bekpo:



My brother, there's nothing u can do about it. The law is what it is and not what u think it should b. The notice(6 months notice) is legal,however emotional u may feel, it doesn't change d position of d law. He should b thankful that d landlord is yet to served him d requisite notices-7 days notice, which I believe it's in d offing. That's d position of d law so it's legal.

at the bolded...using this words when obvious he's rent is not elapse is really annoying... So he should lick his ass cos he's staying in his house, please stop using those words
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Minjim:


What was the reason given in the quit notice?

she want to use her shop

Oyiboman69:
at the bolded...using this words when obvious he's rent is not elapse is really annoying... So he should lick his ass cos he's staying in his house, please stop using those words
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My dear, however emotional u may be, it doesn't change d position of d law. The landlord is merely trying to protect his property from unruly tenants.

pembisco:


one of the useless troublesome tenants spotted. you even have the guts to say the landlord's prayer now is for you to move out as if you contributed a dime when he was building the house. Nonsense

no mind the bastard, him never jam mad landlord na why him dey yarn dust. you never jam landlord wey go comot roof from your apartment.... na God go purnish you

[Now understood,your case is different from what we are looking into here like I stated earlier,unless the landlord did not follow the right procedures and in your own case, the landlord didn't.quote author=AFONJACOW post=99746892] ok this is what happened and why and how I lived in 3 storey building all alone for 2yrs without paying a dime, I lived on the 2nd floor and the double shop same building I used for my boutique , the former owner died and disputed sons sold it while our rents still up to 6months, the new owner didn't consult us to know if we are still interested to live there, he brought his quit notice, the tenants out of fear started panicking some vacate while I said I must finish my rent then he can give me extra 3 months to look for another place since he wanted to renovate it, the former landlord advised him to remove the front gate and some of the zinc , he did as they advised him , he did this while I was away in far away China for business, I got a call from my salesgirl that buglers came and entered my shop from the back because he removed the entrance door, the case was in the court with he served notice and I counter it , we were going to court once a month and my lawyer was my paddy me back in the days nah 042 , he assigned one of his hot headed Junior lawyer in his chamber to handle my case, my paddy keep delaying the case to frustrate my new landlord , back to what transpired, buglers stole few of my things I told my sale's rep to took some pictures and call police, they registered it , I filed another case that he brought some thugs to steal my goods worth millions (but nah only watch and few jeans worth 120k they took from my store) now we are no longer fighting for eviction nah case of stealing we dey fight for court once every month, the case lasted for 22 months , infact it still in the court because I finished my building and moved my important things from there and locked empty rooms and store.. he was the one even begging for us to settle out of Court, which we later did and my 120k paid, I no even pay my homie any dime for representing me in the court , nah the young lawyer I dash 5k few occasional times for taxi, no be anybody u go intimidate. And I am one of the few ppl on this earth , my fellow man can intimate so easily like that [/quote]

Some of you guys are funny sha. Quoting law and dragging case.

If it were me i would confirm that he doesnt want me in his house any more at the expiration of my rent. If he confirms it. I would ask why? And no matter the reason given, august 31st i am out.

Who has time to be dragging another mans property with him. House of the same cost full area.

Tokskob2008:
He has to refund you the balance before the quit notice can be effective, my landlord did exact same thing and we all ended up at the police station where he was told to refund my balance so the notice could be effective or re issue the quit notice when my rent is due. This is usually done by illiterate and greedy landlords, he gave me quit notice in July when my rent expiration was December last year this is March and I'm still there his only prayer now is for me to move out soon as he can't do anything.

If I should advise your landlord and tell him what to do the right way, I promise you that you won't last 3 months in that house. The police officers overstepped their bounds, this is not a police case.

xodyq:
Good morning guys. Is it right for my landlord to give me 6months quit notice (on 8th march) when my rent will be due in 6months time (31st August)??

The 6 months should start after the expiration of rent outside that dont agree for another arrangement. You can go to any citizen mediation office around your area. it's a government office meant to take care of cases like this and report the matter they will invite your landlord and settle it for you guys.

DO NOT ACCEPT IT, YOUR EVICTION NOTICE STARTS SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF YOUR RENT. YOUR LANDLORD NEVER JAM, IF HE JAM LAGOS TENANT HE GO SABI, NA HIM GO EVEN COME DE BEG YOU.

It's because of tenants like this that I made it compulsory to serve 6 month quit notice along with renewal notice so that at expiration of rent, the tenants already had 6 months to start looking for alternative living arrangements. After lease expires those who refuses to pay will receive their 7 days notice and on expiration of those 7 days, the court will grant the needed order to repossess the property. No time for radarada, I already budgeted the court costs into each yearly rent, I won't build house of over 60 million come dey follow tenant drag over 700k....ko le work!

xodyq:
Good morning guys. Is it right for my landlord to give me 6months quit notice (on 8th march) when my rent will be due in 6months time (31st August)??

Wetin carry you sef go dey fork your landlord pikin...is it right?

mfm04622:


Try that with a landlord that knows what he is doing and you will blame yourself! Go and ask a lawyer if you are entitled to live in somebody's house for free because he gave you quit notice!

Maybe at your place but in Lagos, it is a different ball game.

You have been given QUIT NOTICE.
And you are very lucky having six months ahead to prepare yourself and avoid more embarrassment.
Two things involve : (a) After expiration of six months, grace of additional three months may be given you. Earlier the better.
(b) Even after the above condition might have been exhausted, additional one month may also be added to you but avoid reaching the last stage or doom awaiting.

Bright2:
[Now understood,your case is different from what we are looking into here like I stated earlier,unless the landlord did not follow the right procedures and in your own case, the landlord didn't.quote author=AFONJACOW post=99746892] ok this is what happened and why and how I lived in 3 storey building all alone for 2yrs without paying a dime, I lived on the 2nd floor and the double shop same building I used for my boutique , the former owner died and disputed sons sold it while our rents still up to 6months, the new owner didn't consult us to know if we are still interested to live there, he brought his quit notice, the tenants out of fear started panicking some vacate while I said I must finish my rent then he can give me extra 3 months to look for another place since he wanted to renovate it, the former landlord advised him to remove the front gate and some of the zinc , he did as they advised him , he did this while I was away in far away China for business, I got a call from my salesgirl that buglers came and entered my shop from the back because he removed the entrance door, the case was in the court with he served notice and I counter it , we were going to court once a month and my lawyer was my paddy me back in the days nah 042 , he assigned one of his hot headed Junior lawyer in his chamber to handle my case, my paddy keep delaying the case to frustrate my new landlord , back to what transpired, buglers stole few of my things I told my sale's rep to took some pictures and call police, they registered it , I filed another case that he brought some thugs to steal my goods worth millions (but nah only watch and few jeans worth 120k they took from my store) now we are no longer fighting for eviction nah case of stealing we dey fight for court once every month, the case lasted for 22 months , infact it still in the court because I finished my building and moved my important things from there and locked empty rooms and store.. he was the one even begging for us to settle out of Court, which we later did and my 120k paid, I no even pay my homie any dime for representing me in the court , nah the young lawyer I dash 5k few occasional times for taxi, no be anybody u go intimidate. And I am one of the few ppl on this earth , my fellow man can intimate so easily like that

what goes around will come around. You continue with this mentality and you fall into a big law case will swallow you. The New landlord did absolutely wrong by not consulting with current tenant however, to lie and claim you loss millions is a mispresentation of facts. You're lucky you stay in an environment where there is no CCTV camera cuz you will have criminal record against you and your business.
I also feel like your comments are full of lies in itself. Just as you snap pictures and claim burglary so can your landlord claim you made it up and that you already moved out of the apartment when your quit notice elapsed.
Imagine they revisited this case in the future based on new evidences or if your salesgirl's testify against you in the future to confirm you mis represented the fact.
Again keep on with this sort of mentality till you get bleeped up.

Eagba:
please I want to know if a landlord can draw up a no contest agreement with a tenant that stipulates that the tenant/ a third party can't Sue him for forceful eviction on expiration of his rent after due notice.

Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question fully. On what grounds would the tenant /3rd party even be able to sue if there was "due notice" as you say?

If it's about the forceful eviction then the landlord really should not forcefully evict a tenant whose rent has expired and has been given the correct notice, he should use the machinery of the courts to evict the tenant and not take laws into his own hands. That would be self help and in such a case, the tenant should be able to sue for the appropriate reliefs regardless of any "no contest" agreement you may have signed. This is because you have a constitutional right to seek redress for wrongs done to you which overrides any other law, you are also entitled to approach the courts for the protection of your fundamental human rights.

Hope this helps.

wallay77:

Am pretty sure u v never use money to rent any apartment in ur entire life for spewing this rubbish...nonsense...quit notice when house rent never expire...who does that

my guy you feel intimidating your landlord is the best action? I know how to evict people like you that brings in police in landlord and tenant matter. You are just ignorant of the law or maybe you don’t understand the notice. Karma awaits us all las las.

Oyiboman69:
at the bolded...using this words when obvious he's rent is not elapse is really annoying... So he should lick his ass cos he's staying in his house, please stop using those words
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my guy no get am twisted oh! The wordings are very clear and unambiguous, you just need someone who understands the words or language. Or you will be the scapegoat soon

Tokskob2008:
He has to refund you the balance before the quit notice can be effective, my landlord did exact same thing and we all ended up at the police station where he was told to refund my balance so the notice could be effective or re issue the quit notice when my rent is due. This is usually done by illiterate and greedy landlords, he gave me quit notice in July when my rent expiration was December last year this is March and I'm still there his only prayer now is for me to move out soon as he can't do anything.

. You just wanted your data deceiving yourself. Get knowledge man before your properties will be auctioned soon before your very eyes

Ok

NoToPile:



Oya post a section of the law that says your rent must expire before you are given a 6 months notice.

And where in the law is it stated that it Must be a 6 months notice? Shey you know if the rent has expired he is only entitled to 7 days?

Now the OP has been given 6 months notice that his tenancy will not be renewed in order to find another accommodation before the 6 months end. Even if the notice is issued after his rent expired, he has to Pay for the time spent according to that same law you are misquoting.



Is it not the same LAGOS tenancy law we know.

The landlord is not wrong.

abbey621:
It's because of tenants like this that I made it compulsory to serve 6 month quit notice along with renewal notice so that at expiration of rent, the tenants already had 6 months to start looking for alternative living arrangements. After lease expires those who refuses to pay will receive their 7 days notice and on expiration of those 7 days, the court will grant the needed order to repossess the property. No time for radarada, I already budgeted the court costs into each yearly rent, I won't build house of over 60 million come dey follow tenant drag over 700k....ko le work!

Am telling you brother. While should i spend 60M building, only for to be messing my house up or not wanting to pay rent as at when due. Tenants don't know what it cost to build a decent house. When I was building last two years DEC a ton of 12mm was 175k it later rose to 195k in that DEC, now I heard its 270k, look at the difference. In one year, I spent close to 200k repairing the house. I have continuously spend money in maintaining the house to look decent because I don't want the house to look like barrack. The funny thing is a tenent would owe you rent, yet all him children go dey go school, you would never find out that his children was chased away from school because of not paying school fees, but you want to owe landlord, if the Govt wants things to be better, landlord should be able to kick tenants out after one week default payment of rent. Most tenants prefer to drink beer, repair there cars, change there cars, paint inside there apartment to paying rent. Some tenants is owing me 3 years rent in my house in ikorodu, this same people dey Bleep there wife for my house, all of them done born like two children each, yet them know pay rent. Tenants had kept 850k NEPA bill for me, I had to go buy prepaid meter, they are owing me ohh, yet I gave some tenants prepaid meter so that they would not use dept to kill me, some dont have light now for the past 5 months because i refuse to give them prepaid meter, them know park ohh, them dey enjoy free house. All tenants on Nairaland if you know what it cost to build a house, you would not come here and say bad things about landlords. Some of you would club, buy expensive cars, yet you don't want to pay rent, I drive a Camry 2.2 before I buy am self, people beg me, i was interested in securing the future of my family, now while will I be happy if my tenant refuse to pay my rent.

Deathisfree:
I hail Una wey dey live with landlord. I can’t try such again. Me and my last landlord ended in the police station. I beat the hell out of the idiot

OhiOfIhima:
Maybe at your place but in Lagos, it is a different ball game.

Quote the law that gave you the right to live in somebody's house for free because you were given quit notice!

Donchieli:
All this people saying refund the six month balance obviously don't knw the tribunal law, if your landlord gives you a quit notice within six months of your rent

He is within the context of the law

For those saying that it has to be after the expiration of your rent

Are you aware that you will pay for that six months grace you are giving and itz not free

The law simply stipulates six months notice
Which can be b4 d expiration of your rent or after and the after is still not free

Thank you

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9jaRealist:


Yes. He is not “evicting” you.
Neither is he terminating your lease for failure to pay rent.

He merely seems to be notifying you that he does not intend to renew/extend your tenancy upon the EXPIRATION of the current lease term. Personally, I think 6 months is more than reasonable enough notice (unless your lease agreement provides otherwise). If I were you, I would use the 6 months to start searching for a new place. Good luck.
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Daytonbale:


this is beautiful

Oh Thanks

It is a very proper notice and I'm sure the notice is issued by a competent lawyer.the end of the 6months notice should coincide with the last day of your rent.thats the position at common law but no more necessary .quit notice need not coincide with the end of the tenancy again.what more do u want after 6 months .just go find another house.the landlord doesn't want you as a tenant.use ur money and pack out.

xodyq:
Good morning guys. Is it right for my landlord to give me 6months quit notice (on 8th march) when my rent will be due in 6months time (31st August)??

Now, if this tenant starts looking for house now & finds a suitable house this month & decides to pack, will the landlord refund his balance 5 month's rent?

By right Ideally, the 6-month quit notice is supposed to start from the day his present rent expires, but the problem is that most tenants abscond with the rent arrears.

I advise the tenant to start looking for house now & if he finds a suitable house b4 the end of his current rent, the Landlord should refund the balance rent.

xodyq:
Good morning guys. Is it right for my landlord to give me 6months quit notice (on 8th march) when my rent will be due in 6months time (31st August)??

For a six months tenancy, a three months notice is the adequate amount while a one year tenancy requires six months notice. He gave you more than the required amount of time ahead.

In the notice, the lawyer gave you till August 31st even though the notice elapsed weeks ahead of the 31st. There should be no complaint there.

If the landlord had given you three months instead, he would have had to refund you three months along the line but since he only wanted you out at the end of your tenancy, he gave you as much as till the end of your tenancy. For one reason or the other, he just doesn't want you to renew afterwards. For starters, he has already involved the services of a lawyer he paid money to.

You may go to the local magistrate court close to you during the afternoon after cases have ended and ask for informal advice from one of the court clerks and they will tell you exactly what I just wrote. Any friend of yours in the law line can advice you as well. You were early informed, no need creating bad relations.

If on the other hand you wish to create issues with someone whose only sin was to accommodate you and wishes to use his investment for something else, this is how it will play out. You will be given another seven days notice and if after that you still play funny, you will be charged to court. If they can prove you were being stubborn and what other accusations against you, the judge will rule that you move out by a stipulated date, and pay any extra periods at the existing rate till the date you're asked to moved out. A strict judge would ask you to pay all the legal and service fees your landlord incurred over what should not have been a case at all.

In western countries, your name would then be placed on a list of troublesome tenants and future attempts to rent a place would be extra hard and extra expensive. Locally, things like this might block opportunities if the landlord knows where to send a copy of your court judgment to.

Is it worth the wahala?

Rent is not free, you have a date your tenancy ends, you are being asked to move by that date. Where is the problem? Choose wisely.

Wishing you well - Teemy

normac:


Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question fully. On what grounds would the tenant /3rd party even be able to sue if there was "due notice" as you say?

If it's about the forceful eviction then the landlord really should not forcefully evict a tenant whose rent has expired and has been given the correct notice, he should use the machinery of the courts to evict the tenant and not take laws into his own hands. That would be self help and in such a case, the tenant should be able to sue for the appropriate reliefs regardless of any "no contest" agreement you may have signed. This is because you have a constitutional right to seek redress for wrongs done to you which overrides any other law, you are also entitled to approach the courts for the protection of your fundamental human rights.

Hope this helps.

thanks a great deal. the tenant constitutional rights supercede any personal agreement I might sign with the tenant. so thanks. I was thinking our personal agreement comes before the state's constitution.

christopher123:
THE LAWYER THAT WROTE THIS TRASH ..HOW DID HE GRADUATE?


This is just an intimidation letter

True but how many lawyer are gainfully employed in a law firm or practising lawy?

handsomeyinka:

Dont worry.
The lord almighty will suprise you with your own house.Amen

Amen will not work the magic.

mfm04622:


Quote the law that gave you the right to live in somebody's house for free because you were given quit notice!

Many are just ignorant