Renting your home out for a steady income means profiling people you are willing to entrust with one of your most expensive positions. This can be a fruitful endeavour for both parties leading to long-standing relationships, or it can end badly. To mitigate risk, many landlords tend to opt for families as opposed to students […]
Reasons To Evict A Residential Tenant
Turning your home or second property into a source of income may sound like a wonderful way to generate a secondary source of revenue or a passive income, but it isn’t always smooth sailing. The residential rental market comes with its own set of obstacles for landlords and ensuring those monthly payments keep coming in […]
The effects of the Consumer Protection Act on notice periods for Agreements of Lease.
Section 5(1)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act No. 68 of 2008 (the “CPA”) states that the CPA applies to every transaction occurring within the Republic of South Africa. The word “transaction” is in turn defined as an agreement between parties for the supply of goods and/or services for consideration. The question which follows is whether […]
When May A Landlord Cancel A Lease in South Africa
Having a stable living arrangement is an important part of building towards your future and while renting may only be temporary it does offer solace and stability to millions of South Africans across the country. Making sure you have a place to come home to is essential psychologically which is why eviction laws are put […]
What To Do When Your Landlord Locks You Out: Mandament van Spolie
The relationship between any landlord and tenant should reasonably aim to keep an open channel of effective communication between the parties and to be proactive in both exercising their respective rights and attending to their obligations as set out in the lease. This is not always the case, and sometimes when tempers boil over, impulsive […]
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