Lagos govt warns public against state housing estate unlawful transfer, sale
The Lagos State Government has warned members of the public to be wary of allottees of State Housing Estates who engage in the indiscriminate transfer or sale of allocated homes without valid certification.
The Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, gave the warning while reviewing the activities of the ministry, announced that the state was aware that some allottees engaged in the transfer of ownership of housing units without proper documentation.
Akinderu-Fatai lamented that many of the original allottees do not remit funds to the state government after obtaining payments from unsuspecting members of the public, adding that this often led to loss of revenue to the state as well as incomplete data of homeowners under the State Housing Scheme.
According to the commissioner “In some cases, members of the public have fallen victim of swindlers, who make people pay even above government rates for fake allocations.”
He charged members of the public who has the intention of procuring or buying a home from an allottee to always verify the status of any State Housing Estates with the Ministry of Housing at the State Secretariat before finalising any transaction.
He highlighted the procedures for applying for change of ownership, while imploring intending applicants to forward an application letter requesting for change of ownership with Letter of authorisation from the original allottee.
Akinderu-Fatai also advised allottees or homeowners in the State Housing Estates to apply for Deed of Sub-Lease of their homes to enable them use the homes as supporting assets for other financial transactions.
He pledged the readiness of state government to deliver on its mandate in the provision of high-quality shelter and boosting the housing stock for the people of the state.
