Section 1 Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law

Section 1 of the Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law of Lagos State 1997 is about Application of Law. It provides as follows:

The Governor may from time to time by order—
(1) direct that the provisions of this Law shall apply to any particular residential
accommodation class or classes of residential accommodation within the State which annual rental value as at 1996 was not more than N250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand naira);

(2) classify the types and categories of residential accommodation;

(3) zone the Lagos State into areas and fix the standard rent and terms of
tenancy agreement to be applicable in such area;

(4) prescribe the term for which advance rent may be payable and the percentage increase in rent at the expiration;

(5) exempt the application of this Law to any particular accommodation or area.

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