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Prototype a Digital Tenancy Agreement Generator for Renters in Abuja

Participants will prototype a simple web or mobile tool that helps tenants and landlords in Abuja generate clear, legally grounded tenancy agreements without needing a lawyer. Informal and often unenforceable rental agreements are the norm across Abuja's middle and lower-income neighbourhoods, leaving both parties exposed.

The brief

In Abuja's satellite towns, from Lugbe to Karu to Kubwa, the majority of rental agreements are verbal, or written on unofficial paper with no standard terms. When disputes arise over deposits, repairs, or eviction, neither party has a document they can rely on. Tenants are often evicted without notice; landlords are left with damaged property and no recourse. The Abuja Tenancy Law of 2011 sets out clear rights and obligations, but it is rarely invoked because most renters do not know it exists. The barrier is not just legal literacy. Even tenants who want a formal agreement do not know where to get one, and hiring a lawyer to draft one costs more than a month's rent in most of these areas. What is missing is a low-cost, easy-to-use tool that produces a compliant tenancy agreement from a short set of plain-language inputs. Your task is to design and prototype this tool. A working prototype is not required: a high-fidelity mockup (using Figma, Canva, or similar) showing the key screens and user flow is sufficient. The tool should capture: names and addresses, property description, rent amount and payment schedule, deposit terms, maintenance responsibilities, and notice period. The output should be a printable PDF. Good work will show that you have thought about the real users, people who may be using a low-end Android phone with patchy data. It will demonstrate awareness of the Abuja Tenancy Law and how its provisions map onto the agreement fields. A strong submission will include a short write-up (400 to 600 words) explaining your design decisions, your assumptions about the user, and one significant limitation of the tool you would want to solve next.