What can I do if my former rental estate agency refuses to pay back my deposit as well as extra monies paid while renting? Regards, Frustrated Tenant See what the experts have to say. … [Read more...]
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How to retrieve your deposit from a rental agency
A reader, who has vacated her rented property, is struggling to retrieve her deposit and other monies from the rental agency. … [Read more...]
Deposit
A tenant is usually required to pay a rental deposit upfront at the start of a lease agreement. This is usually the equivalent of a month’s rental and should be held by the landlord or managing agent in a separate interest-bearing account for the duration of the lease. If the property is returned in a reasonable state, fair wear and tear excepted, the deposit plus interest will be refunded … [Read more...]
Who gets the interest on rental deposit
The payment and return of rental deposits appears to be a hot topic, as another reader has approached the experts about getting back the interest on a rather sizeable deposit. … [Read more...]
Can the owner hold back my deposit?
I would like to know if the owner of the house that I have been renting for the past five years can hold back my deposit? The agency that has been used is now sequestrated. I would appreciate your help. Kind regards, Confused Tenant Read what the experts have to say. … [Read more...]
How to get your deposit back from an insolvent agent
The experts have been asked by a tenant what he should do about reclaiming his deposit when the rental agent has been declared insolvent. … [Read more...]
Can I reclaim my deposit after giving a week’s notice?
I have a problem with my landlord who is refusing to pay me back my deposit because he said I didn't give him a month notice. I only gave him one week notice because I only found out that week that I'm getting another property and I have to occupy it by month end. We had no written or verbal agreement regarding the rental contract and all I was told was that when I leave I will get back my … [Read more...]
Will I get my deposit back after long-term rental?
I have recently been given a written notice to vacate after nine years of renting the same property. My concern is if I will get my deposit back or not as the landlord doesn't appear to be acting in good faith. When I asked if it would be possible to get an extension, as I am nearing a point where I would have a deposit to purchase, the owner contacted a lawyer who in turn sent me a letter … [Read more...]
How to get your deposit back after notice to vacate
A reader who has rented the same property for the past nine years has approached the experts for help after receiving a written notice to vacate. … [Read more...]
When a landlord has to pay interest on a deposit
A tenant has approached the experts with an oft-repeated complaint about a landlord who has dealt improperly with his deposit. … [Read more...]
Landlord didn’t invest deposit- what are my rights?
I have rented a house for a few years now. When I issued a verbal notice to the landlord he accepted it and then we checked the house for damages and repairs. The landlord does not know that the deposit must be invested in a financial institution, which I was also not aware of. The landlord is adamant that we agreed on the money that I deposited in his account. The lease agreement we … [Read more...]
Tenant waiting for return of deposit
The Property Poser panel has been inundated with queries from former tenants whose rental deposits have been unlawfully withheld by their landlords. This week, a reader writes that she vacated a rental property just over two months ago and was told by her landlord that she would have to wait 30 days before her deposit was repaid. She was also informed that she would receive only the … [Read more...]
How can I secure my deposit and privacy
Question one: Ek het by 'n man gehuur, vooruit betaalde deposito en huur gegee so alles het goed verloop. Ek het vier maande terug my maand kennis gegee en is die volgende maand van sy perseel af sonder om die woonstel se sleutel terug te gee. Die volgende dag het ek die eienaar gebel en gevra of ek sy sleutel vir die woonstel kan bring in ruil vir my deposito, maar die man sê dat hy nie … [Read more...]
How to retrieve a deposit and protect privacy
The experts deal two questions. The first question concerns a rental deposit, while the second involves the common property in a sectional title complex. … [Read more...]
Rental company refuses to pay back deposit
We moved onto a plot and have paid our deposit to the rental company but even though we paid our rent on the first of every month, the landlord - with whom we have become friends - advised us that she does not get her rent from the rental company until much later in the month. A month or so later, the rental company advised us that we should pay the rent directly to the landlord and not to them … [Read more...]
Rental Deposit: how to reclaim from a rental agency
A tenant has asked the experts for guidance in retrieving her deposit, which the rental agency is withholding, despite her having paid the landlord directly in recent months. … [Read more...]
‘Landlord’ holds rental deposit
This week the Property Poser experts deal with the issue of who should hold the deposit on a rental property. A reader writes that he recently purchased a unit in a sectional title complex with the specific intention of renting it out. The letting agents have advised him that they should be holding the deposit in their trust account. The reader is concerned however that the ultimate … [Read more...]
Landlord withholds rental deposit
This week a reader seeks expert advice from the Property Poser panel regarding an unreturned deposit on a rental property she vacated two years ago. Her landlord claims that she is liable for additional expenses such as sewage and refuse removal and is withholding the money in lieu of these. Although a written lease was concluded, the reader has checked the terms and it is silent on this … [Read more...]
