We have right to charge for parking on setbacks – Lagos govt

The Lagos State government has insisted that it has the right to charge for packing on setbacks in the state.

The government in a statement by the General Manager, Lagos State Parking Authority, Adebisi Adelabu said the government owns all setbacks in the state.

This comes on the heels of public backlash over a letter sent to a company in the state, charging them N290,000 for packing on setback in front of their building.

The government said while it will not charge for packing inside the compound as being erroneously claimed, it is empowered by the law to charge for all packing outside the compound of a landowner known as setback.

“The attention of the General Manager of Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has been drawn to a libellous post (on social media) by a business owner(s) that the Authority and its staff dispatched a DEMAND NOTICE, charging them to pay the sum of N290,000 for parking in their compound. 

“This is absolutely untrue, scandalous, unacceptable and inimical to the image of the Authority and the Lagos State government.

“We present to the general public pictural evidence that the said property was charged for parking cars on its setback which by law belong to the government of Lagos State.

“The general public must be aware that LASPA or any of its staffers or agents will not charge on cars parked in any compound but if anyone parks on the setback, such person, organization or group of persons will be charged accordingly.

“A setback (for obvious reasons) is the space between your perimeter fencing and the walkway or the road, as the case may be. Whoever claims he/she owns a setback around his/her property will have to provide official documentation from the Authorized MDA in Lagos State showing the legal ownership of the said setback and the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) certificate of the property to the Authority.

“The general public should please be equipped with this important information going forward. The Authority frowns at such malicious statement and falsehood,” the statement read.