The Lagos State Government has said that tax clearance has become mandatory for housing transactions to prevent fraud and protect allottees.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, ABDULHAFIS TORIOLA, made this known in a statement issued by the Chief Public Affairs Officer of the ministry, ADESILE RUFAI.

TORIOLA said that the new requirements would prevent fraud in transferring home ownership and protect people who may have lost their homeownership documents.

According to him, an allottee who applies for transfer of ownership must accompany his/her application with a letter of allocation, payment receipts, and a valid means of identification to be submitted to the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing.

He added that the move is to ascertain the genuineness of claims of ownership by applicants for proper transfer, which has become necessary given the increased incidents of false claims uncovered by the ministry.