Agency and Legal Fees in Kano State: What Tenants Pay

Kano State specifics

Kano State does not cap agency or legal fees by statute. The amounts you are quoted are market custom — commonly in the region of 10% of annual rent for agency, plus a separate legal or agreement charge where a lawyer is involved.

Because nothing in Kano's tenancy framework fixes percentages, your protection is documentary: agree the fees in writing, negotiate the combined total, pay only after the agreement is ready, and receipt every payment.

Refuse substantial inspection or registration charges before viewing — the pattern is the same in every state, and Kano is no exception.

General information as at September 2026 — not legal advice.

What applies everywhere in Nigeria

• No tenancy statute fixes the percentages — agency and legal fees are part of your contract, and contracts can be negotiated
• Get the full fee list in writing before any money moves
• Propose one combined figure — agency plus legal — and negotiate the total
• Pay only after the agreement is ready and the property is confirmed available
• Receipt every payment — amount in figures and words, dated, named payee
• Cap renewal fees in the agreement — same house, same tenant, no fresh agency commission

Read the full national guide — including the fee table, the double-dipping argument and the red flags.

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