Section 12 Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law

Section 12 of the Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Law of Lagos State 1997 is about Security of tenancy. It provides as follows:

(1) Where an application has been made to the Tribunal by a tenant in respect of
accommodation to which this Law applies, any notice issued by the landlord and
served on the tenant to quit the accommodation thereafter shall be of no effect and
no similar notice to quit shall be given by the landlord before the decision of the
Tribunal is given.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or enactment, the Tribunal may
declare as invalid and of no effect a notice to quit served on a tenant of it is satisfied
that such notice was not issued in good faith, and the Tribunal’s endorsement to that
effect on the purported notice to quit shall be sufficient evidence of such decision.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who came into
possession of any residential premises to which this Law applies other than by way of lawful tenancy.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or enactment, it shall be unlawful for
a landlord to eject from any premises in respect of which the Tribunal has fixed the
rent until the determination of the tenancy.

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