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How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by arthurwillia(m): 10:53am On Jan 13, 2022
I don’t know why people are so wicked, this guy owe 3 months for electricity and he’s saying he doesn’t have money, went to cut off his light and now he switches gen on 24hrs everyday.
Owes house rent.
Gave him 3 months quit notice since November and he’s saying he won’t move out until 6 months.
I don’t like shouting and fighting
I’m thinking of cutting his water off?
I’m just tired as to why people are just callous
He’s been owing rent since aug

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Barbiturate(m): 11:04am On Jan 13, 2022
Quit notice is 6 months.

If he doesn't vacate after 6 months, take the case to office of the public defender. They will summon him.

NB: if you go to court, they will delay the matter and he will stay longer.
If you use force(police, army) to move his things, he will take you to court and claim damages.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by enumerica: 11:19am On Jan 13, 2022
Barbiturate:
Quit notice is 6 months.

If he doesn't vacate after 6 months, take the case to office of the public defender. They will summon him.

NB: if you go to court, they will delay the matter and he will stay longer.
If you use force(police, army) to move his things, he will take you to court and claim damages.


I want to learn from your experience on this. Where can we find the office of public defenders in any state capital city in nigeria?

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Barbiturate(m): 11:33am On Jan 13, 2022
enumerica:


I want to learn from your experience on this. Where can we find the office of public defenders in any state capital city in nigeria?

I only know their Lagos office at ojuelegba.(8, iyun road, Yaba.

I once used them when I had issues with my former landlord and they resolved it.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Bluezy13(m): 11:40am On Jan 13, 2022
Give him a written notice of repairs on the building to commence in 3 days, citing maintenance since it is your building. Do this calmly with friendliness.
In three days time, remove a section of his roof.

Be sure to video/snap giving him the notice and keep it for reference purpose.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Ocholu: 11:53am On Jan 13, 2022
Bluezy13:
Give him a written notice of repairs on the building to commence in 3 days, citing maintenance since it is your building. Do this calmly with friendliness.
In three days time, remove a section of his roof.

Be sure to video/snap giving him the notice and keep it for reference purpose.

LoL.. Comrade grin

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by arthurwillia(m): 12:46pm On Jan 13, 2022
Bluezy13:
Give him a written notice of repairs on the building to commence in 3 days, citing maintenance since it is your building. Do this calmly with friendliness.
In three days time, remove a section of his roof.

Be sure to video/snap giving him the notice and keep it for reference purpose.

Omo

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by arthurwillia(m): 12:47pm On Jan 13, 2022
Barbiturate:


I only know their Lagos office at ojuelegba.(8, iyun road, Yaba.

I once used them when I had issues with my former landlord and they resolved it.

You took landlord to public offender
Wahala wa

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by arthurwillia(m): 12:48pm On Jan 13, 2022
Barbiturate:
Quit notice is 6 months.

If he doesn't vacate after 6 months, take the case to office of the public defender. They will summon him.

NB: if you go to court, they will delay the matter and he will stay longer.
If you use force(police, army) to move his things, he will take you to court and claim damages.

He’s be owing since august but I still have to give him quit notice for another 6 months, in my house?

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Nobody: 1:02pm On Jan 13, 2022
arthurwillia:

He’s be owing since august but I still have to give him quit notice for another 6 months, in my house?
No law said you should give a tenant 6 months notice, if he pays annually, you give him 6 months notice, that is 6 months into his annual rent, if he pays every 6 months, you give him a 3 month notice, that is 3 months into his current rent. No law said anyone should stay in your house free for 3 months or 6 months, na him build the house? In the case of him already owing, your notice should be a demand to recover both apartment and rent owed. This is very easy to achieve na! A magistrate court eviction order can be procured in 2 weeks, the bailiff will come with okorofo to eject him and confiscate his belongings since he is owing you rent.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Truvelisback(m): 1:08pm On Jan 13, 2022
arthurwillia:
I don’t know why people are so wicked, this guy owe 3 months for electricity and he’s saying he doesn’t have money, went to cut off his light and now he switches gen on 24hrs everyday.
Owes house rent.
Gave him 3 months quit notice since November and he’s saying he won’t move out until 6 months.
I don’t like shouting and fighting
I’m thinking of cutting his water off?
I’m just tired as to why people are just callous
He’s been owing rent since aug
Oga, allow am reach 6months first, if him no park, then take action.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Barbiturate(m): 1:16pm On Jan 13, 2022
arthurwillia:


You took landlord to public offender
Wahala wa

Yes. I never owed. He decided to increase rent outrageously and I told him it's too much for me, then he told me to leave. I asked for 6 months, he said 3. I went to the office of the public defender. They summoned him and he agreed 6 months

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by enumerica: 1:48pm On Jan 13, 2022
Barbiturate:


I only know their Lagos office at ojuelegba.(8, iyun road, Yaba.

I once used them when I had issues with my former landlord and they resolved it.

Ok

Is it the same thing as public complaint office?
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by MrBrownJay1(m): 2:14pm On Jan 13, 2022
give him the 6 months quit notice and then get rid of the headache when the 6months is over....

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Candidlady: 2:22pm On Jan 13, 2022
No lawyer ? undecided

Idont understand
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Candidlady: 2:25pm On Jan 13, 2022
MrBrownJay1:
give him the 6 months quit notice and then get rid of the headache when the 6months is over....




Six months notice for what exactly
Like the three months aint enough?

What right does he have over someone else's property?
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by arthurwillia(m): 2:48pm On Jan 13, 2022
Truvelisback:
Oga, allow am reach 6months first, if him no park, then take action.

Who is this one? Allow am reach 6months, someone has been owing since august and decided not pay, but I should allow him stay. Na wa o

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by arthurwillia(m): 2:52pm On Jan 13, 2022
princeeze1:

No law said you should give a tenant 6 months notice, if he pays annually, you give him 6 months notice, that is 6 months into his annual rent, if he pays every 6 months, you give him a 3 month notice, that is 3 months into his current rent. No law said anyone should stay in your house free for 3 months or 6 months, na him build the house? In the case of him already owing, your notice should be a demand to recover both apartment and rent owed. This is very easy to achieve na! A magistrate court eviction order can be procured in 2 weeks, the bailiff will come with okorofo to eject him and confiscate his belongings since he is owing you rent.

Eh en exactly, so magistrate court na the answer, i still need services of lawyer either ways baa
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by arthurwillia(m): 2:53pm On Jan 13, 2022
Candidlady:
No lawyer ? undecided

Idont understand

It’s a local place na, getting lawyer for how much again? Hmm
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Truvelisback(m): 2:53pm On Jan 13, 2022
arthurwillia:


Who is this one? Allow am reach 6months, someone has been owing since august and decided not pay, but I should allow him stay, i won’t be surprised if you are someone like that too
Then do whatever u want to do to him. If u give someone quit notice, won't u give him time to pack out? Even if the matter gets to court, they will tell u to give him 6 months for him to organize himself to pack out. Things are really hard. U may not know what he might be going tru.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by NoToPile: 2:54pm On Jan 13, 2022
arthurwillia:


Who is this one? Allow am reach 6months, someone has been owing since august and decided not pay, but I should allow him stay, i won’t be surprised if you are someone like that too

Since he's owing and a tenant at will hes only entitled to 7 days eviction notice and he still has to pay youfor the number of months used , just take the issue to magistrate court, he will be evicted and he will pay for the months used.

Even the 6 months notice for a tenant not owing is not free

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Candidlady: 3:05pm On Jan 13, 2022
arthurwillia:


It’s a local place na, getting lawyer for how much again? Hmm


Oh okay



Then get the police involved
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by joinnow: 3:16pm On Jan 13, 2022
arthurwillia:
I don’t know why people are so wicked, this guy owe 3 months for electricity and he’s saying he doesn’t have money, went to cut off his light and now he switches gen on 24hrs everyday.
Owes house rent.
Gave him 3 months quit notice since November and he’s saying he won’t move out until 6 months.
I don’t like shouting and fighting
I’m thinking of cutting his water off?
I’m just tired as to why people are just callous
He’s been owing rent since aug
Have you heard if the justice court

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQc-JgKumPs

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by MrBrownJay1(m): 3:26pm On Jan 13, 2022
Candidlady:

Six months notice for what exactly
Like the three months aint enough?

there is a RULE OF LAW that need to be flollowed (as much as we all would love to just get rid of these bad tenants asap)...and the law say when you give a quit notice, they have 6 months to vacate... so the tenant still has 3 months fto leave the premises.

the problem here is that, the owner should have given that quit notice AS SOON AS the rent wasnt paid on time, but sadly he waited 3 months to do something about it, believeing the bastard renter's stories.

What right does he have over someone else's property?

its not about "whats right or wrong"... its about what the law says is right.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by greatness77: 3:27pm On Jan 13, 2022
Candidlady:





Six months notice for what exactly
Like the three months aint enough?

What right does he have over someone else's property?
shut up man things hard dont be wicked
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Sonnobax15(m): 3:30pm On Jan 13, 2022
grin
Wahala be like when you rent your house out to a tenant wey later turn to your co-landlord inside your own compound grin

The painful part na be say na these kind of people go sabi quote laws pass grin.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Candidlady: 3:35pm On Jan 13, 2022
MrBrownJay1:


there is a RULE OF LAW that need to be flollowed (as much as we all would love to just get rid of these bad tenants asap)...and the law say when you give a quit notice, they have 6 months to vacate... so the tenant still has 3 months fto leave the premises.

the problem here is that, the owner should have given that quit notice AS SOON AS the rent wasnt paid on time, but sadly he waited 3 months to do something about it, believeing the bastard renter's stories.



its not about "whats right or wrong"... its about what the law says is right.




Thanks for insight on the law thing.... But some tenants can be so troublesome.. You'd think they own the house
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Kobicove(m): 3:36pm On Jan 13, 2022
Truvelisback:
Then do whatever u want to do to him. If u give someone quit notice, won't u give him time to pack out? Even if the matter gets to court, they will tell u to give him 6 months for him to organize himself to pack out. Things are really hard. U may not know what he might be going tru.

Did you see the part where OP said the tenant's electricity has been disconnected for failure to pay electricity bills yet he runs his generator regularly?

Obviously his not paying his rent is intentional undecided

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by Candidlady: 3:37pm On Jan 13, 2022
greatness77:
shut up man things hard dont be wicked


What has wickedness got to do with my post now


So the tenant ain't wicked ba? One bad tenant spotted ijust pity your landlord/landlady
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by fikayormi(m): 3:39pm On Jan 13, 2022
Nigerians and wickedness
Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by MrBrownJay1(m): 4:14pm On Jan 13, 2022
Candidlady:
Thanks for insight on the law thing.... But some tenants can be so troublesome.. You'd think they own the house

these people are really evil and they dont really care about the owner's situation at all....but remember, Nigerians are lucky...in some part of the world, if the person stops paying rent at the begining of autumn, you CANT start the process of throwing them out until spring (because its against the law to throw someone out in the cold of winter)...as for the lawyers fees you will pay, kai!!! at the end of the day, you will be out of pocket for about 1 yr rent.

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Re: How Can I Deal With A Tenant That’s Giving Me Problem? by greatness77: 4:15pm On Jan 13, 2022
Candidlady:



What has wickedness got to do with my post now


So the tenant ain't wicked ba? One bad tenant spotted ijust pity your landlord/landlady
Wickedness is written all over u, dis are part of d reason kanu called nigeria a zoo, dont use your blessing to intimidate and oppress other,

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