Interesting debate going here. These are the kinda threads we should see on FP, not those celebrity nonsense.
By the way, pls whats the current cost of sewage evacuation? Anyone?

Call Lawma..

nepapole:
I greet all landlords and tenants in the house. Pls I need your opinion on whose responsibility it is, to empty or sort out the issue of filled up soak away/septic tank.

It should be the responsibility of the landlord. Unfortunately, Nigerian landlords are very corrupt and greedy, they're only after collection of money and rent increment. They leave all house maintenance to the tenants!

Below are landlord responsibilities;

- Maintenance of the building like cracks on walls, roof leaks, general electric circuit problems, flood water removal, cutting of grasses (if any) etc.
- Security, like making sure the gate (including providing the gate's key) and fence are secure. If there's a security guard, it's landlord's duty to employ and pay guard's salary.
- Borehole. If the rent includes borehole, then the landlord is responsible for its repairs and maintenance.
- If the building collapses, the landlord is fully responsible for the loss of life and destruction of property.

When looking for a place to rent, make sure you know all your responsibilities. And if you want to put a borehole, inform the landlord and arrange to deduct your expenses monthly until you recover your money, because you're not going to take the borehole with you when you leave.

Tenants, tenant, tenants
Why should landlord pack your poo?
Chai . This is common sense nau

nepapole:
I greet all landlords and tenants in the house. Pls I need your opinion on whose responsibility it is, to empty or sort out the issue of filled up soak away/septic tank.

Na who s**t pass go empty soak away. Its a function of use and time.

Those shouting it's the Landlord, I am sure you haven't bought Block and Cement before to be waiting for your Landlord to help you empty septic tank, when PHCN cut your light, also wait for him to come and reconnect it.

Elchappo:
Landlord follow una sh1t am

tenants could be funny oooo, why would a landlord pack tenants sh1t even those wey dey pay 20k per annum com sh1t 100k sh1t...

true talk

lekankolade:
KNOW YOUR RIGHT


In every lease, there is an implied warranty of habitability which requires the landlord to maintain the premises in a habitable condition by complying with local and state housing codes. When there is a breach of the implied warranty of habitability, the tenant notifies the landlord and the landlord is required to respond within a reasonable time by making the necessary repairs. When the landlord fails to respond within a reasonable time by making the necessary repairs, the tenant has the following options: The tenant can make the repairs and deduct the cost from the rent or the tenant can move out and terminate the obligation to pay rent for the balance of the term of the lease or if the tenant stays on the premises, the tenant can withhold rent and defend against eviction. Another alternative is for the tenant to sue the landlord for breach of the implied warranty of habitability. The septic tank backing up is a health and safety issue and therefore constitutes a breach of the implied warranty of habitability. It would also be advisable to contact the local housing code inspector who can pursue enforcement of the housing code and require the landlord to repair/replace the septic tank.

If you are lawyer I will strip you the right now. Which kaind place you go read your own law. Abeg pack well.
You will also encourage gullible people to dump their refuse outside their door and wait for the landlord to pack it out for them.
You will also tell them that the landlord will pay their nepa bill, feed them morning afternoon. And night.

Respect yourself here and don't deceive people here.
Small time naa you go tell them Na landlord go clean their nyash when they shit finish. And them go carry uncleaned they waka upandan waiting for the landlord to clean am for them.

Tenants move in and move out . so if move into a house and 1 month after you moved in you are asked to pay for evacuation of the septic tank you have barely even used
it means you are to pay for another persons waste

The simple truth is that its the landlords duty

lekankolade:
KNOW YOUR RIGHT


In every lease, there is an implied warranty of habitability which requires the landlord to maintain the premises in a habitable condition by complying with local and state housing codes. When there is a breach of the implied warranty of habitability, the tenant notifies the landlord and the landlord is required to respond within a reasonable time by making the necessary repairs. When the landlord fails to respond within a reasonable time by making the necessary repairs, the tenant has the following options: The tenant can make the repairs and deduct the cost from the rent or the tenant can move out and terminate the obligation to pay rent for the balance of the term of the lease or if the tenant stays on the premises, the tenant can withhold rent and defend against eviction. Another alternative is for the tenant to sue the landlord for breach of the implied warranty of habitability. The septic tank backing up is a health and safety issue and therefore constitutes a breach of the implied warranty of habitability. It would also be advisable to contact the local housing code inspector who can pursue enforcement of the housing code and require the landlord to repair/replace the septic tank.

I was really shocked by the series of comments that came before yours, most Nigerians don't know their rights and that is why oppression and intimidation endures. How can evacuation of soak away pit in a rented apartment be a tenant's responsibility?

paulibling:


If you are lawyer I will strip you the right now. Which kaind place you go read your own law. Abeg pack well.
You will also encourage gullible people to dump their refuse outside their door and wait for the landlord to pack it out for them.
You will also tell them that the landlord will pay their nepa bill, feed them morning afternoon. And night.

Respect yourself here and don't deceive people here.
Small time naa you go tell them Na landlord go clean their nyash when they shit finish. And them go carry uncleaned they waka upandan waiting for the landlord to clean am for them.

Oga he is right and you are wrong.

eddiebruk:
Those shouting it's the Landlord, I am sure you haven't bought Block and Cement before to be waiting for your Landlord to help you empty septic tank, when PHCN cut your light, also wait for him to come and reconnect it.

So you don't know that maintaining a rented apartment is a landlord's responsibility? May God bless you with a tenant that will teach you that.

Eleniyan15:
I WILL NEVER GIVE HOUSE TO AN IGBO MAN SOME OF THE THEY ARE DEVIL PLEASESSS IF YOU DO DONT LOOSE GUARD THEY AINT CULTURED

You have just succeeded in showing, on a public forum how tribalistic, immature and deluded you are. You left the topic under discussion to post this. You need to grow up or the world will leave you behind. You own a house? Good for you. Other people own houses too and do rent them to people not from their tribes. No tribe is perfect. We all have our flaws. When you travel, will you carry the house to where you are going to? When your children move to new locations, are they going to go with that your precious house? They will definitely live in houses built by others. Your purile, archaic and tribalistic way of thinking won't take you anyway. Enough said.

LANDLORD

Lexusgs430:


If the tenant fails to empty the septic tank and moves out. Would the landlord rent the property to a new tenant with a full septic tank ?

Well, all I can say is your intelligent question has solved this problem for good!

nepapole:

The landlord doesn't use the septic tank, so I feel it shud be the tenants responsibility.

it depends on the agreement signed before rent or lease, a tenant moved into our compound and not up to two weeks, the septic tank got filled. The landlord didn't ask him for any payment.
I personally feel this should be built into the rent as you don't pay to use the garage, why should you pay to use the septic tank.

Evacuation of filled septic tank is the sole responsibility of the landlords. A septic tank fills up in more than 6 years so if a tenant just moved in when the tank fills up, is he/she going to pay for the emptying? This is basically common reasoning but due to lack of understanding most Nigerians are gullible and Landlords prey on their ignorance.

septic..... that one nah english.... shalanga most be packed by the tenant because it is common sense,the tenant used it. .. if the land lord leaves in the premises ...they ALL contribute EQUALLY to evacuate the poo...lol.. simple!

nepapole:

The landlord actually stays in the compound but uses a separate tank. With this, is it still the landlord's responsibility?

Its not the land lords responsibility since he's got his own separate. The only thing the land lord is Obligated to provide is Running water. He no follow you sh!t , so you are responsible.

Na landlord shit am?

My brother is not what u feel, but what is obtainable in law.
it is the redponsibility of landlord to evacuate septic tanks, repairs any damage of his building. repaint the outside while tenants repair some minor damages inside & also paint inside. if the roof is leaking, is landlord that repair it.

na ur landlord dey use am b4

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

Well, all I can say is your intelligent question has solved this problem for good!

Thank you. When would you take me for a ride, cowboy?

It is the Landlord responsibility to empty the Septic Tank, because there must have been tenants before the present one. And it takes years for Septic tank to fill up.
But in Nigeria Landlords take advantage of their tenants except the tenants know where they stand

It depends,If it is shared soak away by both landlord and tenants then it's fair that the cost of evacuation is also shared between landlord and tenants in a ratio of number of occupants.However if the soak away pit is exclusively used bY the tenants then in that case the tenants should bear the cost of evacuating the pit.

lekankolade:

Bro, when it comes to landlord and tenant responsibility in a rented apartment, there are rules and function of both parties only if it's agreed upon to act otherwise....

Interior repair of a rented apartment is to be done by tenants while exterior repair is to be carried out by landlords...

Septic tank is to be evacuated by landlords but in the case of blockage caused by the tenants, it should be done by the tenant.... _Abinito_

I don't think so...if I could rembr vividly...all outgoing such as utility bills ie electricity bills water bills et al including septic evacuation should be d responsibility of d Tenant. .. even exterior repairs as a result of usage or wear nd tear shld be done by d tenants so long d repair is not a major one. I rest my case

Divide the bill evenly according to the number of flat.

Every occupant must pay accordingly.

So long the tenants do not pay a service charge annually then it is their duty to collectively evacuate the septic tank once full.

However there might be exemptions in cases where the landlord also utilises the facility or the tenant is in his first year of tenancy.

One thing I know for sure is that all the people saying it is the landlords duty are still tenants...
When you eventually have tenants you will have a story to tell

Nope... That would be the tenants' responsibility

nepapole:

The landlord actually stays in the compound but uses a separate tank. With this, is it still the landlord's responsibility?

Do you know how many tenants must have come and gone before the soak away get filled.... So I don't share your opinion. The landlord ought to have added the extra charges in a well structured cases.

feodan:
its d tenant, since it d tenant DAT uses it