This week, a reader asks the Property Poser panel for help with an issue pertaining to the process of transferring a property. The reader writes that she successfully sold her property and the transfer process was handled by Attorney A. She then made a successful offer to purchase on another property and Attorney B was appointed to deal with that transfer. Although not … [Read more...] about Conveyancer hampers transfer process
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Tenant Maintaining Problem Property
This week, the Property Poser panel assists a reader who has maintenance issues with the residential property she has been renting for about a year. When the tenant took occupation of the property no inspection was done in her presence, but she duly completed a checklist and sent it to the estate agent dealing with the rental. The reader noted several issues with the … [Read more...] about Tenant Maintaining Problem Property
Tenant underpaid due to oversight
This week, the Property Poser experts deal with a situation in which a tenant has been inadvertently underpaying her montHly rental for approximately a year. The reader writes that, upon termination of her lease, the agency used by her landlord to collect the rental discovered that they had been invoicing her incorrectly. The tenant had dutifully paid the monthly amount … [Read more...] about Tenant underpaid due to oversight
New Landlord, New Lease, Angry Tenant
A reader has approached the Property Poser experts with a few problems, including the manner in which her landlord has dealt with her deposit. The tenant writes that she has been renting a residential property for the past two years. In terms of her original lease agreement, she had to pay a deposit of R3 700 along with a key deposit of R200 and would not receive interest … [Read more...] about New Landlord, New Lease, Angry Tenant
Tenant Hides Behind Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act
An anxious reader tells the Property Poser experts that she concluded a rental agreement with a tenant, which specifically stated that one month's notice would be given to vacate the premises should the property be sold. The lease agreement was on a month-to-month basis. Earlier this year it appears that the property was, in fact, sold and around this time the tenant gave … [Read more...] about Tenant Hides Behind Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act
