Asked by Virgil Lang on 27-05-2024 13:39:32
Question posted in the Landlord Tenant Law category relating to Western Cape
Saw that the house is sold on the 12th April and absolutely nothing was mentioned to us. Something like that you definitely have to communicate with your rental person so that they can make immediate provision.
Before the Landlord advised she wants to make the rental a month to month basis I asked her to draw up a 6 month lease, which she always does and at the time she gave me stories of its a waste of paper, not long after that I saw the house was for sale.
I wanted to move out in late last year but then the landlord said it's 2 months notice and at the time the flat I wanted to rent was an immediate rental.
She wants to increase the rent but the maintenance issues I've mentioned to her is still not fixed. When I wanted to move out she said that it's two months notice and not one months notice and I lost out on the apartment that I would've rented at the time.
I don't know what to do because now she wants to evict us with one months notice which is unfair. I really need your help please.
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