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Do all landlords need to provide a lease agreement?

All landlords will need lease agreements, according the amendments to the Rental Housing Act.

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Does the "Voetstoets" clause still apply to lease agreements?

The Rental Housing Amendment Bill now requires that the landlord maintains and places the property fit for the purpose for which it was let.

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Should an attorney be used to draft a lease agreement?

Tenant Profile Network offers lease agreement packs, which is a standardised set of legal documents in accordance with the Rental Housing Act.

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What needs to be stated in a lease agreement?

Michelle Dickens of Tenant Profile Network, tells us that according to the Rental Housing Act, lease agreements will now need to include landlord and tenant rights.

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Does everyone now need a written lease agreement?

The Rental Housing Bill proposes a change the Rental Housing Act, in terms of lease agreements. This change would require all lease agreements to be written and signed.

Body corporates can't penalise the tenant
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Body corporates can't penalise the tenant

Body corporates who penalise a tenant when they have an issue with property owner, could find themselves in hot water.

What should you look for in an investment property?
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What should you look for in an investment property?

Private Property CEO, Simon Bray gives us the low down on what to look for when buying an investment property.

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Don't Paper Over the Cracks

There is far more to being a landlord than simply collecting the rent every month. Property, regardless of who lives in it, needs to be maintained and tenants warned about potential hazards.   One Durban landlord found this ...

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Just who manages your managing agent?

Sectional title living is arguably the most popular mode of living in South Africa. As such, many are familiar with the concept of body corporates, trustees, levies, sectional title conduct rules and managing agents. But what ...