Legal and Property Advice from the Professionals
The Property Poser experts have been approached by a reader who has been renting a property that seems unfit for habitation. The tenant has lived there for six months and encountered a number of problems. including a complete lack of built-in cupboards. He also reports that the front door and internal doors cannot close properly. A broken lounge window that was supposed to be replaced was … [Read more...]
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 property, including … [Read more...]
This week a first-time home buyer tells our Property Poser experts that, shortly after moving into the house, it rained and he discovered that the roof leaks. The reader says he climbed onto the roof and, upon inspection, found that not only was it in a very poor condition but had been repaired and patched all over. Prior to selling, the previous owner had mentioned that she had experienced … [Read more...]
A reader who has made use of a letting agent to administer the renting out of his property has approached our panel. One of his issues deals with the repayment of the full deposit by the agent notwithstanding the fact that municipal accounts were in arrears and that there was damage to the property. Lucille Geldenhuys from Lucille Geldenhuys Attorneys in Stellenbosch says the reader does not … [Read more...]
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