Asked by Gary on 15-03-2024 02:05:18
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Eastern Cape
I purchased "life right" residential accommodation from an organisation which specialises in accommodation for the aged, in terms of the Housing Development Schemes for Retired Persons Act 65 of 1988 as amended. My wife and I are issued with a certificate of life right signed by the organisation's attorney and countersigned by the organisation's CEO which certifies that in terms of the act that our right of occupation has been endorsed in terms of Act 65 of 1988. The certificate doesn't in any way refer to the contract that we have entered into with them.
After we take occupation of our flat, we discover that page 15 of the contract is inconsistent with page 14. We draw their attention to this error. They get us to initial the corrected page, and the corrected page is initialled by their same representatives as those who signed the previous one. There is no indication on the corrected one that it should be substituted for the previous one. We have two pages 15 for our contract.
How is the validity of our contract affected by these actions.
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