A Nigerian tenant’s shocking rent hike has sparked heated reactions on social media, highlighting concerns over unfair housing practices in the country.
The tenant, identified as @daniels_osi on X (formerly Twitter), shared his ordeal after his landlady raised the rent for his self-contained apartment from N200,000 to N350,000—a near 100% increase—with less than a month’s notice.
Expressing his frustration, @daniels_osi questioned the legality of the sudden increment and called for assistance from legal experts.
He wrote, “Is this even legal? I woke up to a rent increment notice from 200k to 350k for a rent that’s due in December. Almost 100% increment on a self-contained with less than a month’s notice. Please help me retweet and tag any lawyer you know. This woman wants to rip us.”
The post quickly gained traction, with many netizens sympathizing with the tenant and condemning the landlady’s actions as exploitative.
Reactions trailing almost 100% rent increase
UncleDennis 101 wrote: “People in the comment section saying drag with her or leave. Don’t mind them oooh. To see a good apartment that you’re comfortable in, it’s a tedious task. I’d say you should meet your landlady in the middle and try to sort things out with her amicably.”
RealFejiro added: “If your last payment was a year payment. You still have up to 6 months window to leave. By law you can get up to 6 months quit notice.”
Broke noted: “Maybe they went for a general meeting, because this is exactly my case. 100% increment with less than two months notice SMH. I don move sha.”
Taiye added: “I feel your anguish. Na so my landlady too don me twice in the past 3 years, but I get that she must have done her findings to see that rents around had increased within the year, so they sneak the increase up on you a little too close to the expiry.”