Tenant won landlord in court and got 5M damages

Tenant won landlord in court and got 5M damages

Landlord paid 3M and agree that the tenant should stay for three years to cover for the balance of 2M

This is a recent case that happened Last year

Tenant installed Solar Panels on the roof without seeking approval from the Landlord, the Landlord got to know from other tenants.

Out of anger, the Landlord called some boys to bring down the solar panels when the tenant wasn’t around, those boys threw the panel from the roof to the ground and damaged the panels

Tenant approach fhe court and filed for Malicious Damage

Landlord approach the court and file for tenants eviction for making structural alterations to his building without his approval

Two case in different court at the same time

For the Landlord case, the court ask the Landlord if there is any clause in the tenancy agreement where you ask the tenant not to install solar panel on the roof.

The landlord informed the court that he did not give the tenant any tenancy agreement.

The tenant argued that no rule had been broken because there was no restrictions that had been documented or communicated.

The court made a simple point, where there is no agreement, the court can not invent one for the parties.

Oga Landlord lost his own case.

Back to the tenant own,
Tenant seek legal advice from Atanda.
With Advice from Atanda, Tenant was able to prove to the court that six panels got damaged, the charge controller and the inverter got damaged resulting from breach of wires as they throw those panels down.

One neighbour stood as witness, three people from the next compound stood as witness, CCTV footage from the building facing them was presented as suporting evidence.

Na so Landlord enter wahala

Court awarded 4 million naira damages against the Landlord.

Landlord appealed the case and Court of Appeal upheld the judgement but increased the Damages to 5 Million Na!ra.

Na so tenant take collect 3M ca’sh and theee years fr££ rent.