The Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has issued a final warning to defaulting parking operators across the state to settle their 2025 parking levies or face enforcement actions.
The agency said enforcement operations would soon commence statewide against organisations yet to comply with the statutory payment requirement.
The General Manager of LASPA, Adebisi Adelabu, disclosed this during an interaction with journalists while reviewing the activities of the authority and its ongoing efforts to regulate parking operations across Lagos State.
Adelabu explained that demand notices for the 2025 parking levies had already been issued to all registered parking operators earlier in the year, with a stipulated seven-day payment window after receipt of the notice.
She stressed that despite the advance notification, several organisations had yet to comply with the payment directive.
“Demand Notices were dispatched to all relevant corporate bodies well in advance. The expectation is clear: payment must be made within seven days of receiving the notice,” Adelabu said.
She added that the authority had observed with concern that a number of operators were still in default.
“Regrettably, some organizations are yet to remit their 2025 parking fees despite this ample notification. We must emphasize that this window for compliance is now closing,” she stated.
According to Adelabu, the parking levy is not optional but a statutory obligation backed by the provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018.
“The parking levy is not discretionary. It is a legal requirement clearly provided for under the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law,” she said.
She warned that organisations failing to comply with the payment directive would face sanctions once enforcement operations begin.
“All defaulters of the year 2025 parking levies will be penalized in line with the extant regulations guiding parking management in the state,” Adelabu added.
The LASPA boss further explained that revenue generated from parking levies plays a critical role in strengthening the state’s structured parking framework and improving mobility within the metropolis.
“These funds are essential for ensuring sustainable parking management, maintaining structured parking systems, and supporting improved urban mobility across the state,” she said.
Adelabu also cautioned that organisations operating parking facilities within their premises or using building setbacks for parking without evidence of payment would be treated as defaulters.
“With the compliance window closing, LASPA will immediately commence statewide monitoring and enforcement exercises on the 2025 parking levies,” she said.
She noted that establishments running parking operations without valid payment receipts would be sanctioned accordingly.
“Organizations operating parking facilities within their premises or utilizing building setbacks for parking without valid payment receipts will be classified as defaulters and sanctioned in accordance with the law,” Adelabu warned.
The authority therefore urged all affected stakeholders to regularise their status without delay.
“We strongly advise all stakeholders who are yet to pay the 2025 parking levies or regularize their status to do so immediately to avoid enforcement actions and the penalties that follow,” she added.
