A real estate firm, Adron Homes Properties Limited is presently at loggerheads with property owners at its Treasure Park & Gardens, City of David Estate, Simawa, Ogun State.Treasure Park & Gardens is a moderate estate where Adron Homes sold land to interested buyers. These buyers built their houses on the land they bought, meaning that they are the buildings’ owners while Adron Homes says the land still belongs to it.The Nation gathered that there has been a frosty relationship between Adron Homes, a leading property developer, and the property owners, mainly over who should take charge of maintaining facilities in the estate.The residents see themselves as co-owners of the estate, having bought their plots of land outright from the company, built their houses, and also paid for the development of amenities. Therefore, they are not happy being treated like tenants by the developer.According to them, “we have concerns regarding why a corporate entity like Adron Homes would choose to openly disregard a court order. The company drafted the contract we both signed, and in doing so, included a comprehensive dispute resolution process that spans from mediation to potential court litigation.“We are perplexed as to why the company is now so resistant to mediation and litigation that it would choose to ignore court orders, thereby adversely affecting customers who sought judicial clarification on the contract they entered into with it.“Additionally, we are troubled by the company’s decision to unlawfully disconnect residents from the national grid while they are still actively subscribed to power services,” they added.They explained that these worries and the unhealthy relationship between them and the developer, that failed to improve, compelled them to take the matter to Ogun State Multi-door Court House for mediation, but the developer refused to sign the agreement reached at the mediation centre.Among other things, the property owners prayed the court for a declaration that having purchased the land outright and paid for the development of the facilities, they are not tenants and should not be treated as such.They also prayed for a declaration that the developer does not have the right to take unilateral decisions in managing the estate such as appointment of security outfit and personnel in the estate, restricting access of the property owners through the introduction of access code and naming of streets.However, the developer debunked all the claims made by the property owners. A team of lawyers from Afe Babalola (SAN) (Emmanuel Chambers), representing Adron Homes, insisted that it did not sell land to the buyers with the understanding that they would own the estate.
