTROVERT:
Quite enlightening.
I have a problem with the 6months quit notice for 1 year payers.

What problem do you have with that ?

It's a known fact that most people are not learned in terms of their legal rights as regard to tenancy, this has given some landlords(rent lawyers) the onus to act in such a reckless and unlawful ways toward their tenants without any fear of percussion. You can only defend your right when you know you have a right.

This are some unlawful acts often perpetrated by landlords towards their ignorant tenants:

1. Inadequate eviction: Locking out tenants, and physically throwing them of their property or assaulting him for his inability to pay rent at when due. Only the court can order and carry out the eviction of tenants, it's a legal wrong for a landlord or a rent lawyer to in anyway evict a tenants without an adequate court process. A tenant when unable to pay rent as at when due, is still a lawful tenant and must be treated with respect. A tenant who is inadequately evict due to inability to pay rent ,has a legal right to sue the landlord for damages.

2. Inadequate notice to quit: The duration of time for which the notice to quit will expire is determine by the kind of tenancy relationship existing between the tenant and it's landlord. The landlord has no right to quit the tenant anytime he likes .
* where the tenant pays monthly: the law requires that he is entitled to full one month notice.
* where the tenant pays every six months: he will be entitled to a full three months notice.
* where the tenant pays yearly: he will be entitled to six months notice.

Any notice short of the above stipulated notices is unlawful and gives the tenant right to sue for unlawful eviction.

3. Interference in the tenant privacy: The landlord has no right to walk into the tenant's apartment or make use of any of his property without an express permission from the tenant. The tenant is by law in exclusive possession and can sue his landlord for trespass if the landlord comes into his apartment without his permission. The landlord has no legal right to decide who visit his tenant unless the visitors constitute a nuisance to other tenants.

4. Inhabitable condition of the premises: it's an implied term of tenancy agreement that a landlord who let a building out must ensure that the building is in good condition. Where a tenant after paying rent, discovers that the house is not in a habitable condition, he has a legal right to sue the landlord for refund of rent and adequate compensate for the inconveniences he caused him. There are many cases where a tenant park into a house during the dry season, and when raining season comes, the house gets flooded, or the roof leaks or any other unbearable inconvenience .

5. Repairs of premises: The landlord has no right to compare his tenant to carry out all repairs in the premises. It's the duty of the landlord to carry out major (external and structural) repairs like damaged roof , cracked or collapse walls e.t.c . while the tenant carry out minors (interior)repairs like damage doors, window, sockets e.t.c


Note: However this tenancy right is sometimes varied by landlords in the agreement between them and their tenants , Where the tenant ignorantly waves any of his right in a Tenancy Agreement, he is bound by it. This is why you are advise to read and understand the Tenancy Agreement before you attest your signature on it.