Members of the Senate have proposed a bill seeking to make it an offence for landlords to demand payment of advance rent from tenants of residential and office buildings beyond three months.
The sponsor of the bill Senator Smart Adeyemi said it would enable tenants to make a maximum advance payment of three months’ rent, with subsequent monthly payments
The bill is said to restrain landlords from compelling tenants to make one-year and two-year advance rent payments before renting their apartments.
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