Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa February 2015 | Page 27

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Marlon Shevelew and
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mitigating your loss by way of procuring a new tenant
at a cost, and the need to somehow make up the lost
rental income are all issues that are often experienced.
A landlord has a right to receive rental timeously in
terms of the lease, as entrenched in the Rental Housing
Act and its various unfair practice regulations. A tenant,
similarly, has entrenched rights of occupation which
extends even once an eviction order has been granted
until the date to vacate as per the court order. Any
attempt to eject a tenant, subsequent to the eviction
order being granted and prior to the formal dates to
vacate can be a further financial implication.
The unlawful occupier can apply to court under
the law of the ‘mandament van spolie’, which affords
the unlawful occupier the right to apply to court, on
an urgent basis, to restore occupation at the property
owner’s cost.

RESOURCES
Marlon Shevelew and Associates Inc.
www.reimag.co.za

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law every month
commencing February 2015
and be continually educated
as a property investor,
landlord or agent.

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