BREAKING: Senate Supports Bill Seeking To Make Abuja Landlords Collect Monthly Rent
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to regulate rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). DAILY TRUST reports.
The proposed bill, initiated by Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi), seeks to stop yearly advance payment of rents and compel house owners to collect rent monthly in arrears.
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He said many properties in Abuja were empty because of the outrageous rents placed on them.
“Many residents of FCT are finding it very difficult to cope with huge rent payment, the reason many of the houses built for such purpose are empty”. Information Guide Nigeria
He said some landlords always insist their tenants pay one year or two years rent.
“That is wrong. There are many tenants whose salaries are competing with their rents because they live in cities like Abuja,” he said. jamb results
Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger), described the proposed law as people-centred and urged his colleagues to support its passage.
“There’s no gain saying that many residents in FCT are groaning under this difficult system where tenants are asked to pay house rent yearly in advance,” Abdullahi said.
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