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Deed Restrictions for Moronvia…
Africanflak writes about Moronvia’s attempt to enforce “deed restriction”. Deed restriction or “restrictive covenant” are regulations and rules put in place to ensure real estate properties or neighborhoods measure up to specified standards.
The blogger quotes a Liberian public announcement credited to the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) asking “residents of the city and all business entities to paint their houses. The city government said such an exercise should have been carried out on or December 15, 2007 in accordance with City Ordinance Number one.” Defaulters will be fined of course.
May be this is what the administration of Lagos State (Nigeria) ought to be doing to maintain the aesthetics of the city.
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Omotaylor | Dec 22, 2007 | Reply
At last someone (outside Nigeria) is agreeing with me that for a brighter, welcome, tourist eyecatcher, houses in Lagos and indeed in many cities in Nigeria need a fresh coat of paint. For two years I have hammered on this, shared this with friends and colleagues but all I got then was that people who cannot afford to feed and clothe should not be burdened with painting houses. I even suggested that the government should subsidize paints for this is all in our national interest. Now that Liberia is spearheading this in West Africa, it will be nice for Nigeria (Lagos) to follow suit. Apart from the tourist attraction, a cheery atmosphere would uplift the soul and mind and morale which is at an all time low could be boosted. I even thought of companies sponsoring individuals with paints and having their business logo’s stamped on homes but I was told we Nigerians are too proud to agree to what could be called a charity assistance. So where do we go from here? How best to assist business and individuals paint up their homes, change their rotting rusted roofing and give Lagos/Nigeria a fresh breath of life?