Two days ago a Nigerian lady living overseas called Apex Chambers Port Harcourt. She got us while searching online for the best Property Lawyers to manage her commercial building in Owerri.
During the legal consultation session, she lamented that the property was already occupied by tenants who were not issued Tenancy Agreements and that they had refused to abide by the oral agreements reached with her.
She expressed her frustration with their conducts even though she already had a Lawyer that handed over the property to.
In a space of less than 30 minutes we discovered numerous mistakes she made regarding the tenancy, even though they were innocent mistakes, as she wasn’t well informed of the necessary steps she ought to have taken at the beginning.
She pleaded with us to accept to manage the property as she had full confidence in us.
A tenancy relationship needs to be kept smooth with a comprehensive Tenancy Agreement drafted by a Property Lawyer. Don’t build a tenancy on trust. Big mistake. It is a business relationship, not a friendship centre.
Also, not every Lawyer is very knowledgeable and experienced to manage property.
Estate management requires constant inspection of the property, insisting on compliance with the terms of the tenancy agreement and application of long-standing years of experience.
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