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Every Property Owner has a
civic responsibility to pay their property tax and tenement rate on an annual
basis. Valid
documents of proof of payments should be made available to prove that the
responsibility has been discharged for
previous years. Otherwise, the Land Use Charge should be paid.
Charge rate for the
Financial Year is calculated according to the following
percentages:
·
Commercial property 0.422%
(of rated value)
·
Residential Property (Commercial) 0.20% (of rated value)
· Industrial Premises of Manufacturing Concern 0.25% (of rated value)
· Owners Occupied Residential Property 0.04% (of rated value)
Section 22 (1) of the LUC
law says where a person who has received a Land Use Charge Demand Notice fails
to pay the amount charged within the period specified in the Notice, liability
shall be increased as follows:
Between 45 and 75 calendar days 10% of amount charged;
Between 75 and 105 calendar days 20% of amount charged;
Between 105 and 135 calendar days 30% of
amount charged,
While sub-section 2 of that same section
states:
If payment of the entire
amount due is not made after 135days after demand notice is served, the service
may institute a legal process for recovery of same plus an additional interest
of 31%.
No, the assessment is not negotiable.
In order to reconcile your payment in our
records, it is advised that a copy of the
bank teller/ E-ticket be presented at the LUC office in order to be issued a
revenue receipt of payment or by calling our dedicated customer care lines for
further information.
Land Use Charge is a consolidation of all
property and land based rates and charges which consists of Property tax, Tenement rate and Ground rent payable in Edo State. The Land Use Charge derives its legality from the Edo
State Land Use Charge Consolidation and Amendment Law of 2013.
The Law places the responsibility for payment on the owner of an assessed property, and such person is liable to pay Land Use Charge in respect of the assessed property.
The Law
provides exemptions from paying in certain instances. Among these are the
following:
• A
property owned and occupied by a Religious body and or used for non-profit
making religious education
• Public cemeteries and burial grounds;
• Public libraries;
• All official palaces of recognized traditional
rulers in the State; and
• Any
property specifically exempted by the Governor of Edo State by notice published
in the State Government Official Gazette
• Owner occupied Residential Property
which is;
-50ft by 100ft in an urban area;
-100ft
by 100ft in a rural setting not more than N10 million in value respectively;
• Community property solely for community
meetings, activities and events.
Land Use Charge Consolidation and Amendment Law 2013 states accordingly, that any
person who refuses, or neglects to comply, prevents, hinder or obstruct an
assessor in the course of his lawful duty or with intent to obliterate relevant
records or damages or destroys a property, identification plaque, or any
property or building has committed an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine of N100,000.00 in the case of an individual or N500,000.00
in the case of a corporate body or to a term of imprisonment for a period of
three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment
Yes.
The Law stipulates that a property or part of a property shall become liable to
Land Use Charge if:
- The
property changes to one that does not qualify for exemption.
- The
LUC status of a property changes, LUC imposed in respect of that property shall
be prorated so that the charge is payable only for that part of the year during
which the property, or part of it is not exempted.
The Land Use Charge provides for installment
payments as long as payments are made within the stipulated time as prescribed
by law. However, please note that where underpayments/installment payments have
been made in respect of any property, the said
property is still in default and would be enforced upon when enforcement activities are carried out. All outstanding
payment is carried over to the next year with its full interest compliment.
Payments can be made into any of the designated banks listed on the reverse side of your Demand Notice, online payment platform and all our various mobile payment channels.
Yes, since Land Use Charge includes all land based rates.
For the purpose of Land Use Charge, properties are assessed individually. For any two similar properties, the physical appearance, aesthetic features and age will determine the property class rate (i.e. high, medium, and low) to be adopted in the valuation of the property. Another reason for charging different rates on any similar properties is the usage and status of occupation. It is however worthy to note that assessment is classified under 3 categories i.e. Commercial, Industrial/Educational and Residential usages.
