Section 4 Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law

Section 4 of the Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law of Lagos State 1997 is about Advance rent. It provides as follows:

(1) As from the commencement of this Law, it shall be unlawful for a landlord or his
agent to demand or receive standard rent in excess of six months rent from an incoming tenant in respect of accommodation in categories 11–12 and twelve months in respect of accommodation in categories 13–18.

(2) It shall be unlawful for an in-coming tenant or his agent to offer or pay standard
rent in excess of six months rent in respect of accommodation in categories 11-12
and twelve months in respect of accommodation in categories 13-14.

(3) It shall be unlawful for a landlord or his agent to demand or receive from a
sitting tenant standard rent in excess of three months rents in respect of any
accommodation.

(4) It shall be unlawful for a sitting tenant to offer or pay standard rent in excess of
three months rent in respect of any accommodation.

(5) Any person who received or paid standard rent in excess of what is prescribed in
this section shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine of N50,000 or to six
months imprisonment.

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