For months, the real estate sector in Lagos has been buzzing with talks of the Lagos State Tenancy and Recovery of Premises Bill 2025, introduced by the state government to modernise and reshape tenancy regulations in the state.
Like any major city, Lagos has been inundated with issues such as excessive advance rent, poorly regulated real estate dealings, and prolonged eviction dispute, problems the existing Tenancy Law enacted by the Lagos State House of Assembly in 2011 could not fully solve.
These issues have long posed a threat to the state’s status as one of the largest real estate markets in Africa, thanks to factors such as rapid urbanisation and population growth.
The bill, if passed, aims to overhaul landlord‑tenant relations in Lagos, introduce limits on advance rent, regulate real estate agents, provide tenants a legal path to challenge unfair rent increases, and streamline eviction and dispute resolution through faster court procedures and mediation.
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