The Lagos State’s attempts to protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords may have failed if a lady’s outcry about her landlord is true.
According to the Lady, who goes by the moniker Nneka/@@SheLovesArtemis on Twitter, her landlord arbitrarily raised her rent for a two-bedroom flat from N550,000 to N1 million in Bariga area of Lagos state.
The letter sent to her by Chukwunonso Ikenna Chambers titled, “NOTICE OF UPWARD REVIEW OF YOUR RENT” states that her landlord to the apartment she lives on Bariga Lagos wishes to notify her that her annual rent has been reviewed upwards to N1,000,000 per annum.
“You are required to notify us in writing not later than 7 days from your receipt of this letter of your willingness to continue with the tenancy at the expiration of your current term of the rate at the new reviewed rent.
Note that we shall regard it as a termination of your tenancy if you do not express your affirmation of willingness to continue at the rate of the reviewed rent when your tenancy expires by first quarter of next year” it read in part.
She took to her social media page to share the notice letter she received.
“This came today
How can my Landlord increase my rent from N550,000 to N1,000,000? In BARIGA ?”
LOL been living here since 2017 (same Year I moved to Lagos)
I respect his wife and their children love me.
I don’t give trouble but I never allow him yell at me (which is something he got used to because only young women live here)Oluwa, wetin dey happen?
This came today
How can my Landlord increase my rent from N550,000 to N1,000,000? In BARIGA ?? pic.twitter.com/a6KJdbmsq7
— Nneka ??♀️ (@SheLovesArtemis) December 12, 2019
