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What are the benefits of an incoming/outgoing faults inspection?

Q&A with Michelle Dickens from the Tenant Profile Network. Transcript: The first thing about an incoming and outgoing inspection is that it is a legal requirement in terms of the Rental Housing Act. It must be performed jointly ...

Can a tenant invoke the CPA to terminate a lease?
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Can a tenant invoke the CPA to terminate a lease?

Q&A with Michelle Dickens from the Tenant Profile Network. Transcript: So it's important to note that the Consumer Protection Act applies where the person is a natural person or the tenant has a turnover or asset value below the ...

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How should a Landlord deal with a non-paying tenant?

Q&A with Michelle Dickens from the Tenant Profile Network. Transcript: Non-Paying tenants are about 1 in 10 tenants and we find that the majority of them will, if you cancel the lease early, vacate the property. You have got ...

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Can a landlord legally disconnect a tenant's utilities?

Q&A with Michelle Dickens from the Tenant Profile Network Transcript: The disconnection of utilities, both electricity and water, is illegal in terms of the Rental Housing Act. That applies to residential tenants. In terms of ...

Consumer Protection Act doesn't safeguard the interests of buyers
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Consumer Protection Act doesn't safeguard the interests of buyers

Purchasers of second hand houses have been surprised to learn that the Consumer Protection Act does not offer them any protection against estate agents and the sellers of these houses - a fact that must cause investors to pause ...

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Balancing the Rights of Landlords and Tenants

Has South Africa gone overboard in its determination to defend the rights of tenants or are we simply coming to terms with what needed to be corrected?

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New CPA Rules Entitle a Tenant to Cancel Lease

A fair amount of confusion and dismay has become evident among landlords and tenants following the promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), which, among other things, allows a tenant to cancel a lease immediately, no ...

New CPA Rules Entitle a Tenant to Cancel Lease
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New CPA Rules Entitle a Tenant to Cancel Lease

A fair amount of confusion and dismay has become evident among landlords and tenants following the promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA).

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What landlords need to know

With the ever growing demand for rental properties in the current market, many opportunities have presented themselves for property investors with rental portfolios or those wanting to buy-to-let.

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