{"id":2958,"date":"2022-04-21T11:20:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:22:42","slug":"legal-duties-of-landlords-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/legal-duties-of-landlords-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Duties of Landlords in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"Tenants have the primary duty to pay rent at the appropriate time, so does\na landlord has the primary duties he must adhere to.\n\n\n\nThe role of a landlord is vital, there is a marked difference between what\npeople believe a landlord does and what a landlord actually does. This is\nbecause, in the business of house renting, they are solely the employee,\nplaying multiple parts.\n\n\n\nThe specific duties<\/span><\/a> of a landlord vary depending on the tenancy type and\nagreement. Statutorily, every Nigerian landlord is bound by the tenancy law.\n\n\n\nHowever, all Landlords must follow certain duties to accommodate their\ntenants, which are;\n\n\n\nProperty Safety<\/span><\/strong>\n\n\n\nA tenant wants to feel safe inside his environment. As a landlord, you have\nthe primary of ensuring that tenants are safely inhabited.\n\n\n\nBoth outdoor and indoor spaces must maintain high-quality safety practices.\n\n\n\nWithin the indoor space allotted to your tenants, all doors and windows\nshould have well-fixed locks. Good locks keep buglers off. Advisably, front\ndoors must be at least 44 millimeters thick, having a deadbolt lock.\n\n\n\nTo keep up with the safety train, you should always change the locks before\na new tenant moves in. During the process of tenant search, you should use a\ngeneric lock if you are going to give your realtor <\/span><\/a>the keys to the apartment.\n\n\n\nFor health safety, you are responsible as a landlord to ensure optimum\nhealth standards within the outdoor spaces, either by yourself or through an\nagreement with a tenant or superintendent.\n\n\n\nAdditionally, tenants should feel safe with other tenants. Conduct a rental\nbackground check to identify red flags and avoid problematic tenants and any\nform of criminality within the home spaces.\n\n\n\nReceipt Issuance<\/span><\/strong>\n\n\n\nIt is an actionable offense to refuse to issue a receipt for rent paid and\nreceived. As a landlord, you are obliged to issue a receipt for rent to your\ntenant, once it can be established that payment has been made, regardless of\nthe medium of payment: cash, cheque, electronic transfer, or other methods of\npayment.\n\n\n\nNecessary details such as the name of the tenants to whom the receipt\napplies, amount and date for each payment received for any rent, address of the\nrental unit to which the receipt applies, name of the landlord of the rental\nunit and the signature of the landlord should be indicated on the receipt.\n\n\n\nCare and Maintenance<\/span><\/strong>\n\n\n\nProperties require routine maintenance to keep them in top condition,\ntherefore, landlords are required to keep their rental property. It is the\nlandlord\u2019s responsibility to make sure tenants have somewhere to put their\ngarbage, typically on the number of tenants and the number of times trash is\ncollected per week.\n\n\n\nLandlords must make reasonable repairs to keep the property in habitable condition.\nIf a repair is necessary because of a tenant\u2019s neglect or abuse, the landlord\ncan charge the tenant for the cost of the repair. He must make sure all\nplumbing, heating, electrical, gas, and supplied appliances are in working\norder.\n\n\n\nLandlords Should Advise All Tenants to Purchase Renters\nInsurance<\/span><\/strong>\n\n\n\nLandlord insurance doesn’t cover the renters’ personal belongings.\nTherefore, you should advise all tenants to purchase renters insurance, as a\nlandlord. The efficacy of this is to insure their possessions in the case of\ncertain perils such as fire outbreaks, floods, or other disasters and protect\ntheir liability for an accident a guest may have inside of their apartment.\n\n\n\nYour advisory role should include an emphasis on tenants getting a vivid\nunderstanding of what is and isn\u2019t covered before picking an insurer.\n\n\n

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