Tag: Tenants
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Gunman kills 3 tenants, set fire to lure them
A gunman, who shot five other tenants and set fire to a house to lure them out, has been fatally shot by police officers. It was gathered that the gunman was evicted from a Houston apartment building and shot five other tenants, killing three of them, Sunday morning after setting fire to the house to…
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Ebute Meta: I gave tenants quit notice before collapse – Landlord’s son
The landlord’s son, in whose care the collapsed three-storey building was entrusted, said that he gave the occupants of the building quit notice when he discovered the visible stress on it. The caretaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told emergency responders and newsmen on Monday in Lagos that he was living in the building…
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FG appeals landlords to adopt monthly rent payment methods
The Federal Government has urged landlords of private property to start charging their tenants monthly, quarterly or half-year rents, instead of the current practice of charging one, two to three years of advance rents. It noted that in the post-COVID-19 era, most tenants are owing rents or facing eviction. The government said it was evident…
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FIRS plans stamp duty palliatives for tenants
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it is working on a stamp duty palliative package for tenants in view of the current economic realities occasioned by COVID-19. Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, Director, Communications and Liaison Department of the service made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Ahmad said the the FIRS Executive…
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FIRS directs landlords, agents to charge six percent Stamp Duty on all tenancy, lease agreements
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed landlords and property agents to charge six percent Stamp Duty on all tenancy and lease agreements. The landlords/ property agents are to remit such collections to FIRS “so that they do not run foul of the Stamp Duty Act.” The tax agency gave the directive through a…
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Four tenants allegedly exhume landlord’s corpse, sell his property
Four tenants, who allegedly exhumed the corpse of their landlord before selling his property, were on Monday brought in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The three accused men and a woman are – Silifatu Abisile, 60; Jimoh Abisile, 52; Gbade Bakare, 56; and Isaiah Bakare, 45. The accused are facing a five-count charge…