Category: Nigeria


  • Section 27 Recovery of Premises Act Section 27 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Penalty on person unlawfully retaking possession. It provides as follows: A person, who has been put out of possession under a warrant of possession, and unlawfully retakes possession of the premises after possession has been given to the landlord, is…

  • Section 26 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 26 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Penalty for resisting or assaulting officers. It provides as follows: A person who resists, molests, assaults or in any way obstructs any officer when engaged in the execution of such warrant as aforesaid, or any person appointed under section…

  • Section 25 Recovery of Premises Act Section 25 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Protection of officers of the court. It provides as follows: No action and no prosecution may be brought against the judge, magistrate or other officer of the court by whom a warrant of possession was issued, or against any sheriff…

  • Section 24 Recovery of Premises Act Section 24 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Warrant of possession justifies entry on premises. It provides as follows: Any warrant to give possession of premises shall justify the person named therein or to whom it is directed in entering upon the premises named therein, with such assistants…

  • Section 23 Recovery of Premises Act Section 23 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Warrants of possession to be in force for three months. It provides as follows: Every warrant of possession shall, on whatever day it may be issued, bear date of the day next after the last day named by the court…

  • Section 22 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 22 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Form and purpose of warrant of possession. It provides as follows: A warrant of possession shall entitle the plaintiff to be put in possession of the premises to which the warrant relates and be as in Form N and…

  • Section 21 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 21 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Enforcement of order of court. It provides as follows: If the order of the court given under section 19 of this Act–(a) is not obeyed, the court, whether the order can be provedto have been served on the defendant…

  • Section 20 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 20 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Warrant of possession may issue at any time. It provides as follows: Where a landlord is entitled to possession of any premises, the court may issue a warrant of possession, notwithstanding that the counter-claim is undetermined or unsatisfied.

  • Section 19 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 19 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Hearing of summons. It provides as follows: (1) If the defendant shall not at the time named in the summons or an adjournment thereof, show good cause to the contrary, then on proof- (a) of the defendant still neglecting…

  • Section 18 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 18 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Report of appraisers to be evidence. It provides as follows: A report in writing, purporting to be signed by the person, or persons, appointed by the court under Section 17 of this Act, shall be received in evidence in…