You have paid your rent, Agency and Legal Fees and perhaps a Caution
Deposit. So your expenses on your rented apartments should over. Yes and
no. Take the case of Laide, who moved into an apartment in Ipaja and
found that some parts of the house were giving her electric shocks. She
complained to the Landlord who referred her to the Agent who referred
her back to the Landlord. When it was obvious that both men were
‘playing’ her, she sought legal advice and found out that she would have
to pay about N150,000 to her lawyer and spend an undermined time in the
courts to get redress. This was against the N75,000 bill the
electrician had given her to fix the problem. She settled for the latter
option of paying the electrician.
Then there was the case of the tenant of a duplex in an estate who
was requested by the Estate Association to pay the Estate dues for the
years the house was left vacant. After a lot of arguments, he
reluctantly conceded to paying the dues for ‘peace’ sake.
In bot cases, the tenants had carried out due diligence during their
inspection of the properties but these were unforeseen bills they had to
make for them to enjoy the premises they had just rented. Of course,
the money may be deducted against future rents but the tenant had to
make the immediate payments. The moral of the lesson is that even after
payments of rents and fees, tenants should have an emergency reserve for
the unforeseen circumstances and expenses that comes with moving into a
new property.
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(Eden View Estate)
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