An Examination of the Meaning, Types, and Nature of Tenancy under the Nigerian Law

Out of this population, 85% lived in rented accommodations, devoting a large cent of their income to rent in houses owned by landlords to whom they pay rent on a monthly, quarterly, six-monthly, or yearly basis. This proves that tenancy agreements are widely used and still prevalent in today's Nigeria.

Therefore, this work aims to briefly discuss the meaning, types, and nature of tenancy in Nigeria with a specific focus on the trends of the law on the subject matter. In undertaking this research, a doctrinal research methodology was employed. In essence, the study relied heavily on library materials to obtain information from both primary and secondary sources, such as statute books, textbooks, journal articles written by various legal scholars, internet sources, dictionaries, and judgments of the courts.