A Nigerian tenant has sparked intense debate online after he posted that his landlady just increased his rent from N200k to 350k with less than a month’s notice.
The tenant, identified as @daniels_osi on X (formerly Twitter), shared his ordeal on the platform, adding that it was a self-contained apartment.
@daniels_osi wondered if it was even legal to suddenly hike rent like that and at that huge quantum.
He wrote, “Is this even legal? I woke up to a rent increment notice from 200k to 350k for a rent that’s due in December. Almost 100% increment on a self-contained with less than a month’s notice. Please help me retweet and tag any lawyer you know. This woman wants to rip us.”
Reactions have been trailing the post.
Some of the reactions:
UncleDennis 101 wrote: “People in the comment section saying drag with her or leave. Don’t mind them oooh. To see a good apartment that you’re comfortable in, it’s a tedious task. I’d say you should meet your landlady in the middle and try to sort things out with her amicably.”
RealFejiro added: “If your last payment was a year payment. You still have up to 6 months window to leave. By law you can get up to 6 months quit notice.”
Broke noted: “Maybe they went for a general meeting because this is exactly my case. 100% increment with less than two months notice SMH. I don move sha.”
Taiye added: “I feel your anguish. Na so my landlady too don me twice in the past 3 years, but I get that she must have done her findings to see that rents around had increased within the year, so they sneak the increase up on you a little too close to the expiry.”
