Lawyer Shares Number of Days Landlord Should Give Tenant in Quit Notice

• A Nigerian lady who is a trained lawyer said the law not only protects tenants but also makes provisions for landlords
• According to the lady, tenancy laws in the country also protect landlords against storm tenants who refuse to leave the premises
• She said landlords can legally issue a quit notice to tenants if they want them to leave the premises for one reason or the other

A Nigerian lawyer has shared what landlords must put into consideration when issuing a quit notice to tenants.

According to the lady, a landlord reserves the right to issue a notice to a tenant if they want them to vacate the premises.

In a video she posted on TikTok, the lawyer, identified as Busayo Adesanya, said the best time to serve a quit notice to a tenant is when their rent is still running.

She said:

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"Dear landlords, did you know that the law protects you against stubborn tenants that have refused to vacate your premises? If you think the law only shields the tenant, think again because the law also gives the landlords powerful tools if they know how to use them. Did you know that the best time to actually serve a tenant a quit notice is when their rent is still running? Yes, don't wait till their rent expires before you serve them the quit notice. That will a loss on your part. For instance, if your tenant's rent expires in December 2025, ensure to serve them latest June 2025. That way, the quit notice will be running seminuously with their rent. And by the end of December, if they do not vacate, you only need to indulge them for seven days. And that seven days is the seven days notice that yous served them.

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"So after seven days and they do not pack out, you can file for recovery of premises."

Watch the video below:

Reactions as lawyer shares how the law protects landlords

@theondoboy said:

"If landlord give me such notice he's go to return my balance with immediate effect with interest of six good months."

@oluwole said:

"my rent due on august and landlord said I should evacuate without quit notice before the month... what shall do then."

@psalmmy Dee said:

"My rest expires December and my landlord send me notice June while my rent still going on. Madam my remaining half months most be paid asap with the notice. Ten I can be on guarantee to leave before December or else we see in court."

@Kaa Matthew Aondona said:

"So if landlord plant fruit in tenancy compound did he or she still have any right to be coming there disturbing tenants because of the fruit's is the fruit not for the tenants."

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Lady laments as landlord increases rent

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lady was shocked when she got a letter from her landlord's lawyer, informing her that her rent had been increased.

According to the lady, the house in question is located in Edo state, while the owner resides in the UK.

She said the landlord increased the rent from N350,000 to N700,000, and she was told to pay before December.

Source: Legit.ng