Invoice to repeal hire management, restoration of residential premises passes first studying in Kogi ​

A invoice to for a legislation to repeal the Kogi State hire management and restoration of residential premises legislation 2007 and enact the State tenancy legislation and different issues linked thereto 2025 has handed by first studying within the Kogi State Home of Meeting.

The personal member invoice was sponsored by the Lawmaker representing Ankpa 1 within the Kogi State Home Meeting Hon. Lawal Akus.

Akus argued that the invoice if handed into legislation will assist enhance administrative effectivity, improve authorized readability, guarantee fairer illustration on regulatory our bodies, and promote trendy, digital approaches to tenancy regulation.

“The Kogi State Lease Management and Restoration of Residential Premises Regulation was enacted and assented to in 2007, over 18 years in the past. A key limitation of the prevailing legislation lies in its unique give attention to residential premises— a scope that doesn’t replicate the realities of tenancy disputes within the State.

“In apply, the courts have been inundated with circumstances involving each residential and non-residential lodging. This inconsistency between the legislation’s title and its sensible utility underscores the necessity for a extra inclusive and correct designation—therefore the proposed re-christening because the Kogi State Tenancy Regulation, 2025.

“The Invoice, if thought of and handed into legislation, will little question reinforce the function of the State as an neutral regulator in tenancy issues, enhance transparency and effectivity, and embrace digital innovation for higher service supply whereas defending the rights of each landlords and tenants,” the lawmaker added.

—- On Thu, 15 Might 2025 07:42:43 +0100 Odimayo Olatunde <[email protected]> wrote —

A invoice to for a legislation to repeal the Kogi State hire management and restoration of residential premises legislation 2007 and enact the State tenancy legislation and different issues linked thereto 2025 has handed by first studying within the Kogi State Home of Meeting.

The personal member invoice was sponsored by the Lawmaker representing Ankpa 1 within the Kogi State Home Meeting Hon. Lawal Akus.

Akus argued that the invoice if handed into legislation will assist enhance administrative effectivity, improve authorized readability, guarantee fairer illustration on regulatory our bodies, and promote trendy, digital approaches to tenancy regulation.

“The Kogi State Lease Management and Restoration of Residential Premises Regulation was enacted and assented to in 2007, over 18 years in the past. A key limitation of the prevailing legislation lies in its unique give attention to residential premises—a scope that doesn’t replicate the realities of tenancy disputes within the State.

“In apply, the courts have been inundated with circumstances involving each residential and non-residential lodging. This inconsistency between the legislation’s title and its sensible utility underscores the necessity for a extra inclusive and correct designation—therefore the proposed re-christening because the Kogi State Tenancy Regulation, 2025.

“The Invoice, if thought of and handed into legislation, will little question reinforce the function of the State as an neutral regulator in tenancy issues, enhance transparency and effectivity, and embrace digital innovation for higher service supply whereas defending the rights of each landlords and tenants” the Lawmaker added.