Landlords in Nigeria believe they are the lord and saviour of their tenants so they do whatever they want and whenever they want it. We have heard the case of a Landlord that removed his tenant’s roof, threw out his properties before he came back from work. This question was birthed as a result of the different crazy scenarios we ...
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Landlords send Ondo State judiciary packing over unpaid rent
Some Landlords whose houses were being used as magistrate courts have given the Ondo State Judiciary a quit notice over inability of the judicial arm of government to pay rents of property converted mainly for adjudication purposes for several years. Until the building of new Magistrate Courts in Akure, the state capital, the courts had used Olukayode House at Oshinle ...
Read More »How Landlords Can Keep Their Tenants Happy
Majority of Nigerian tenants don’t believe the average Landlord can be nice and dandy or even have the tendency to be nice. This article talks about how landlords can go out of their way to be nice to their tenants. Honestly, I am tired of hearing tenants complain about their landlords. These days no one seems to have something good ...
Read More »Landlord docked for burgling tenant’s shop, stealing his property
A 63-year-old landlord, Adekunle Santos, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly removing the entrance door of his tenant’s shop and taking away property valued at N994,850. Reports show that Santos on May 23 around 3.30pm allegedly broke into his tenant’s shop, Esther Demola, and removed her door, thereby exposing her goods to thugs, who allegedly carted ...
Read More »Landlord arrested for allegedly leading gang to rob neighbour
The Ogun Police Command on Wednesday arrested one Landlord called Adegbite Taoreed for allegedly robbing one Wale Okeyingbo of his car. Taoreed was arrested with one other accomplice, Taiwo Raheem, in Soyoye, a suburb of Abeokuta. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, paraded the suspect at the premises of the Federal State Anti Robbery Squad, Magbon, Abeokuta. Oyeyemi ...
Read More »Landlord arraigned for allegedly converting residential house to church
A 42-year-old landlord, Sunday Agbo was, on Tuesday, arraigned in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over alleged criminal breach of trust and converting part of a property he rented out to a church. Agbo of Plot 692, Durumi District, Abuja, was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, Fidelis ...
Read More »What will you do if your landlord slaps you in a heated argument?
Rent issues come with a lot of dramas attached to it. Landlord-tenant relationship can be quiet hilarious and full of unwarranted embarrassment at times. Some of these landlords unapologetically put law into their hands. After all, it’s their house and this is Nigeria where anyone can do anything and get away with it. What will happen if your landlord slaps ...
Read More »When Is The Right Age To Buy A House In Nigeria?
In your honest opinion, when do you think is the right age to buy a house? At what point in life should an individual begin to consider acquiring a land and building his first house? This is an issue i would be addressing today, so take your time to digest this article carefully. Buying a house, is one of, if not ...
Read More »What are the benefits of being the oldest Tenant in a house?
Have you ever wondered why someone would stay in a particular house for over ten years and more? Our correspondents have interviewed various clients in the past who shared their tenant-Landlord’s experiences with us. Some of them talked about finding it stressful to move from one location to another hence, they earned the chief tenant title. This could be their ...
Read More »Landlord issues quit notice to Popular Music Star, Cynthia Morgan
Dancehall singer Cynthia Morgan has been accused by her landlord of owing rent of ₦1.3 million. The singer who stays in an apartment in Omole Estate, Lagos has reportedly been charged to court for the failure to pay her rent. She’s been given quit notice, a source reported, but her brother has pleaded for a grace period after the initial ...
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