Topic
Renting
Whether you rent out a flat or rent one, the Rental Housing Act sets the rules on deposits, inspections, increases and evictions. These templates and guides keep both sides on the right side of it.
Contract templates
Guides
- Tenant and landlord rights in South Africa under the Rental Housing Act
What the Rental Housing Act and PIE Act say about deposits, inspections, increases, maintenance and eviction — for both tenants and landlords.
- Eviction process South Africa: the PIE Act steps for landlords and tenants
The legal eviction process under the PIE Act: notice of breach, cancelling the lease, the court application, the section 4(2) notice and the sheriff.
- Rental deposits in SA: the rules landlords and tenants get wrong
Interest on deposits, joint inspections and the 7/14/21-day refund timelines under the Rental Housing Act.
- Rental Housing Tribunal: how to lay a complaint (South Africa)
How landlords and tenants lay a free complaint at the Rental Housing Tribunal in their province, what it can decide, and what to bring.
- Gauteng Rental Housing Tribunal: deposits, repairs and lease disputes
How landlords and tenants in Gauteng can use the free Rental Housing Tribunal for deposit refunds, repairs and unfair practices, and how a written lease helps.
- Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal: deposits, repairs and lease disputes
How landlords and tenants in Western Cape can use the free Rental Housing Tribunal for deposit refunds, repairs and unfair practices, and how a written lease helps.
- Lease agreement template South Africa: what it must include (2026)
A plain-English guide to residential lease agreements in SA: Rental Housing Act rules, deposits, inspections, CPA notice and what to put in writing. Free template to fill in.