Land Use Charge: Lagos Moves to Seal Properties of Defaulters
The Lagos State Government has said that it will not hesitate to seal the properties of residents who default in paying their Land Use Charge (LUC), saying that it may explore the option of prosecuting defaulters according to the Law.
The state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi said this on Monday, adding that the government has put in place a variety of payment options which include paying at the bank or the nearest Land Use Charge offices to residents using cash or POS or payment online through credit or debit cards.
However, Akinkunmi apologised for the delay in the distribution of the bills this year as he attributed the hiccups to the cleaning up previous data to enable a more robust clearer data sets.
He noted that despite the delay in the delivery of the bills, tax payers are still entitled to the usual 15 percent discounted rate if payment is made within 15 days of bill delivery, while others who pay outside the 15 days grace not exceeding 30 calendar days would pay the actual due amount.
He said that failure to do that would attract penalty from the 45th day after bill delivery and rise further afterwards, and that properties in such category would be sealed, while owners would be prosecuted in court in accordance with the law.
The state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi said this on Monday, adding that the government has put in place a variety of payment options which include paying at the bank or the nearest Land Use Charge offices to residents using cash or POS or payment online through credit or debit cards.
However, Akinkunmi apologised for the delay in the distribution of the bills this year as he attributed the hiccups to the cleaning up previous data to enable a more robust clearer data sets.
He noted that despite the delay in the delivery of the bills, tax payers are still entitled to the usual 15 percent discounted rate if payment is made within 15 days of bill delivery, while others who pay outside the 15 days grace not exceeding 30 calendar days would pay the actual due amount.
He said that failure to do that would attract penalty from the 45th day after bill delivery and rise further afterwards, and that properties in such category would be sealed, while owners would be prosecuted in court in accordance with the law.
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