Section 25 Tenancy Law of Lagos State 2011

Section 25 of the Tenancy Law of Lagos State 2011 is about Grounds for Possession. It provides as follows:

(1) unless the agreement expressly stipulates otherwise, the Court shall have power to make an .order for possession upon proof of any of the following grounds –
(a) arrears of rent;
(b) breach of any covenant or agreement;
(c) where the premises is required by the landlord for personal use; or

(2) Notwithstanding any agreement between the parties, the Court shall have power to make an Order for possession upon proof of any of the following grounds where-
(a) the premises is being used for immoral or illegal purposes;
(b) the premises has been abandoned;

(c) the premises is unsafe and unsound as to constitute a danger to human life or property; or
(d) the tenant or any person residing or lodging with him or being his sub-tenant constitutes by conduct, an act of intolerable nuisance or induces a breach of a tenancy agreement.

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