It is the responsibility of the landlord to maintain his property and make his tenants enjoy their stay. Why will a tenant pay for the road repair when he will not stay their forever. The landlord can tell tenants they shud vacate their house at any time. Issues like dis are discussed at the landlord meetings because its their duties. They own dat community so they shud make it comfortable for their tenants. Tenants shud pay if its just a token and the landlord doesnt reside there.

The Landlord is required to put electricity in the house, the tenant is required to pay all electric bills.

The Landlord is required to ensure easy passage to the house, the tenant is required to keep the surroundings clean and neat.

TheAdvocate:


Government rates not community levies like this one

oga, rates are rates and can be inserted in the tenancy agreement to be paid by either the landlord or tenant.

The landlord.

oluagness:
1. we are planning to grade our street road. each house is to pay #5000. a building is occupied by a tenant, the tenant said his landlord is to pay the money.
who should be responsible for the payment?

2. Notting is working in our area, we have challenges on our transformer often and have to contribute for the maintenance. who should be responsible for this?

Landlord in both cases

celestialAgent:
what nonsense, will the tenant live there forever?

The tenant that is probably hustling hard to own a house, then you want him to spend on things that will favour him for a short time and favour the landlord on a long run..

It the job of the landlord apparently because he would not hesitate to increase the rent for the next tenant should the facilities be in place.

come to think of it, what if the tenant has no car?

I was reading the comments, Yours is the only one that made sense.



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uboma:




You have valid points.

for road linkages, the Landlords should bear the cost.

however on the issue of electricity, water and security, the Tenants can bear the total cost if the Landlord does not live within the premises.

Not true. Landlord should bear full cost of all installation. Tenants can only pay extra for upgrades of already existing infrastructure. Like if a tenant decides that he wants to install DSTV instead of the general cable TV installed by the landlord for tenants.
Or if they decide to install new remote control gate instead of the manual one installed by the landlord.
Tenants can However pay the fee after discussing with the land lord how they would get back their money. Mostly through a reduction or even cancellation of rent for a certain length of time.
Land lord should know that grading road and maintainance of the area helps boost the marketability of their property.
In naija, who has money, property, job, is always the one dictating how the rest should live. And we have been living that way for so long, we the people have embraced it as truth.

Gboliwe:
Both of them can split the cost. I was at one highbrow street the other day, looking for a house. So, the agent took me there. Fine houses, serene environment. I was excited until i learnt that most of the houses were unoccupied because that street has no light.

The transformer blew since August last year and most tenants felt NEPA demands were too much. As soon as they could, they moved away to another street/environment.

Now, the loss is on the landlords. Most tenants won't rent there.

Where is this?

AreaFada2:


Road grading is basically an annual thing. Done once the rains subside.
Transformer wahala is almost a monthly thing in many areas too. So they are hardly permanent in 9ja setting. Since the tenant's rent contract is not running out today or tomorrow, he has to pay. Remember the landlord is not govt either and has probably provided a borehole at his own cost.

But I for one will split the bill with the tenant. Because if I need to evict him he cannot be able to say he paid Road grading cost alone.

What about a tenant that's leaving in say 2 months time? What contribution is the landlord making for the community? But he can increase rent whenever he likes

we can so deceive ourselves for Africa.i ask dis in a situatiin whr a landlord lives alone in his haus n no tenant who pays?in a situation whr landlord builds n doesnt liv thr n no tenant in any of d houses who pays?am i to pay development levy for a landlord cos dts wt its cald in most places.n wrn d light is fixed i nw pay bills again?Dos levy is based on per house arrangmnt dts y even if thr r no tenants an its light issue d landlords place cnt b connectd til he pays.gud acces road n light determines d rent.

celestialAgent:
what nonsense, will the tenant live there forever?

The tenant that is probably hustling hard to own a house, then you want him to spend on things that will favour him for a short time and favour the landlord on a long run..

It the job of the landlord apparently because he would not hesitate to increase the rent for the next tenant should the facilities be in place.

come to think of it, what if the tenant has no car?

The graded road won't last forever as well since it is not tarred

Sometimes yr friend's that are mobile would complain of not coming to yr house cos of the bad road, who is losing?

A landlord might not reach his house within one year

The tenants should pay up for this

as long as u are paying the landlord for wer u are staying then know it that u are the temporary owner of the place so who ever that is occupyin that space should pay. If the landlord is living there with u then u guys split the bill

IMO, the landlord stand to gain more than the tenant in the road construction because it adds value to his property. The landlord of the last house we packed from added 100k to his rent just because the road that leads to the house got tarred, by the government o and he took advantage of it. Tenant can bear the burden of the transformer tho.

GodwyneDuke99:
Am Pretty sure you can't be hold to pay the cost of what a prostitute paid to treat herself because you slept with her thus you paid her for her service! Am not saying prostitution is proper or going for one but in like manner is the tennant and landlord! You pay to live in that house but not to pay for the regrading or road cost cause the land lord in qoute can quick notice you leave after you maintain his property just like how a prostitute can dump for another guy anytime! In one sense that does not mean you ain't gonna buy food or drinks perhaps stuff when you're with the prostitute before she redenders her service then leave likewise there are some minor things you can do while living in that rented house you live!
For those who are wise!

honorable chairman of olosho subscribers worldwide chapter, i hail o

I am a tenant living temporarily in ur house which I may leave anytime so for such contribution its the landlord.

Take for instance, you lodge in a hotel for like a week, then they ask you to pay to fill a damaged portion on their road. The landlord collects money and guarantee his tenants ease of living to an extent.

DTOBS:
If the landlord is living in the same building with them,he will also make contribution and all other tenants will also do but If he is not living in the place with them, then he has not obligation to join them in the payment...

only correct post

That is why there are tenancy agreements, it should state who is responsible for what.

Obviously this kind of amenity is supposed to be provided by the government. This country sha, citizens will provide water, provide light, provide security, now fix their own roads and we say we've got a government?!

bobogee007:

The graded road won't last forever as well since it is not tarred

Sometimes yr friend's that are mobile would complain of not coming to yr house cos of the bad road, who is losing?

A landlord might not reach his house within one year

The tenants should pay up for this

Ever heard of tenant association in a community? No! it is always landlord association, and it is their general duty to see to such situations when the government is not functional.

The tenant has no issue with that.

alt3r3g0:


The grading of the road will preserve the sole of their shoes

hehehehehe, u got me there

eph12:

What about a tenant that's leaving in say 2 months time? What contribution is the landlord making for the community? But he can increase rent whenever he likes

My dear, by the time you have built your house, maintained it & rent it out, you will understand it better. There are all manners of costs: roof defect, gate broken, tenants' kids smear walls, borehole pump defective, vigilante fee, etc.
A tenant left with over six months unpaid rent. He was allowed to pay 6 monthly instead of yearly because his family were same church members with relatives. He had to be evicted with a lawyer that cost nearly as much as the rent he did not pay. Double loss. Now how can such a person succeeded in building his own house? I don't even have to swear for him. That is reality out there. Many bad troublesome tenants. They'd rather engage in a legal battle instead of using the money to pay rent.

If he's leaving in two months & the road is graded next week, he will still have 1 month & 3 weeks to enjoy it. He can reasonably negotiate it with with his landlord. Landlord can then get part of it from the next tenant codedly.

uboma:




You have valid points.

for road linkages, the Landlords should bear the cost.

however on the issue of electricity, water and security, the Tenants can bear the total cost if the Landlord does not live within the premises.

well, you are right to some extent. but I disagree with the electricity part, it should be the duty of the landlord in cases where tenants pay landlords for maintenance.

[quote author=victme1 post=49956801][/quote]what happen to the maintenance fee paid to the landlord while paying the rent?

This is entirely the landlord's responsibility. Situations like this are discussed in landlords meeting, or have you ever heard of highly recognized Tenant association in a community?

checkengine:


Gbam! Nigerian mentality @ the bold text.

It's the fact bro. In a standard environment, tenants do pay landlords maintenance fee. so it's the landlord's responsibility…

I. Think it's the tenants responsibilities. However, if the Landlord take the bills, be sure that you will get a letter of rent increment which benefits the Landlord.

Whether the landlord stays in the house or not, the landlord is to be responsible for road grading because he is making money from the house and on the long run will increase his rent whether the existing tenant still lives in the house or not. But if it is electricity and the landlord is not living with the tenants, the tenants will be the one to suffer if they dont fix it, but if the landlord lives with them then they are to share the cost. MY OPINION THOUGH

celestialAgent:
what nonsense, will the tenant live there forever?

The tenant that is probably hustling hard to own a house, then you want him to spend on things that will favour him for a short time and favour the landlord on a long run..

It the job of the landlord apparently because he would not hesitate to increase the rent for the next tenant should the facilities be in place.

come to think of it, what if the tenant has no car?

thank you jare. The landlord is responsible, since rental agreement is the same with operating lease.

is this suppose to be an issue? this type of question could only come from some stingy, greedy n selfish tenants especially those ones that hardly pay their rents as n when due, as far as am concerned the progress n welfare of a community ie security, electricity, n road is de duty of all residents of that area, .. but building of drainages should be taken care of by the landlords. ...case closed

In my opinion the landlord should bear this expense cos he stands to gain the most from capital appreciation which will result from development of the road

It is the duty of the Government to make life easier for the people by providing basic ammenities but where the Govt renege the people take over these duties so as not to suffer.
In this situation it is d duty of the tenant to pay for maintenance of infrastructure where the landlord is staying in a different location and does enjoy such facilities.
Where the landlord is staying together with the tenant the two of them have to share the contribution equally.
This is based on the fact that it is the house that was rented to the tenant and being paid for. The road or the transformers basically belong to the Govt. but it is the people who enjoy the use of the amenities that bear the brunt. That is Nigeria.

Interesting.... make I go sleep

anonimi:


Mostly, OUR fault as WE look on helplessly while the public servants collect OUR money for doing nothing.
Why are we such mumus










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