RECOVERY OF PREMISES

LETTER OF AUTHORITY FROM LANDLORD TO SOLICITOR

Chief Jeffery Owhor-Chuku
11, Ikeja Street,
Ikeja,
Lagos State
March 5, 2013






Kenneth Okwor
11, Ikoyi Road,
Ikoyi,
Lagos State

Dear Sir,

AUTHORITY TO ISSUE NOTICE TO QUIT AND OTHER RELEVANT NOTICES TO THE TENANTS IN KOKO LODGE, SURULERE

I, Chief Jeffery Owhor-Chuku of 11, Ikeja Street, Ikeja, hereby appoint you Mr. Kenneth Okwor, a legal practitioner, to act on my behalf with respect to the issuance of notices to the tenants in occupation of my property at number 7, Surulere, Lagos, known as KOKO Lodge.

I authorize you to do any lawful act which may be necessary for the recovery of the premises.


Thank you

Yours faithfully

(signature)

Chief Jeffery Owhor-Chuku





NOTICE TO QUIT

KENNETH OKWOR & ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND SOLICITORS
STAR CHAMBERS
NO 11 Ikoyi Road, Lagos
Email: Kennethokwor@gmail.com
Phone: 07064793812

Our Ref: _______________________ Your Ref: _______________

To:
Mr. Akinola Wahab
7, Uyo Road,
Surulere,
Lagos

Attention: Mr. Akinola Wahab.

NOTICE TO QUIT

I, Kenneth Okwor, as legal practitioner to Chief Jeffery Owhor-Chuku, your landlord, hereby and on his behalf, give you notice to quit and deliver up possession of the 3 bedroom bungalow with the appurtenances situate at No 7, Uyo Road, Surulere, Lagos, which you hold of him as yearly tenant thereof on the 31st day of December, 2015


Dated this _____________ day of _________, 2015


(signature)
Kenneth Okwor
Legal practitioner




NOTICE OF OWNER'S INTENTION TO RECOVER POSSESSION

KENNETH OKWOR & ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND SOLICITORS
STAR CHAMBERS
NO 11 Ikoyi Road, Lagos
Email: Kennethokwor@gmail.com
Phone: 07064793812

Our Ref: _______________________ Your Ref: _______________

Date: (same date)

To:

Mr. Akinola Wahab
7, Uyo Road,
Surulere,
Lagos

Attention: Mr. Akinola Wahab.

NOTICE OF OWNER’S INTENTION TO APPLY TO COURT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES.

I, Kenneth Okwor, legal practitioner to Chief Jeffery Owhor-Chuku, the OWNER, do hereby give you notice that unless peaceable possession of the 3 bedroom bungalow with the appurtenances situate at No 7, Uyo Road, Surulere, Lagos which you HELD of the owner under a yearly tenancy, which was determined by notice to quit given by the owner on the 30th of June, 2015 and expired on the 31st of December 2015, and which premises are now held over and detained from the said owner, be given to the owner on or before the expiration of seven (7) clear days FROM the date of service of this notice, I shall apply to court for summons to eject any person therefrom.


Dated this __________day of _________, ____________ (same date as above)


(signature)
Kenneth Okwor
Legal practitioner



A CLAIM AT THE MAGISTRATE COURT

IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF LAGOS STATE
IN THE IKEJA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT
HOLDEN AT IKEJA

CLAIM NO:

BETWEEN

CHIEF JEFFERY OWHOR CHUKU ..........CLAIMANT

AND

AKINOLA WAHAB ...............DEFENDANT

PARTICULARS OF CLAIM

The claimant and the defendant entered into a tenancy agreement on a yearly tenancy in 2006 at the rent of N500, 000 per annum over a flat at Koko lodge. The defendant paid the rent of 2006 and 2007 and has since then refused to pay. A notice to quit determining the tenancy was served on the defendant on _________ to expire on _____________________. The defendant failed to deliver up possession. The notice to tenant of owner’s intention to apply to recover possession was served on __________________ to expire on _______________; and that notwithstanding the said notice, the defendant has refused to deliver up possession of the premises.
The claimant thus claims as follows:

  1. The outstanding rent of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
  2. The mesne profit for use of premises being N50, 000 per month, and
  3. An order granting possession of the premises.


Dated this_______day of__________2013


(signature)
Kenneth Okwor
Legal practitioner




ADDRESS FOR SERVICE ON CLAIMANT:
KENNETH OKWOR & ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND SOLICITORS
STAR CHAMBERS
NO 11 Ikoyi Road, Lagos
Email: Kennethokwor@gmail.com
Phone: 07064793812