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I was forced to move from a flat I was renting and now my landlord and his agent are withholding my deposit. Please help!

You can take your landlord to a Small Claims Court or reach out to the Rental Housing Tribunal.

Housing

I applied for an RDP house in 2002 but never received it, yet records wrongly show me as having received one.

Make a sworn affidavit stating that you have never benefited from any RDP house, submit it to your municipality, and escalate the matter to the MEC if necessary.

Housing

My mother has right to live on a farm under ESTA, can I remain there after her death and would I be compensated for the house she built if I can't?

Only your mother that has permission to stay out her lifetime under ESTA provisions. The landowner is required to compensate you for the building of the house.

Housing

Can I legally claim ownership of an RDP house sold to me by someone who isn't the deceased owner's legal heir?

If the deceased father did not leave a will, the law of Intestate Succession applies. If the son was not named on the title deed, he is not authorised to sell the house.

Housing Inheritance

My mother died just as her application for an RDP house was approved. Will we, as her surviving children, be given the house?

You will have to go the municipality where your mother applied and ask them for their advice in this situation.

Housing Inheritance

How can I challenge or nullify an affidavit which was signed under false pretences?

Make a sworn affidavit stating all the facts, take a copy of your nephew's affidavit to a lawyer for legal help.

Housing

Can the only surviving adult child evict the grandchildren from their late grandmother’s house if there is no will?

No, they cannot evict their deceased mother’s grandchildren from her house. Your uncle is entitled to a share of the home as is the dependents of his deceased sibling's children.

Housing Inheritance

How can I check the status of my father's RDP application if he applied with a Dompas? Using his ID number does not work.

You need an ID to apply for an RDP house, so I'm not sure how it would work with a Dompas. He should go to the municipality with his ID and ask for help.

Housing

My mother's RDP was given to someone she doesn't know in another province. They're wrongly listed as her spouse. What can we do?

Your mother should return to the municipality where she applied for the RDP house with her documents and ask them to investigate how it was wrongly awarded to someone she doesn’t know.

Housing

How can someone buy an abandoned house if the previous owners can't prove ownership?

They could go to the Deeds Office to see if there is a title deed, otherwise legal assistance may be required.

Housing