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Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Prettychild(f): 6:14pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Though you owe him, the law abhors self help. Where do you reside? Hire a lawyer |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by koning: 6:15pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
dominique: It's obvious you are a landlady. I am a landlord too. Only a hungry landlord or lady builds a house with the sole aim of living off rent proceeds. Not in Nigeria. Using all the money you have to build a house for rent in Lagos, and hoping to live on rent returns is suicide. For me, only IDLE money should be invested in a property for rentage. You must have other sources of regular income. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by lilvicky68(m): 6:16pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
After staying for 8years and paying appropriately. You decided to spoil everything by owing and locking the place for 8months?? If this isn't wickedness I wonder what it is.. Maybe the landlord must have called you severally to come but you refused.. 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Ofadaman(m): 6:18pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Legally ,he doesn't have the right to break into your apartment, unless with a court order and issue of quit notice which should be about minimum of 6-12 months before eviction. Now, the issue is this, the money you'd use to go chase after him in this country is sufficient to get a new house and even get a new TV , trust me. That asides, one thing I've realized in dealing with landlords is that, you either go the route of force/unknown or the route of family/friends. My advise is to go with the former, in between or cowardice will land you in trouble. A landlord will not take the property of a violent and aggressive tenant or someone he sees as family. But if you show hints of weakness ,doesn't matter how long you stay with him he'd do you like trash . When dealing with people, especially for the very first time neve ever show any hint of weakness, you must be larger than life and unpredictable. Even though I pay my rent always, my landlord and caretaker know better to not mess with me, one way I've established tis is to be hot and cold.,e.g. breaking down the padlock outside the gate , next day I'm buying drinks for everyone in the compound , another day some muscular boys will pay me a visit ,then it's hot numerous chick and then I'm going to church and sharing Bible messages the other week. The month I refused to pay for PHCN bill no one asked questions, then other month I paid for everyone. You must be like a pennis, sometimes you're hard and next minute your soft |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Tokskob2008: 6:18pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Majority of the peeps that commented on the front are kind of slow and I'm very sure they don't know the position of the law in this matter. Except op has been giving a quit notice which he defaulted on and the court ordered this eviction then the landlord acted illegally. Op shouldn't have owed the landlord this much but then the landlord can't just simply break into the apartment and steal things the way he likes. Op some lawyers likes cases like this because enough money will be made from the landlord through the court of law. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by wirinet(m): 6:18pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
helpee: A landlord tried that shit with me a while back because I was owing just one month (I offered half the yearly rent). Because he was a retired officer, he brought boys to forcefully eject me. I just went to the police station and made a report about illegal eviction and damaging of property. Same day I got a restraining order against the landlord. He bribed the police and the police started taking his side Then we started the legal battle. After 6 months of legal tussle, he had to start begging. At the end I ask for one year free of rent to cover the damages. He and his lawyer gladly signed. I left after 9 months. 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by BarrElChapo(m): 6:19pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
BryanZino: He has absolutely no right to break your apartment no matter how much you owe him without an order of the court.. so you can take legal action but think about this 'the property he took will it cover for the eight months rent' ? That money you want to pay him maybe you can use it to pay for another apartment. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by helpee(m): 6:20pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
wirinet:You don't even understand. Your own landlord admitted doing it..This one denied it. They are two different things. NB- That he doesn't want further trouble doesn't mean you will win in court. Many times, it is cheaper to move on and settle out of court |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by AntiWailer: 6:21pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Don't forget your parent's Gold. This kind of trouble dey sweet me when I still get Landlord. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by FamTomx2(m): 6:25pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
helpee: Oga read and comprehend well before jumping into conclusion, Landlord went to Op's apartment and evicted his properties unlawful without court order, Op got a call from a concerned neighbor about the development, Op simply send his bro to check if it's true, Op bro met his brother's properties outside, and incidentally the landlord was close by watching without recording abi?? So tell me how landlord will indict Op brother without a video recording evidences when Op brother was actually doing the packings himself.. Landlord has no right of action to Op outside court order.. Op should sue the old fool. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by SURElee(f): 6:25pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
You have been away for 13months, you owe rent of 8months. And you lock up a landlord's house abi? Even if you have been away, in this day and age, payment can be made with a snap of transfer, isn't it? Oga, abeg you Jo get case. If you no wan stay house again, send your people to pack all your kaya and vacate the space make another tenant enter so land lord can be making his money. You can't look up a rented apartment, owe 8months and be talking till you show up, you will pay backlog. If na you be the landlord, na so you want run your own business enterprise? 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by dobnina(f): 6:26pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
BryanZino:Tenants like you are very heartless. Imagine oweing rent for 8months. You deserve what the landlord did to you. No advice for you. 3 Likes |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Canada2021: 6:30pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
BryanZino:irrespective of the fact that you are owing does not give him the effontery to break into your house. The law frowns at such acts. The law only permits him to eject you by an order of court executed through the court bailiffs.There are several lawyers that will be willing to handle your case pro bond and I can assure you that if you sue him for trespass you will win. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by folks4luv(f): 6:31pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
To forcefully evict a tenant without a court order is wrong on its own, to now break in to someone else's apartment in his absence is a bigger crime. It's ok to feel emotional and all, 8 months rent? Haba! But we are not in the jungle, there are laws and there are procedures which the landlord obviously ignored. Get a lawyer, sue the landlord or at least, negotiate the release of your properties he took. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by ENIGMATIC2023(m): 6:31pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Pay your rent by transfer and stop running your mouth here. 2 Likes |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by drealcivilceno(m): 6:31pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Simeony007: Oga go and read tenant law... This one na super story! |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by ENIGMATIC2023(m): 6:34pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
dominique: Don't mind the myopic hypocrite posting rubbish here to gather cheap sympathy from the jobless lazy youths here on Nairalnad. 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Longsleeve: 6:34pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
dobnina:The reason people struggle to build houses is for collection of rents.. I don't see any reason why someone will deliberately lock an apartment for 8months..it's just wickedness The landlord should've gotten some policemen involved before breaking it .at least to bare witness. 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by ENIGMATIC2023(m): 6:35pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
BryanZino: Legal advise kill you there idiot. Go and pay rent and stop disgracing yourself. 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by drealcivilceno(m): 6:36pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
naijainstinct: Which court after signing agreement letter stating the grace period you were given and you will also pay for the period of time you were there or they will auction your stuff. Please, you guys should go and read lago tenancy act again... You get mind to carry landlord go court. Chai! |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by mccoyelectric: 6:36pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
According to the law u v every ryt to sue his ass claim damages and claim u had 10million naira in ur bedroom which u we're saving ... He wil be compelled to pay up but make sure u don't build a house because nemesis will come looking for u .... And trust me it will Bleep u up badly ... Ur tenants will do worse ... So I advice u pay him and take ur property |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by helpee(m): 6:36pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
FamTomx2:You are the one that is not comprehending. That is the Op side of the story. Did anyone actually see the landlord breaking the door? You think the landlord didn't know it is illegal? The landlord denies it for Christ sake. You want the landlord to have video evidence? Why? He is not the accuser. The Op is the one that will provide video evidence of the landlord breaking his door. The landlord is saying the op's brother came to park the load...while the op is saying landlord broke his apartment. Both of them have reasons to do it. The OP may send his brother to pack his load to avoid paying the landlord accumulated rent while the landlord too could illegally break the door truly. So, it is the better lawyer with the better evidence that will win. Forget the sentiment of the op story. the landlord would have thought about it very well unless he is a fool 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by drealcivilceno(m): 6:37pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
mccoyelectric: Ogbeni, go to court! Abeg, when you owe your landlord you hear! |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Testimony1988(m): 6:39pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Sonicroyel:hmmmm. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by isax(m): 6:40pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Op tell us how much is the 8 month rent you owe him 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Angy55(f): 6:41pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Simeony007: Hhhmmmm. People are terrible Sha. Make the man get conscience nau. Na wa oo. Even though The real land owner did wrong. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by generalwo(m): 6:42pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Bros na WA for you o. I be Don deh vex dey break bottle on your behalf self but mehn... 8 months? Even if na 10k u dey send to the man each month, e for no break your door.... I suggest you pay the man and avoid any confrontations... What he did is wrong yes.... But his reactions were made necessary by your own actions.... Na money dey locked up for that house so...... |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by Testimony1988(m): 6:42pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
Its wrong for him to have broken your house even if you are owing him rent, both of you are guilty, I guess you and him are not that friendly. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by redcliff: 6:43pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
furcking broke nairalanders. after they would be arguing with you on your mention like they are even better than you. Make i reply my mention again...mschew. 1 Like |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by yomi007k(m): 6:44pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
bantamx: Na u dey rush to post nonsense. Use brain or borrow one before you post. |
Re: My Landlord Broke Into My Apartment When I Travelled by drealcivilceno(m): 6:45pm On Oct 15, 2021 |
wirinet: The only problem will 7days to send notice then grace period (papers). After which you will asked to pay for grace period. Oga go to police station.. And go and write. Shey na police go settle matter ni! Na court now. When you waste money for lawyer and court case. Then I will look for things to put on your head, so next time, you will know your place... |
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