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Know your rights: How to tell if an Eviction is lawful

As a tenant in South Africa, it's crucial to be aware of your rights and the valid reasons for opposing eviction. By challenging unlawful evictions and holding landlords accountable for their actions, you can help ensure that your rights are protected.

What are valid reasons to oppose your eviction?

Everything you need to know about the Rental Housing Tribunal

The Rental Housing Tribunal is an important resource for tenants who are experiencing difficulties with their landlords. It offers a cost-effective and efficient way of resolving disputes without the need for legal action. If you're a tenant who is facing challenges with your landlord, consider filing a complaint with the Rental Housing Tribunal.

I received an Notice to Vacate from my landlord, what should I do now?

Receiving a notice to vacate can be stressful, but knowing your rights and taking appropriate action can help protect them. By understanding your options, responding to the notice to vacate promptly, seeking legal advice, and filing a complaint with the Rental Housing Tribunal if necessary, you can avoid being unlawfully evicted and ensure your rights as a tenant are protected.

What is a Notice of Motion or Court Summons?

A Notice of Motion or Court Summons is a serious legal document that requires prompt and appropriate action. If you have received one, it is important to read the document carefully, seek legal advice, prepare your defense, and attend court as required. By taking these steps, you can protect your rights and ensure that you have the best possible chance of a favorable outcome.

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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