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RVR-
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Tenant intelligence · Nigeria

Moving
People
Home.

Get verified. Find your home. Pay rent weekly or monthly. Rhyver handles the landlord — you move in without paying a year upfront.

3×
Certificate tiers
48h
Verification turnaround
0
Cost to landlords
100%
Landlord paid upfront
The Problem

Renting in Nigeria is broken
for everyone.

For Tenants

Nobody should lose a home because they can't save twelve months at once.

The annual rent model locks good, creditworthy tenants out of homes they can comfortably afford — just because they can't produce a full year's payment in a single day. That's not a financial problem. It's a structural one.

For Landlords

Trusting a stranger with your property should never be a gamble.

Without a formal screening system, landlords rely on gut feeling, word of mouth, and hope. When it goes wrong — damaged property, defaulted payments, disputes — there's no paper trail and no recourse.

Rhyver's Answer

One connected system. Verified tenants. Flexible rent. Landlords paid first.

Rhyver Verify builds a trusted tenant profile. Rhyver Flex removes the annual rent barrier by signing the lease directly with the landlord — so tenants pay rent on a schedule that works for them, and landlords never wait for their money.

The Journey

From unverified to
moved in — step by step.

Verification and flexible rent are not two separate products. They are two parts of the same path home.

01

Get verified with Rhyver Verify

Complete the Rhyver Verify intake form — your identity, employment, and character references. We cross-check everything. Within 48 hours you receive a portable Verification Certificate: Golden Tenant, Verified Tenant, or Conditionally Verified. This certificate is your credibility — it travels with you to any landlord in the network.

02

Find your home and choose a payment plan

Once verified, you're eligible for Rhyver Flex — our flexible rent arrangement. Find the property you want, then use the rent calculator to choose your payment structure: 50%, 33%, or 20% initial rent payment, with the remainder paid weekly or monthly.

03

Rhyver signs the lease with your landlord

Rhyver enters into a lease agreement directly with your landlord and pays the full annual rent on day one. Your landlord is fully settled — immediately. There is no waiting, no installment negotiation with the landlord, no individual debt. The property is yours to occupy.

04

You pay your rent to Rhyver — weekly or monthly

Your rent is now due to Rhyver under the terms of your flexible rent agreement — not to the landlord. You pay on a clear, agreed schedule: weekly or monthly, whichever works for your income. A coordination fee applies. Everything is in writing before you move in.

Weekly Monthly
Rhyver Flex

Your landlord is paid.
You choose the schedule.

Use the calculator to see what your rent arrangement looks like — initial payment, coordination fee, and your weekly or monthly schedule.

Rhyver is the tenant on the lease
Your landlord's agreement is with Rhyver — a registered company. They receive full payment upfront and have no involvement in your payment schedule thereafter.
Your payment goes directly to Rhyver
You pay rent to Rhyver under a signed flexible rent agreement — weekly or monthly, on a fixed schedule. No surprises, no verbal arrangements.
Coordination fee — disclosed before you commit
A coordination fee of 20% applies to the portion Rhyver covers on your behalf. It is shown in full before you sign anything. Zero hidden costs.
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Rhyver Verify

Your tenant certificate.
Earned once. Valid anywhere.

Verification is the entry point. A Rhyver certificate tells any landlord in the network exactly who you are — before you ask them to trust you with their property.

Begin Verification — ₦5,000 →
Standard Screening
₦5,000 / once
One payment. A certificate that travels with you to any landlord on the Rhyver network — no repeat fees.
  • Identity & NIN verification
  • Employment confirmation call
  • 2 character reference checks
  • Weighted credibility score
  • Rhyver Verification Certificate (PDF)
  • Portable — valid with any landlord in network
  • 48-hour turnaround
  • Your data is handled with care
Real People

They moved home.
On their terms.

Tenants who stopped waiting to save a year's rent, and a landlord who stopped taking chances on strangers.

"

I was paying full annual rent every year and it was always a crisis. With Rhyver I made my initial payment and moved in. My rent schedule is clear every month — no surprises, no last-minute pressure. This is how rent should work.

"

I kept losing good apartments because I couldn't produce a full year's rent at once. Rhyver changed that completely. I chose my plan, Rhyver handled the landlord, and I moved in. I've been settled for 8 months now.

"

I was skeptical at first. But every naira was accounted for before I signed — the fee, the schedule, everything. Nothing appeared later to surprise me. I've already referred two colleagues.

"

Before Rhyver, I was taking people on their word. One tenant damaged property and disappeared. Now I get a proper report before I hand over anything — and Rhyver pays me fully on day one. I know exactly who is occupying my property. That peace of mind is worth everything.

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Common Questions

Everything you need
to know.

No. Rhyver is not a lender. We sign a lease agreement with your landlord and you pay rent to us on a flexible schedule. This is a property coordination arrangement — your payment to Rhyver is rent, not a loan settlement. We do not operate under consumer lending regulations.
Contact us before the due date — we would always rather find a solution than issue a notice. However, under the terms of your rent agreement, consistent missed payments may result in a notice to vacate in line with Nigerian landlord-tenant law. Everything is written clearly before you move in.
48 hours from the time your payment is confirmed and your intake form is complete. If any of your references are unreachable, we'll contact you before the deadline rather than letting it stall silently.
Yes. Your Rhyver Verification Certificate is yours. It is portable and valid with any landlord in the Rhyver network. You paid for it once — you do not pay again to present it to a new landlord.
No. Once Rhyver signs the lease, the landlord's agreement is with us. You deal with Rhyver for your rent payments. The landlord has already been paid in full and is not involved in your payment schedule.
Yes. Rhyver Verify is the entry point. Your certificate tells us — and your landlord — that you are a credible tenant. It is a required step before any flexible rent arrangement can be made.
20% of the portion Rhyver covers on your behalf. It is calculated and shown to you in full before you commit to anything. Use the rent calculator above to see the exact figure for your situation.
For Landlords
Verify a Certificate
Confirm a tenant's Rhyver certificate is genuine
Certificate ID
CERT-
Format: CERT-RVR001-2025