It's a known fact that most people are not learned in terms of their legal rights as regard to tenancy, this has given some landlords(rent lawyers) the onus to act in such a reckless and unlawful ways toward their tenants without any fear of percussion. You can only defend your right when you know you have a right.

This are some unlawful acts often perpetrated by landlords towards their ignorant tenants:

1. Inadequate eviction: Locking out tenants, and physically throwing them of their property or assaulting him for his inability to pay rent at when due. Only the court can order and carry out the eviction of tenants, it's a legal wrong for a landlord or a rent lawyer to in anyway evict a tenants without an adequate court process. A tenant when unable to pay rent as at when due, is still a lawful tenant and must be treated with respect. A tenant who is inadequately evict due to inability to pay rent ,has a legal right to sue the landlord for damages.

2. Inadequate notice to quit: The duration of time for which the notice to quit will expire is determine by the kind of tenancy relationship existing between the tenant and it's landlord. The landlord has no right to quit the tenant anytime he likes .
* where the tenant pays monthly: the law requires that he is entitled to full one month notice.
* where the tenant pays every six months: he will be entitled to a full three months notice.
* where the tenant pays yearly: he will be entitled to six months notice.

Any notice short of the above stipulated notices is unlawful and gives the tenant right to sue for unlawful eviction.

3. Interference in the tenant privacy: The landlord has no right to walk into the tenant's apartment or make use of any of his property without an express permission from the tenant. The tenant is by law in exclusive possession and can sue his landlord for trespass if the landlord comes into his apartment without his permission. The landlord has no legal right to decide who visit his tenant unless the visitors constitute a nuisance to other tenants.

4. Inhabitable condition of the premises: it's an implied term of tenancy agreement that a landlord who let a building out must ensure that the building is in good condition. Where a tenant after paying rent, discovers that the house is not in a habitable condition, he has a legal right to sue the landlord for refund of rent and adequate compensate for the inconveniences he caused him. There are many cases where a tenant park into a house during the dry season, and when raining season comes, the house gets flooded, or the roof leaks or any other unbearable inconvenience .

5. Repairs of premises: The landlord has no right to compare his tenant to carry out all repairs in the premises. It's the duty of the landlord to carry out major (external and structural) repairs like damaged roof , cracked or collapse walls e.t.c . while the tenant carry out minors (interior)repairs like damage doors, window, sockets e.t.c


Note: However this tenancy right is sometimes varied by landlords in the agreement between them and their tenants , Where the tenant ignorantly waves any of his right in a Tenancy Agreement, he is bound by it. This is why you are advise to read and understand the Tenancy Agreement before you attest your signature on it.

Quite enlightening.

I have a problem with the 6months quit notice for 1 year payers.

lagos landlords need to read this, especially mainland landlords...

When uu just paid for ur house rent n Mr landlord says uu can't bring chics into his flat

Most tenants Don't know their rights in Nigeria. The summary of the process in eviction of a tenant from the landlords property is

1. Provision of a 6 month quit notice( applicable for a yearly tenant)

2. After that, if the tenant refuses to leave the premises, the landlord issues a 7 days Notice of owners intention to recover posession.

3. If the tenant refuses to leave, the landlord goes to court and issues a Writ for recovery of premises. This writ has to be served on the Tenant. The tenant thus has to go to court.


THIS PROCEDURE TAKES ALMOST A YEAR.

If any landlord does not follow this procedure he will be in trouble with the Law.

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How many of those babas care about these laws and get to see these?
They ll just throw one out and life will continue.
Berra abide by his own laws too as a tenant and if you are not cool with it, Find another house.

MY LANDLORD MY READ THIS

Qkay, @OP, here's my question:
For a tenant who pays yearly rent and is entitled to 6 months notice, at what time should the notice be served, and deemed legal?

Is it after his rent elapses and is due for renewal, or
Is it in between rents, i.e, say, about 6 months before his rent elapses?

I ask this because I know about someone who pays yearly rent, and halfway into his tenancy, he got a notice to quit from his landlord. He has about 6 more months before his next rent is due.
He doesn't default on his rent, pays up regularly. Is this right, or legal?
There was absolutely no reason given for the notice.

Lord help me, i don't want to remian a tenant for the rest of my life .

love is my religion.

OK INTROVERT

If u late u no go comment.
But if come early u go comment.. Onye apali

Okay

Godfullsam:
Lord help me, i don't want to remian a tenant for the rest of my life .

This is even better

Lagos landlord must read this















They will frustrate you till you park out yourself

Having the opotunity to build own house is the best even if na one room

nemo dat quod non albet

INTROVERT:
Quite enlightening.
I have a problem with the 6months quit notice for 1 year payers.

What problem do you have with that ?

u won tell ikwerri man that kind tin

What about a situation whereby the landlady refuse to pay Nepa bills, what can the tenants do in such situation ?

Issokay!

landlords and tenants are like cats and dogs

what is tenant?


Just curious

INTROVERT:
Quite enlightening.

I have a problem with the 6months quit notice for 1 year payers.

https://www.nairaland.com/2411260/looking-introvert-flog-leave-nairaland#35241958

INTROVERT:
Quite enlightening.

I have a problem with the 6months quit notice for 1 year payers.

There's no problem with it. You can give the notice in lieu. Meaning you can give the six months notice, six months before the expiry of the tenancy.

I agree with the OP its disheartening that instead of making g the public aware of stuff like this. other nonsense will be trending on Twitter. Information they say is Power....

Thanks Wisdomguy4u

I love this. Not all the Tenants knw their rights. Now I know my right as a tenant. God bless u

Lord make me my own lordland in jesus name amen

dat is y am scared to rent house, but I tink I hav any choice...plz I need a single rooom arund surulere or yaba..

ArchEnemy:
How many of those babas care about these laws and get to see these?
They ll just throw one out and life will continue.
Berra abide by his own laws too as a tenant and if you are not cool with it, Find another house.

If you observe carefully, you will see that those babas does not care about these laws only when dealing with illiterates and ignorant tenant, when they encounter an enlighten tenant, they trade with care. If not they might be made to pay damages for the rest of their life.