No. You cannot legally buy a plot of land directly from a 16-year-old minor in Nigeria. Any land contract, deed, or sale...
No. A real estate developer cannot lawfully construct a noisy commercial night club, hotel, or multi-storey commercial entertainment center in an area...
Losing your original land title documents (such as your Certificate of Occupancy or Deed of Assignment) to fire, flooding, or theft does...
Understanding the difference between a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and a Governor’s Consent is the most fundamental lesson every real...
No. Under Nigerian customary property law, children of one wife cannot lawfully sell, lease, or dispose of their deceased father’s family farmland...
No. Having a registered survey plan (often called a “red-copy survey plan”) does not automatically mean that the land has a clean,...
No. If you have repainted the apartment to a good, tenantable standard before moving out, and you left the walls clean and...
No. Under the Lagos State Tenancy Law 2011, it is strictly unlawful and a criminal offence for a landlord or their agent...
No. A tenant cannot be unilaterally forced by a landlord to pay for capital repairs of the building’s infrastructure or bear the...
No. A landlord has absolutely no legal right to throw your personal belongings, furniture, or clothes out of your rented apartment, onto...
