Question posted in the General Law category relating to North West
Hi, we are an elderly couple, who have both health issues. Our rent is overdue by 3 months, we were given a WhatsApp notification that we need to leave the house which is being rented by Harcourt. We Dont have jobs and no family to go to. Do we have to leave, there has been no notice given in writing accept the request in WhatsApp. We Dont have a contract. What can we do
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You do have a contract, it is either a verbal contract or it is a partly verbal/partly written contract, or is it a verbal extension of your original written lease agreement. But there must be an agreement in place.
The landlord would need to give you written notice that you've breached the contract, and he would need to give you 20 days to rectify the breach, BEFORE he can cancel the contract.
If he didn't do that, then the purported cancellation is invalid and he can't evict you.
Also, any eviction would need to be done through the court system with a Court Order. Otherwise, it is illegal.
Att. Patrick
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