barakah:
Hello House,

Please I'm having issues with one side of my fence, it has collapsed thrice in four years.
Before I engage another bricklayer, I need ideas on what could be wrong.
What could be the root cause?

Meanwhile, on all the times the collapse occurred, it was during heavy downpour.
My suspicions are:-
1) Quality of blocks used
2) Method of reinforcement (pillar)
3) Foundation not deep enough or casting not well grounded
4) Topography and soil type

What's the best method of installing iron rods for pillar, is it best to nail the rods till they touch hard ground or bend the ends of the rods so they stand on hard ground or on cast?

Please I want to learn, help me save money and avoid continued wastage.

Note: The fence is on the 120 length of the plot and its about 11 coaches from ground level.

diordaves:


Seconded. Stamp Duty is NOT a requirement in Nigeria for a tenancy agreement to be admissible in court.

jabolo:


Stamp duty is required on (new) tenancy agreements in Nigeria.

Again, for the purpose of clarity, the 6 per cent stamp duty rate is not chargeable across the board. It is only chargeable on rent or lease agreement of above 21 years. If your rent or lease is between 7 and 21 years, the stamp duty rate is 3percent. And if you pay your rent monthly or yearly, that is less than 7 years, your stamp duty rate is 0.78 per cent.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/405368-tenants-not-to-pay-stamp-duty-charges-to-landlords-or-in-arrears-firs.html

It is a legal requirement. The fact many don't pay it means they are breaking the law. It's probably common to break the law in Nigeria.

The folly of not stamping documents (breaking the law) is only exposed when these documents are tendered in court and a judge can also take this view they are inadmissible if an opposition lawyer so argues. That is the risk you take.

Not sure where all the US reference was for in that other guy's response but it is not worth going on a long argument thing with this.

Good day.

barakah:


Please I want to learn, help me save money and avoid continued wastage.

Note: The fence is on the 120 length of the plot and its about 11 coaches from ground level.

Homextras:
Hi house, after roofing a house, please what is the next 3 to 4 steps to be embarked on, in good order of priority.

Thanks in advance for your kind answers.

diordaves:


Did you read the article you attached?

Stamp Duty is paid by the tenant as a form of tax. In the UK we call it Council Tax in this respect.

Stamp Duty is NOT paid by the landlord to perfect a rent agreement for the agreement to be admissible in court. The tenant pays HIS/HER Stamp Duty with the agreement as issued by the landlord.

Stamp Duty is NOT a requirement in Nigeria for a tenancy agreement to be admissible in court. It is important we understand these things.

UC92:
A Design Proposal for an Emerging School.

UC92:

Do a retaining wall for the foundation, then complete the fencing with block work.
Oga N3xt did something like that in one of his recent job.

GoodFaith:
Help
How good is the quality of Virony Tiles ?
40x40
What is the price of 40x40?

Badgers14:


Thanks for your response but I disagree with your submission.

Stamp Duty for a tenancy agreement is not a requirement in most western countries and I have rented spaces in a few of them.

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The word "agreement " means two people have agreed on an issue .

An agreement is legally binding if the two parties agreed on it by,
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Most judges don't like the word of mouth because it places a heavy burden on the court to determine who is telling the truth and who is stretching the truth. Offcourse since the case made it to court, there has been a disagreement and they come to court to seek redress.

diordaves:


Did you read the article you attached?

Stamp Duty is paid by the tenant as a form of tax. In the UK we call it Council Tax in this respect.

Stamp Duty is NOT paid by the landlord to perfect a rent agreement for the agreement to be admissible in court. The tenant pays HIS/HER Stamp Duty with the agreement as issued by the landlord.

Stamp Duty is NOT a requirement in Nigeria for a tenancy agreement to be admissible in court.
It is important we understand these things.

THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed landlords and property agents to charge six percent Stamp Duty on all tenancy and lease agreements.

The landlords/ property agents are to remit such collections to FIRS “so that they do not run foul of the Stamp Duty Act.”

The tax agency gave the directive through a statement on Wednesday by Director, Communications and Liaison Department Abdullahi Ahmad.

He said: “Property-related transactions like tenancy or lease agreement fall under the Ad Valorem category of the stamp duty which attracts six per cent duty payable in percentage of the total value or sum of the tenancy or lease,” Ahmad explained in the statement.

According to him, the burden of payment of the six per cent “lies on the beneficiary of the tenancy or lease agreement, whom the Stamp Duty Act identified as the tenant or renter.”

He added that “the responsibility of collection and remittance fall on the landlord or agent in charge of the property for lease or rent. The party making the payment shall have the obligation to account for the applicable stamp duties

Badgers14:


Thanks for that clarification..

I was taken aback when he said a tenancy agreement need stamp Duty before it could be an admissible evidence.

(Not that I will be shocked if a magistrate say that to be honest). Na 9ja we dey

But I was more interested in the specific text of the Law that requires that so I can read up and learn.. that's one of the reasons why we are all here, to learn and grow.

lastpage:


SIGHS!


Lastpage!

lastpage:


You are kind of confusing issues here.
My Post relates to Nigeria ONLY, not US, not UK.
Stamp Duty needs to be Paid on Rent or Lease Agreement, it is a requirement of the Govt of Nigeria.

Again, NOT ALL 'signed agreements' are legally binding and enforceable, despite being signed by the two parties involved, as you claim/
I wont go into any legalese but let me just give you an example we use in teaching:
Imagine two people "signed an agreement" between them, for one party to kill somebody, on behalf of a second party and that second party will paid the first party #200K. (All the elements of a Contract are fulfilled: Offer, Acceptance and Consideration)

Ordinarily, both parties have agreed, signed and executed the agreement but in Law, that agreement is INVALID, NULL and VOID and UNENFORCEABLE because the agreement is illegal from the onset (Killing is unlawful and an agreement to kill becomes unlawful, by extension).
The second party cannot sue the first party or seek redress, that the first party took his money and refused "performance", despite their "Signed Agreement".

bixton:
And may l add, Landlords should Stamp Duty their Tenancy Agreements, for it to be legally binding and Evidencial in court.
It is just 0.78 % of Value.
Not doing so can make a Judge refuse to accept your signed agreement as 'evidence' in Court, during an ejection hearing.

Lastpage!


Well done Sir....
I just found out that it's not entirely applicable in all the States of the federation because some States' National Assembly have not amended their stamp duty laws to effect such changes.

money121:

Tested ok
I recommend him

Badgers14:


Thanks. That's why I was curious on the state where he experienced that in court so I can do more research on it.

OAKGroup:

You want to plant them directly in the ground or you want the ones in flower pots?
Attached is a picture of palm plants
Very easy to maintain.

PAPAFEELERS:

Plant directly to the ground., atree/flower/plant called Christmas tree was suggested to me?

n3xt:
Sigh!

I can’t imagine myself struggling to build a house and still have to go through hell just to collect rents.

Well that’s just me. I’m not a fan of commercial lettings.

Jasobry:


Not a fan either. Build and sell. Move to next page.

Chekitaut:
Granite Price
Abeokuta
24hrs Quarry & Kobape Quarry sell @₦4900/ton
Others sell @₦4,100/ton

Ijebu Ode & Ibadan Quarry
Price range from ₦3700-₦3900/ton

N.B. Transportation cost excluded