Hi

A time ago my friend landed in hard times, and i offered her board and lodging in my private house. We do not have a written agreement, but she pays me R2000 a month and in return she uses one of our bedrooms, bathroom facilities and i provide her with meals.

My husband has fellen ill with a brain tumer, and i would like my friend to vacate her room by the end of February 2022. I asked her politely, but she flatly refuses to leave as she has no where to go.

I have now given her a letter instructing her to leave by 28 February 2022. If she still refuses to leave, what stands me to do

Hi there,

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So, what you are saying is that you have an verbal lease agreement with her for the room.

What you need to do is to give her written notice to terminate the verbal lease agreement. You would need to give her at least a months' notice. So if you give her written notice now, she would need to move out by the end of Feb 2022. If she doesn't move out, then you would need to evict her through the Magistrates Court.

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