The Schubart Park residents who were moved to Parkview Units, among other complexes, a decade ago, may continue living there for now.

A Pretoria News report notes that the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), turned down an application by the landlord of Parkview Units, Singyung Investments, to have them evicted.

Acting Judge TB Antulay said there were too many disputes regarding the facts between the applicant and the City of Tshwane – which is footing the monthly rental bill – as well as paying for the residents’ water and lights accounts.

The judge frowned upon the fact that the applicant wanted the 373 residents out of the flats.

While the judge leaned to the side of the city in accepting that there was a tripartite agreement in place between the parties, he said the matter should proceed by way of action proceedings – where oral evidence would be presented to the court.

Singyung Investments asked for an order for the city to relocate the residents and that the applicant, as the landlord, may evict the residents.

The judge, however, said such an order was extreme under the circumstances where there was a dispute of fact. She said if she granted it, it would result in many women and children being displaced.

Both parties admitted to have lost track of the identity of the occupants.

‘This should indeed cause alarm for taxpayers and this issue should be addressed,’ the judge said.

Full Pretoria News report