Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa December / Jan 2016 | Page 36

LEGAL

Huur Gaat
Voor Koop
The Tenant’s Right to Stay Put
BY MARLON SHEVELEW

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n simple terms Huur Gaat Voor Koop means that
a tenant, who has a lease, is protected, even if the
property is sold to another person. The sale does
not impact on the rights of the tenant to continue its
lease until its expiration date.
The exception to this is that of a sale in execution by
a bank (this is when th H