One Atanda Olatunji has narrated how one of his client fix POP and designed his apartment and at the expiration of one year, his landlord gave him quit notice. “After renting one room self contain in Lagos....CONTINUE READING
My client went ahead to fix POP and designed his apartment to his own taste.
At the expiration of his one year House Rent, Baba Landlord served him Notice to Quit.
Baba Landlord say, him wan use the apartment.
I ask my client, did you seek for approval from the Landlord before fixing POP ?
He said No.
Well, at this point every landlord have the reserved right under the law, to end your tenancy for one or two reasons best known to them.
And your Landlord has done nothing wrong here because he even followed the Legal process of evicting a tenant by issuing you a six Month Notice to Quit.
So oga, start preparing to relocate cos your 6 month’s is counting already.
And if you decide to remove the POP, you must make sure you fix the roughness back to the state and way you met it . Or else .you have another case to answer
You have no right as a tenant to fix any major changes on the rented apartment without the Approval of the Landlord….it against the Landlord and Tenancy Law and it’s an unlawful Act.
