Category: Nigeria


  • Section 17 Recovery of Premises Act Section 17 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Court may appoint person to value improvements. It provides as follows: (1) A court may— (a) from time to time, and at any time, appoint by writing as in Form H one or more persons to estimate the value of…

  • Section 16 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 16 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Court may hear counter-claim with claim to recover the land. It provides as follows: A tenant may at any time make any claim, or counter-claim before a court against the landlord in respect of any unexhausted improvement, and the…

  • Section 15 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 15 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Consent of landlord. It provides as follows: A tenant shall not be entitled to compensation in respect of any improvement, unless he has executed it with the previous consent in writing of the Landlord.

  • Section 14 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 14 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Tenant’s title to compensation. It provides as follows: Where a tenant executes on his holding any improvements he shall be entitled, subject to the provisions of Section 15 of this Act, at the termination of the tenancy, on quitting…

  • Section 13 Recovery of Premises Act Section 13 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Claims for arrears of rent and mesne profits. It provides as follows: The amount claimed under any writ or plaint for arrears of rent and mesne profits shall be treated as one claim.

  • Section 12 Recovery of Premises Act Section 12 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Landlord may claim for mesne profits. It provides as follows: The landlord may, either together with his writ or plaint for the recovery of the premises or in answer to a claim or counterclaim made in respect of any unexhausted…

  • Section 11 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 11 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Obligation of sub-tenant to give notice to his immediate landlord. It provides as follows: (1) Where any summons for the recovery of any premises as is hereinbefore specified is served on or comes to the knowledge of any sub-tenant…

  • Section 10 Recovery of Premises Act Section 10 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Institution of proceedings. It provides as follows: (1) On the expiration of the time stated in a notice of the landlord’s intention to recover possession, if the tenant or any person holding or claiming by, through or under him, neglects…

  • Section 9 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 Section 9 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Giving of notice and expiry thereof. It provides as follows: Notices referred to in section 8 of this Act may be given at any time prior to the date of termination of the current terms of tenancies, but they…

  • Section 8 Recovery of Premises Act Section 8 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Length of notice to determine certain terms. It provides as follows: (1) Where there is no express stipulation as to the notice to be given by either party to determine the tenancy, the following periods of time shall be given-(a)…