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How to fight your eviction: Lumumba Chia's story of success

Facing eviction is a demoralising process that can feel like there's no end in sight. A refugee living in South Africa who fled Cameroon, Lumumba Chia won a court case against his landlord and turned his eviction story into a success.

Anticipating user need: A case study on updating our content during the Coronavirus pandemic.

How the Eviction Project team implemented COVID-19 additions to their online guide and provided imperative information to citizens in need.

Why do courts have to consider your personal circumstances in an eviction matter?

Are evictions being conducted in compliance with South African Law? Insights from SERI’s research from the Eviction Project team on the importance of considering the personal circumstances of tenants (and landlords) for just and equitable evictions.

If my landlord tells me to leave, do I have to?

Some landlords take advantage of tenants' lack of knowledge to evict them without following proper procedures and ignore the process developed to ensure fairness as prescribed by the law.

Help, my eviction date is tomorrow and I don’t know what to do!

You may find yourself in a situation where you have received an eviction order from the court and the date on the order for your eviction is tomorrow (or very soon), but you are still living in the property...

What’s the Difference Between a Notice to Vacate and a Notice of Motion?

Understanding the difference between the two and knowing what actions to take (and when to take them) can save you from being evicted into homelessness.

Knowing these three things could save you from being evicted into homelessness

Just like soccer, once you know the rules, the “game” becomes a lot easier to play.

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