ShoProperties:
I am Planning of Renting a new house in Lekki but to my best surprise after filling the Tenancy form and all , The lawyer asked me do undertaking that I will be the one to pay any form of tax incurred during my stay in the House Be it tenement rate , Land Use

I told him have never heard of such and he said then I’m not ready to take the house


Please enlighten me who is to Pay

Tenant Or Landlord

ShoProperties:
I am Planning of Renting a new house in Lekki but to my best surprise after filling the Tenancy form and all , The lawyer asked me do undertaking that I will be the one to pay any form of tax incurred during my stay in the House Be it tenement rate , Land Use

I told him have never heard of such and he said then I’m not ready to take the house


Please enlighten me who is to Pay

Tenant Or Landlord

very simple question its dey landlord , if u knw say the Hus go dey take given 1m every day without going out for work no prb u can go ahead Nd pay

magicminister:
Here’s my insight:

It depends on what you’re renting.
If you’re renting a an apartment (e.g 2 bedroom), then it is NOT your responsibility to pay any tenement rate, HOA and tax fees.

If you’re renting a whole house (a single property on a single land), then all the fees associated with the house falls on you

However, I have multiple properties that incurs millions in taxes every month. I average them out and just include it in the rent so that way, the tenant does not even know that they’re paying taxes.

So, if your landlord is making it clear that you’ll be paying taxes, then ensure that the rent is below market rent. That way, you know that taxes was not added to it already.

sholatem:
Tenement rate suppose to be paid by occupant of d apartment while land use charge is to be paid by landlord

ShoProperties:
I am Planning of Renting a new house in Lekki but to my best surprise after filling the Tenancy form and all , The lawyer asked me do undertaking that I will be the one to pay any form of tax incurred during my stay in the House Be it tenement rate , Land Use

I told him have never heard of such and he said then I’m not ready to take the house


Please enlighten me who is to Pay

Tenant Or Landlord

Jabioro:
Extortist lawyer..it non of your business.. purely landlord business..

allthingsgood:


This is not based on any law. Owner of property is responsible for taxes period.

suco01:


Go and read about land use charge before you comment

Jabioro:
So under the new land use charges it tenant duty to pay tenament ...You are not serious..I am a landlord..

flow26:
It's called land use charge and not land ownership or property ownership charge// or tax. Whoever is using the property at any point in time is responsible for the land use charge unless the landlord decides to take responsibility.

azpekuliar:
The Tenement rate is a tax on the occupation of property not the ownership of property. You may own a property and not live there, so the responsibility to pay the Tenement Rate then becomes that of the tenant. However, if the property is owner-occupied then the landlord/owner pays the Tenement Rate. The Tenement Rate is a critical source of revenue for Local Governments.

However in Lagos, the State Government usurped the powers of the LGAs to demand and collect Tenement Rates, by promulgating the Land Use Charge through it’s House of Assembly. So the Tenement rate, Ground rent and Neighborhood Improvement Charge were all fused together to become the Land Use Charge (to the chagrin of the LGAs) and landlords became primarily responsible for it’s payment, not tenants.

Now there are so many properties in Lagos that have not yet been enumerated or captured in the LUC database so they are currently not being assessed yet for LUC payment. Properties in this category are most likely still being assessed for the old Tenement Rate so the tenant(s) or whoever is in occupation is expected to still pay the rate to the coffers of their LGA office.

TechSpot:


occupier could either be the landlord or a tenant so write in clear terms.



land use act - Land owner
tenement rate - usually factored into rent in most cases. It is similar to how VAT is factored into purchases.

TechSpot:


occupier could either be the landlord or a tenant so write in clear terms.



land use act - Land owner
tenement rate - usually factored into rent in most cases. It is similar to how VAT is factored into purchases.

powerkey:
It's the landlord.

It's the owner of the property that pays for such.

Must you reside there? Go elsewhere man.

azpekuliar:
The Tenement rate is a tax on the occupation of property not the ownership of property. You may own a property and not live there, so the responsibility to pay the Tenement Rate then becomes that of the tenant. However, if the property is owner-occupied then the landlord/owner pays the Tenement Rate. The Tenement Rate is a critical source of revenue for Local Governments.

However in Lagos, the State Government usurped the powers of the LGAs to demand and collect Tenement Rates, by promulgating the Land Use Charge through it’s House of Assembly. So the Tenement rate, Ground rent and Neighborhood Improvement Charge were all fused together to become the Land Use Charge (to the chagrin of the LGAs) and landlords became primarily responsible for it’s payment, not tenants.

Now there are so many properties in Lagos that have not yet been enumerated or captured in the LUC database, so they are currently not being assessed yet for LUC payment. Properties in this category are most likely still being assessed for the old Tenement Rate, so tenant(s) or whoever is in occupation is still expected to pay the Tenement Rate into the coffers of their Local Government Area.

powerkey:
It's the landlord.

It's the owner of the property that pays for such.

Must you reside there? Go elsewhere man.

ShoProperties:
I am Planning of Renting a new house in Lekki but to my best surprise after filling the Tenancy form and all , The lawyer asked me do undertaking that I will be the one to pay any form of tax incurred during my stay in the House Be it tenement rate , Land Use

I told him have never heard of such and he said then I’m not ready to take the house


Please enlighten me who is to Pay

Tenant Or Landlord

ShoProperties:
I am Planning of Renting a new house in Lekki but to my best surprise after filling the Tenancy form and all , The lawyer asked me do undertaking that I will be the one to pay any form of tax incurred during my stay in the House Be it tenement rate , Land Use

I told him have never heard of such and he said then I’m not ready to take the house


Please enlighten me who is to Pay

Tenant Or Landlord