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Real Estate

When Should Landlords Issue A Quit Notice?

April 19, 2022

A quit notice is a document that a landlord addresses to their tenant, informing them to leave the space they have rented. Read more about Real estate This document typically lets its recipient (the renter) know how long they have to leave voluntarily. If they fail to do so before the deadline that the notice … Continue reading When Should Landlords Issue A Quit Notice?

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Spleet Is Enabling Rent Financing For African Landlords And Tenants

April 19, 2022

Tenants in Nigeria usually pay rent annually. A system that suits landlords but adversely affects tenants. Landlords usually find it easier to collect a one-time yearly payment rather than 12 times monthly. Read more about FinTech To some extent, you can’t fault them because the one-time payment helps them in planning their fiscal year. However, … Continue reading Spleet Is Enabling Rent Financing For African Landlords And Tenants

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Real Estate

How Tenants Can Build A Positive Relationship With Their Landlords

April 19, 2022

In a previous article, we discussed a number of things that property owners can do to maintain a good relationship with their tenants. This article explores a relational dynamic that goes in the opposite direction: it looks at a few steps that tenants can take to build a positive rapport with their landlords. Read more … Continue reading How Tenants Can Build A Positive Relationship With Their Landlords

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Real Estate

8 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring A Real Estate Agent

April 19, 2022

You are a property owner, and you’re looking to rent out or sell residential or commercial space. But you prefer someone else to take care of finding buyers or tenants. So you go in search of a real estate agent who knows how to handle the process, one who can sell your property or find … Continue reading 8 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring A Real Estate Agent

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Housing Law

Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (4)

April 19, 2022

Click to read the introductory part to this series. PROHIBITION OF DEMAND FOR FEE IN REGARD TO CONSTRUCTION Section 11 of the Law is by far the most popular provision of the Law. Anybody who has done construction work in Lagos and its environs has one tale or the other to tell about the notorious omo … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (4)

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Housing Law

Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (3)

April 19, 2022

  Click to read the introductory and second parts to this series. SALE OF PROPERTY WITHOUT AUTHORITY Purported sale of land by persons not having legal title to it is by far one of the commonest and most dreaded evils associated with land acquisition. This is because a lot of people conjure different types of … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (3)

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Housing Law

Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (2)

April 19, 2022

  To read the first part of this series, click here. ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF PROPERTY Section 4 of the new Law provides that a person who is occupying a property as an encroacher and fails to leave the property on being required to do so by or on behalf of the owner of the property … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry And Illegal Occupation Of Landed Properties (2)

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Housing Law

Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry and Illegal occupation of Landed Properties

April 19, 2022

Anybody that has had dealings in the real estate sector in Nigeria, particularly in the urban areas like Lagos and its environs will know the numerous dirt and risks associated with land acquisition and development. Prominent among the hazards that bewitch the process of land acquisition and ownership in Nigeria is the menace of the … Continue reading Lagos State Land Law Prohibiting Forceful Entry and Illegal occupation of Landed Properties

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Opinion

Understanding Your Rights and Obligations as a Tenant

April 19, 2022

As people move from place to place in search of greener pastures, they leave their original home and come to settle in completely strange abodes. This has brought with it the need to let accommodation either for residence or for business. The need to regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants so as to avoid arbitrary … Continue reading Understanding Your Rights and Obligations as a Tenant

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