Lady cr!£s out after her Lagos landlord allegedly increased her annual rent from ₦8 million to ₦14.5 million, sparking reactions online.
When I first moved to Nigeria, I lived in Ikoyi and paid ₦2.5 million in rent.
I later relocated to another apartment where I was paying ₦8 million annually, and the landlord insisted on two years’ rent upfront, in addition to legal, caution, and agency fees totalling 10%.
Recently, my landlord increased the rent from ₦8 million to ₦14.5 million per year, and I burst into te@rs.
This is why I keep saying people shouldn’t wait until the economy affects them before speaking up, because it will eventually affect everyone.
There is flooding everywhere, and now housing costs are becoming unbearable.
What is the Lagos State Government doing about landlords and the rising cost of rent…?”
