The serene capital of Enugu State, the Coal City, was on Thursday ruffled as protests rocked the city over the high cost of rent in the metropolis.
Carrying placards during the demonstration with various inscriptions, “High rent in Enugu, no lawyer fee; high rent in Enugu, no agency fee; high rent in Enugu, stop legal fee, management and caution fee; no agency fee, no lawyer’s fee among others, the demonstrators called on the government to come to their aid.
He lamented that after squeezing yourself to pay the house rent which is on the high side, the tenant will as well pay an extra N500,000:00 for a lawyer’s fee, agent, management and caution’s fees before getting access to the apartment. “A landlord does not need agency. A landlord does not need a lawyer. A landlord should write his agreement in common English. Go and buy a seal in the high court and put it there.