Escrow policy

SafeHousings holds funds in escrow until contractual milestones are met. This protects renters, buyers, guests, and legitimate landlords, agents, and hotels across Nigeria.

Milestones by transaction type

Long-term Rent

  1. Application fee
  2. Security deposit held
  3. First rent period
  4. Move-in confirmed
  5. Deposit release

Shortlet

  1. Booking payment held
  2. Check-in confirmed
  3. Checkout & inspection
  4. Host payout

Hotel

  1. Room payment held
  2. Check-in
  3. Checkout
  4. Hotel payout

House / Building Sale

  1. Earnest deposit
  2. Survey & legal review
  3. Balance payment
  4. Completion & handover

Land for Sale

  1. Initial deposit
  2. Title search & survey
  3. Balance payment
  4. Transfer completion

Land Lease

  1. Lease deposit
  2. Agreement signed
  3. Annual lease payments

Payments

We support Paystack (card, bank transfer, USSD). Payment references are linked to your escrow record. Configure NEXT_PUBLIC_PAYSTACK_PUBLIC_KEY in production.

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