Hi! I am a tenant who has handed in my n...

Asked by AshrafR on 11-03-2021 11:54:55
Question posted in the Property Law category relating to KwaZulu-Natal

Hi! 

I am a tenant who has handed in my notice to vacate the property on 01 April 2021. The flat which i reside in has been sold by the letting agent.

i've been accomodating in the fact that i've alwasy allowed extra visits for the new owners to come through with their family even though we were in lockdown, however the letting agent forced his electrician to do work on the building at the same time that only an electrical inspection was going to take place. This resulted in my wife and infant only having breakfast at 2pm.

This naturally infuriated me as my good nature was taken advantage of.

My question: By law, do i HAVE to allow the pest control services to come through whilst my rental agreement is still valid? (expires 31 March 2021)

Further information relating to Question:

Apologies. i forgot to add the reason for pest control services to come through. This would be for them to give through a borer clearance.

Answer to the Question

Posted by Att. Patrick on 11-03-2021 13:38:06

Hi there and thank you for your question, 

I am a practicing attorney based in South Africa and I will assist you with your question. Please feel free to ask as many follow-up questions in order to clarify your question. If you have a new question, you must please open a new thread. 

If your lease agreement says that you need to give the landlord access to the property on notice or on request, then you would need to allow the pest control services guy come to do an inspection for the borer beetle certificate. 

Even if your lease agreement didn't say so, I think that you should take the high road here and allow the the pest control services guy come to do an inspection for the borer beetle certificate.

If there is a part of the answer which you need more advice on, or clarity please continue in this same thread instead of opening a new question. 

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