Legal Articles and Guides
Belhar housing eviction appeal set aside
An application for leave to appeal an eviction from the Belhar Housing Project has been set aside by the Western Cape High Court, with lawyers of the five occupants ordered to pay legal costs after abandoning the application.
Eviction order for 'squatting' homeowner after sale
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has ordered a woman, who had sold her Northcliff home but refused to move out and had also brought in another family to squat on the property, to vacate the premises.
Mpofu evicts sister-in-law from Houghton home
Advocate Dali Mpofu SC and his wife Mpumi have obtained an eviction order to remove his sister-in-law, Nomathamsanqa Vallihu, out of their Houghton home, reports City Press.
Sparks fly over faulty distribution board
An American businessman and his landlord are clashing over an eviction and asset seizure when the businessman withheld his rent at a luxury Lowveld estate.
Mother ordered to vacate rented home
Charlene van Wyk (47), who owes her landlord and refused to leave his property, has been given three months to find alternative accommodation.
Unemployed tenant digs his heels in
A Durban businessman who has been living rent-free for more than two years in a R12m Umhlanga penthouse has applied for leave to appeal an eviction order in a bid to extend his stay.
Legal row over Mall of Africa lease contract
A possible legal battle hangs over the Mall of Africa shopping centre in Midrand after a lapsed rental lease was not renewed for a popular clothing brand this month, reports TimesLIVE.
Municipality chastised over treatment of possible evictee
KZN High Court (Durban) Judge Robin Mossop, faced with an application which could see a mother and her three young children on the streets, has ruled the mother is entitled to assistance in her ‘moment of need’ from the entity burdened to provide that assistance.
Department intends evicting ‘unlawful’ flat occupants
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements plans to pursue an eviction order against 500 residents in three blocks of government-owned flats in Extension 22 in Mamelodi East, Tshwane who have unlawfuly occupied the building, reports GroundUp.
Tenant wins load shedding spoliation dispute
In a significant ruling, the Western Cape High Court has ordered the owners of a shopping centre to allow a gym to use its generator during load shedding.
Tenant gets no support to evict ex-partner
A legal tenant at a City of Cape Town-owned property is struggling to receive support from officials to evict individuals who have occupied the flat.
Cape Flats eviction case heads to court
Hundreds of people living on land earmarked for the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) are heading to court later this month to fight their eviction.
High Court upholds HRC's eviction findings
Mpumalanga High Court (Mbombela) Acting Judge Johannes Roelofse has affirmed findings by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) that the conduct of the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (Mega) contributed to the illegal removal of a man from his home.
SCA rules against students in eviction case
The SCA has found that the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act (PIE) doesn’t apply to student accommodation. It ruled that student accommodation doesn’t constitute a ‘home’, reports HeraldLIVE.
Landlord ordered to restore defaulting tenants’ services
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has ruled a landlord may not cut off electricity and water supply without a court order, even if rent has not been paid.
