EXPIRED TENANCY = NO NOTICE TO QUIT
I had to update this post to douse and give clarifications to the issues: whether the post envisages periodic tenancies especially in Lagos, and whether Nonpayment of rent can change the nature of a periodic tenancy. Most Lawyers inadvertently issue Notices to quit even after the tenancy has been determined by effluxion of time. Fejiro, my friend, is a yearly tenant. His last payment of rent for one year was made on the 2 nd of January, 2016. His rent expired on the 1 st of January, 2017. However, he still resides in the rented apartment and wouldn’t leave because his landlord has not served him with a Notice to quit. He poses as someone who knows his right and as such believes that he cannot be evicted from the apartment without first getting a 6 months’ notice from his landlord. DETERMINATION OF TENANCY A tenancy is determined by the effluxion of time: where the period for which rent was paid has elapsed. For instance, Mr. Ako rents a duplex from Mr. O...