Court Permits Landlord To Break Open, Change Locks On Tenant's Door
An Upper Area Court in Ilorin on Thursday permitted a landlord, Mr Bakinde AbdulWaheed, to break open and change the locks on his tenant's apartment door over his disappearance for three years. The presiding Judge, Mr Moshood Ajibade, gave the order after AbdulWaheed, reported that his tenant disappeared for three years without any word from him.
Ajibade ordered that the two apartments should be forced open in the presence of the landlord, the court orderly and the staff of the court.
He said that all the property found in the apartments should be itemised and all witnesses must sign on the paper.
The judge also held that only the valuable goods should be taken to the court premises and kept for some period of time as stipulated by the law.
He explained that after the given time, the property would be sold and part of the money realised would be used to pay for the three years' rent.
AbdulWaheed had earlier told the court that all efforts to locate the tenant, Mr Akin Ola, failed.
“I visited the man who introduced my tenant to me. He too does not know the whereabouts of Ola.
“He is owing me three years rent of N108, 000. We agreed that he will pay N36, 000 annually.
“I want to rent out the apartment. I've had offers from people seeking to occupy the space,” he said.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Damilola Yusuf Kwara North AbdulQowiy Olododo Ibrahim Mashood 20 Billion Bond Abiodun Oyedepo Kishira New Model Police Station Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Oba-Solagberu Mary Arinde Alliance For Democracy Ilorin.Info Ahmed Bolaji Nagode MMWG Ilota IDPU International Aviation College Ubandawaki Lafia Aliyu Korasabi Borgu Fatai Garuba Labaka AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education Idofin Owo Arugbo Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Okiki Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Unicontinental Construction Company Adedeji Onimago Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd Ajasse-Ipo Yusuf Amuda Aluko Buhari Ella Supreme Tissue Paper Barakat Community Secondary School George Innih Abdulrasheed Lafia Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Odo-Owa Suleiman Mora Omar Aliyu Muyideen CELF Kayode Ibrahim Abdulrahman Abdulrasak Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen 2017 Budget CCEPE CCB Yusuf Olaolu Ali Sebastine Obasi Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu Oyin-Zubair Jawondo GAMA Tsaragi Federal Allocation Jare Olatundun Wale Oladepo Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Saad Belgore Tayo Awodiji NURTW Reuben Paraje Ubandoma Shoprite Idi-Ape Rihanat Ajia Yahaya A Paniyaro Idowu Aremu Abdulkareem Alabi Raji AbdulRasaq Valsolar Consortium

