No fewer than 30 property owners at Treasure Park & Gardens, City of David Estate in Simawa, Ogun State, have taken Adron Homes & Properties Ltd., its owner, and facility manager to court over alleged unilateral control and management of the estate?s facilities.

The claimants, led by Olabode Lukman Cole, said they purchased plots of land outright, built their homes, and paid for infrastructure, making them stakeholders and not tenants.

They lamented that the firm originally promised to hand over estate management upon completion but instead imposed a facility management firm and security outfit without residents? consent, sidelining the registered residents? association of the estate.

The property owners also alleged that Adron introduced its own prepaid electricity meters after residents funded a 33KV power line intended to provide a stable supply, adding that the company sells electricity at a rate above the government-approved tariff and that supply has become erratic since late 2022.

The residents cited a June 2023 notice in which Adron began enforcing new estate rules without community consultation, including plans to implement access cards and the removal of previously installed nameplates. They also alleged that efforts at mediation at the Ogun State Multi-Door Courthouse failed due to Adron?s refusal to sign an agreement.

In court, they are seeking declarations affirming their status as landowners and not tenants, as well as restraining Adron from taking unilateral decisions, such as imposing levies, managing electricity sales, or restricting access to the estate without due process or regulatory approvals.

Adron, represented by lawyers from Afe Babalola (SAN) Chambers, denied the claims, arguing that the company retained estate management rights under the Deed of Restriction and letters of provisional allocation.

The defence team maintained that infrastructure fees were for the use and maintenance of facilities and that IBEDC required a central metering system for the estate.

The lawyers added that Adron invested in the power infrastructure and contracted a third-party firm to manage electricity distribution under IBEDC?s directives.

Meanwhile, despite a court order in March 2025 directing parties to maintain the status quo, claimants allege that Adron disconnected power to several residents in May over non-payment of a N250,000 yearly maintenance levy, prompting a contempt suit on May 15.

On March 10, 2015, Justice M. Akinyemi had ordered all parties in the case to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the suit.

However, in early May, the company proceeded to disconnect electricity supply to several landowners, among the claimants, citing their alleged failure to pay a disputed yearly facility maintenance levy of N250,000.

This action prompted the landowners to file a contempt charge on May 15. ( The Guardian)

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