Lady Gets Letter From Landlord as He Increases House Rent From N350k to N700k
- 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
A Nigerian lady is finding it hard as her landlord just increased her house rent astronomically, doubling the amount she used to pay before.
The lady shared her pain in a TikTok post, detailing how she got notified through the landlord's lawyer.
Source: TikTok
According to the lady identified on TikTok as @debbiesurprises, she just saw the letter at her door.
After reading the content of the letter, she realised that the house rent had been doubled.
She said the rent was N350,000, but now, she was asked to pay N700,000 before December 2025.
She noted that the house in question is located in Edo state, but the actual owner resides in the UK.
She lamented:
"No reasonable person will pay 700k in one year, for an apartment that is not worth the money. As a working class person where you go see that kind money, when I never chop belle ful".
Source: TikTok
Watch the video below:
Reactions as landlord increases house rent
@Dominion said:
"'Go buy land and building materials,you go know say them Dey try too".
@Prince_hardeyx said:
''Here is what needs to do 1. Don’t fear the lawyer he has no power to do anything to u only court and make a decision lawyer is just a representative nothing more. 2. Write back to your landlord that the increment is too much and you guys need to discuss the new rent and if his not agreeing find like 50k to 100k pay ur own lawyer to sue the landlord for illegal rent increments and if u have Nabor all of u should stand together… by the time the case end 2 years will have passed now his the one In loses… and if u can’t pay a lawyer when they bring the quite notice don’t leave stand ur ground tell his lawyer to go to court… don’t be afraid to say ur mind and tell them know u understand what law says and what ur rights are… and also check Edo state tenacy law to more about ur rights and if edo do not have Lagos state law is going to apply… and also seek lawyer advice".
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Landlord increases rent to N1.2 million
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lady said she came back from the market only to receive a letter from her landlord's lawyers.
In the letter, she was informed that her house rent was increased from N1 million to N1.8 million.
However, the lady wondered why the rent was increased to that amount, even when the landlord did not renovate the house.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
