Court orders eviction of tenant who didn't pay
The Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) has ordered the eviction of a Pretoria businessman‚ who defaulted on his rent and even charged overtime for fixing a water pipe in the house he was renting. Tenant George Webb had been skipping rental payments since taking occupancy of Nomlamali Mahanjana's five-bedroom house in June 2015‚ claiming this money for repairs he had done on the house.
According to a TimesLIVE report, Mahanjana said Webb now owes her more than R200 000 in rent. In court papers, Webb claimed he set-off amounts from the R13 500 due to Mahanjana monthly in respect of multiple repairs she permitted him to do‚ including electrical‚ repairs to a gate motor‚ and upgrades to the pool. Mahanjana denied she authorised any repairs‚ however‚ and claimed she has no evidence that the repairs were in fact done or necessary.
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