Yes. A defendant sued for civil trespass can successfully defeat the claim by establishing an easement of a public or private right...
No. Under Nigerian customary land law, family land is the collective property of all legitimate members of the family, and no individual...
No. Evicting a tenant in retaliation for requesting structural repairs or reporting uninhabitable living conditions to environmental authorities is unlawful retaliatory eviction....
While Nigerian property law does not place a blanket statutory prohibition on annual rent revisions, rent increases must adhere strictly to agreed...
No. A landlord cannot lawfully evict a tenant simply because the tenant refused an arbitrary, unilateral, or unlawful rent increment during an...
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. Traditional rulers and community heads in Nigeria do not have the legal authority to seize or allocate individual landholdings without proper...
No. Self-help evictions, such as changing door locks, removing roof sheets, or padlocking gates to force out a defaulting tenant, are strictly...
Yes, with important limitations. Foreigners and foreign companies can own property in Nigeria through leasehold arrangements but cannot hold statutory rights of...
