"Caution Fee is Not Part of Your Rent And is Refundable": Laywer Says, Gives Reasons in Viral Video

• A Nigerian lady who is a trained lawyer has shared a video explaining the difference between a caution fee and rent
• The lawyer says the caution fee is paid to the landlord by the tenant to be used for repairs in case anything is damaged in the apartment
• According to the lady, the caution fee should be refunded by the landlord because it is not a part of the rent

A Nigerian lady who is a lawyer shared a video to educate her followers about the caution fee and house rent.

According to the lady, there is a huge difference between the house rent paid by a tenant and the caution fee.

In a video she posted on Instagram, Celebrity Lawyer said the caution fee is not part of the house rent.

She said a caution fee is money paid by the tenant to be used for repairs in case any damage occurs in the apartment during the period of stay.

The lawyer said the caution fee is refundable if, after the period of stay in the apartment, nothing was damaged.

She said the tenant can sue should the landlord refuse to refund the caution fee.

Her words:

"A caution fee is not part of your rent. Caution fee is that amount that you pay to the landlord so that if you destroy anything on the landlord's property, he will use that money to fix it. Where you do not destroy anything on the landlord's property, you are entitled to a full refund of your caution fee. Note this. If he fails to refund you, sue him."

Watch the video below:

Reactions as lawyer educates people on rent and caution fee

@jejrafoods_ said:

"I wish I fit send vn for here."

@st_sammie said:

"In the agreement, they’ll state it that the caution/damage fee is non-refundable…"

@uchennakevink said:

"Please what about tenancy and agreement fee I’m yet to understand that fee cause I really don’t know why I will pay a fee for agreeing to rent a house and still pay caution and agency too. Any gaslight on that Nwanyi Oma?"

@vera__glad said:

"Kai dey don’t return ooo…na there dem go show u something way ur mind no go think of say e spoil … or filting get issue u call na inside ur money ooo… caution fee I never see who return."

@the_bosssaddy584 said:

"Please talk on service charge. .... Cause....cause If I am paying nepa bill, and we use borehole and everything is already being counted on the. Meter yah.....aside for security sha...but person go dey see service charge of 300k na army I dey pay for."

Tenant allegedly sells landlord's house

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lawyer had shared the story of a tenant who sold his landlord's house and took the money.

According to the lawyer, who shared details on TikTok, the tenant committed the offence in Lagos state.

He said the tenant even had the audacity to stay in the house for four more months before moving out.

Source: Legit.ng