An anxious reader tells the Property Poser experts that she concluded a rental agreement with a tenant, which specifically stated that one month's notice would be given to vacate the premises should the property be sold. The lease agreement was on a month-to-month basis. Earlier this year it appears that the property was, in fact, sold and around this time the tenant gave notice to both owner and agent that she would vacate the property. Shortly thereafter, she reneged on the notice to … [Read more...] about Tenant Hides Behind Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act
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Owner Chokes on PIE
www.MyPE.co.za: This week our panel of experts revisits the eviction procedure in terms of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land (PIE) Act. The matter was raised again recently by a reader who purchased a property more than two years ago. She writes that the previous owners could not keep up with their bond payments and that the house was sold in execution. The problem, however, is that the reader has been unable to take possession of her new property … [Read more...] about Owner Chokes on PIE
