Olajumoke11:
The landlord is trying to play a smart card. He has given you quit notice since September, You are expected to pack n go by March 2019, why is he asking for payment again. If you don’t plan on leaving the apartment, you can pay involving your lawyer.

I won’t advise you to stay in that house because it seems your landlord is manipulative judging from your writeup and the disagreement you’ve both had. Listen to your wife and disconnect yourself from his property.

***People don’t joke with money ooo***

oddessey007:

No sir, You are under no obligation to pay for the period.

chloride6:

Who told you the 6 Months is free?

maryjames9:


[/b]My sister, I decide to pencil the agreement letters myself. I don't allow agents to give their agreement letters to tenants. In there, I can decide to give a tenant 3 months quit notice and after that, I can lock up the apartment. Since he has signed it, he has no choice. Tenants always think they are smart and always want to demonize Landlords in this country. I was of the same assumptions until I become a Landlord myself o.

Some Landlords took FG mortgage payable for 20 years to build house and some stupid cretins from somewhere think LANDLORD is over reaching for demanding his yearly rents.[b]

partnerbizn5:
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No part of house lived in is free strictly speaking.

You pay for all Whetter there is notice or not.

mfm04622:


Do NOT say what you don't know! It is NOT free! You have to pay for it! There is no law anywhere that say you occupy somebody's property for free because they asked you to leave!

jus4dis:


I still dont know where you guys get this notion that you get a free rent. when you get quit notice.

OP, if you are still interested in servicing your rent - Have the landlord write you through his lawyer that the initial quit notice (dated) is withdrawn and you can continue paying your rent as a sitting tenant.

babyfaceafrica:
find a new house..simple!!

davillian:
After your rent expires use your additional 6 month complete
If you want to show him pepper after 6month still stay in the house tell him you haven't seen a house and ask him to take you to court so you can enjoy additional 3 months or 6 months depending on how long the case takes....or the judgement....

ihedioramma:
Hello, if you are paying for one year befor the six months quit notice is free you dont need to pay . If you are paying for six months befor you have three months free because is quit notice you have to use the six months and look for another hause . If you like the hause call the landlord and his lawyer talk face to face, if they don't want you to pack out any more ask the lawyer to give you letter for that .

ihedioramma:
Hello, if you are paying for one year befor the six months quit notice is free you dont need to pay . If you are paying for six months befor you have three months free because is quit notice you have to use the six months and look for another hause . If you like the hause call the landlord and his lawyer talk face to face, if they don't want you to pack out any more ask the lawyer to give you letter for that .

capitalzero:


sharp guy. op should listen to his wife. if op wants to be nice, pay him monthly rent and cite lagos tenant law. good luck

Babalegba:
You still have to pay for all the months you lived in the house

ihedioramma:
Wrong . ask your self why the man gave him six months ? why not one or two months as he want him to park out of his hause ?

OMOTOWO:
Good afternoon Nairalanders,


I got a quit notice in September (my rent expired 31-10-2019) and I am supposed to vacate the room and palour self contain by march 2019.

Today, my landlord called me and said why have I not come to make enquiry as to why I got the letter.

I told him I know the letter was from a genuine lawyer and I decided not bother in asking him why because I know why .

The reason is not far-fetched from the fact that I quarreled with him twice because of disconnected electricity supply for four days when I was not owing him. I actually fought with him for good two days. I dared him and his generation not to fix the light until I come back from office. The first I did, he didn't reconnect the light but he reconnected the second time .

The light was disconnected because some tenants who occupied other SCs didn't pay theirs. I actually told him to pay and disconnect others who have not paid because I am tired of this kind of monthly occurrence. Somebody like me pay very early. Then, he should have a way as a landlord of getting his money when he pays for everybody instead of every month disconnection.

To cut the story short, he said he has my type as son and there is no way such disagreement will not come to play. He said he didn't actually mean it that he was only threatening me. He said he asked for the letter to be written to me by his lawyer and then he has the right to withdraw the letter too. (I think he needs money and the man is thinking March ending is too long to get another rent for the SC)

He asked me when I am paying the rent. The rent is actually #140k but I told him I will try and credit him #100,000 first. When he dropped the call, I called my wife and explained what happened to her. She let me realize the man is trying to get the six month rent for the quit notice period of six months he gave us. She said we should not play into his hands. I actually remebered the man told me on phone that if I don't have the whole #140k now, I can pay half which is #70,000. This is where I discovered what my wife said might be true .

We are actually trying to leave the house before or by March ending as the notice read before this call.

I hope this man is not trying to play smart though I know we are to pay for the six months of the notice but I don't plan to give him until I am ready to pack.

Should I involve his lawyer because his contacts are written in the letter he gave me ?

Is my landlord real ? Is he trying to play smart to get money for the notice period early? Should I credit him the #100,000? What if he returns #30,000 and claim I only pay for the notice and he keeps dragging issue with me that the notice still hold? I can't afford to loose my #70,000 just like that because the money is for the new accommodation I am looking forward to get? Can I ask him to withdraw the letter first (may be in his wife and my wife presence )?

Lest I forget, my landlord extorts a lot. That's his hobby.

ihedioramma:
Hello, if you are paying for one year befor the six months quit notice is free you dont need to pay . If you are paying for six months befor you have three months free because is quit notice you have to use the six months and look for another hause .

PrecisionFx:





""I know we are to pay for the six months of the notice""

Ask a lawyer, u aren't supposed to pay

ihedioramma:
Hello, if you are paying for one year befor the six months quit notice is free you dont need to pay . If you are paying for six months befor you have three months free because is quit notice you have to use the six months and look for another hause . If you like the hause call the landlord and his lawyer talk face to face, if they don't want you to pack out any more ask the lawyer to give you letter for that .

ihedioramma:
Hello, if you are paying for one year befor the six months quit notice is free you dont need to pay . If you are paying for six months befor you have three months free because is quit notice you have to use the six months and look for another hause . If you like the hause call the landlord and his lawyer talk face to face, if they don't want you to pack out any more ask the lawyer to give you letter for that .