Authoritative statutory guidance on residential and commercial tenancy agreements, statutory Notice to Quit periods, Recovery of Premises Laws, rent control regulations, and unlawful eviction remedies.
Yes. A tenant residing in a shared residential or commercial building has the legal right to sue a co-tenant for private nuisance...
No. Disconnecting essential utility services like electricity or water supply to frustrate or force out a tenant is an unlawful form of...
No. Self-help evictions, such as changing door locks, removing roof sheets, or padlocking gates to force out a defaulting tenant, are strictly...
No. A landlord who increases rent, threatens eviction, or takes any punitive action against a tenant specifically in retaliation for the tenant...
Yes. In Nigeria, there is no general statutory law requiring a landlord to charge uniform rent to all tenants in the same...
Generally no. Subletting a rented property to another person without the express written consent of the landlord is a breach of most...
Not without valid justification. A landlord who refuses to return a security deposit after a tenant vacates in good condition, without causing...
A landlord cannot evict a pregnant tenant or new mother outside the strict statutory eviction procedure. Pregnancy and recent childbirth do not...
No. A landlord cannot unilaterally increase rent in the middle of a subsisting tenancy agreement. The agreed rent is contractually binding for...
No. A landlord has no legal right to enter a tenant’s rented premises without the tenant’s prior consent, except in genuine emergencies...
