What You Should Do When Your Landlord Increases Rent- Nigerian Lawyer
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jun 17, 2022
According to the lawyer who is a Twitter user identified as @Egi_Nupe_, , as far as tenancy goes, both the landlord and tenant must agree before rent is increased.
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The legal practitioner stressed that house owners cannot unilaterally increase rent: both parties must see eye to eye.
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He went on to advise tenants must insist on a quit notice if a landlord insists on increasing rent.
The lawyer further disclosed that after the expiration of the quit notice, only a court order can eject a tenant from the property.
He tweeted;
"Your landlord cannot unilaterally increase rent, both of you must agree. If he insists, tell him to serve quit notice. After the expiration, only a court order can eject you from the property.''
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See tweet;
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The tweet was met with mixed reactions and in clarification, he added;
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''It's the lawyers capping in the comments section for me. Apparently, most of them are those advising their clients-landlords to disregard tenants' rights. They issue irregular quit notices, advise landlords to resort to self-help and frustrate tenants.''
''If not, why is it hard to have an understanding with a tenant before increasing the rent? Why do you want to eject a tenant without quit notice or court order? What does it profit you to lord over tenants and abuse their rights cos you own the house? Terrible much!!!!.''
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The message was clear: agree with your landlord on rent increment. If you don't agree, then do the proper thing. But you are all in the comment section capping and expecting a detailed syllabus on tenancy law.''
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi