Category: Nigeria


  • Section 163 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 163 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Abolition of intereste termini, and as to reversionary leases and leases for lives. It provides as follows: (1) The doctrine of interesse termini is hereby…

  • Section 162 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 162 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Waiver of a covenant in a lease. It provides as follows: (1) Where any actual waiver by a lessor or the persons deriving title under…

  • Section 161 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 161 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Restrictions on and relief against forfeiture of leases and underleases. It provides as follows: (1) A right of re-entry or forfeiture under any proviso or…

  • Section 160 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 160 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Lessee to give notice of ejectment to lessor. It provides as follows: Every lessee to whom there is delivered any writ for the recovery of…

  • Section 159 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 159 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about No fine to be exacted for licence to assign. It provides as follows: In all leases containing a covenant, condition, or agreement against assigning,underletting, or…

  • Section 158 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 158 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Effect of licences granted to lessees. It provides as follows: (1) Where a licence is granted to a lessee to do any act, the licence,…

  • Section 157 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 157 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Obligation of lessor’s covenants to run with reversion. It provides as follows: (1) The obligation under a condition or of a covenant entered into by…

  • Section 156 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 156 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Rent and benefit of lessee’s covenants to run with the reversion. It provides as follows: (1) Rent reserved by a lease, and the benefit of…

  • Section 155 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 155 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Apportionment of conditions on severance. It provides as follows: (1) Notwithstanding the severance by conveyance, surrender, or otherwise ofthe reversionary estate in any land comprised…

  • Section 154 Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 Section 154 of the Property and Conveyancing Law of the Western Region of Nigeria 1959 is about Effect of extinguishment of reversion. It provides as follows: (1) Where a reversion expectant on a lease of land is surrendered or merged,the estate or…