LEASE AGREEMENT CONTRAVENTIONS THAT COULD COST YOU YOUR

HOME/TENANCY

UKWAPHULWA KWEMIGAQO YESIVUMELWANO SENGQESHISO

OKUNOKUKHOKELELA EKUPHULUKANENI NEKHAYA LAKHO/NENDAWO

OYIQESHILEYO

• Abahlaliabangekho-mthethweniabathibaqalisaukuhlalaphambikowo-1Matshi2006bayakuthibathathelweingqaleloukubabafumaneindawoyokuhlalangokusemthethweni,ngokuxhomekekekumgaqo-nkquboweBhunga.

• Ukubaawunalonaliphinailungelo,kufunekauyishiyileindawoleyoyokuhlala.

INDLELA YOKUHLALA ENGAMKELEKANGA NEZENZO EZINGEKHO-MTHETHWENI

Ziphathengendlelaeyamkelekileyokwayengokwenzanjalouyakuthiuligcineikhayalakho.

• Lowouqeshiselweyo(ithinenti)nabobonkeabahlalakuloondluabavumelekangaukubabathengise,babonelele,bagcine,bafumaneokanyebahambisenaliphinauhlobolotywalaokanyeuhlobolwesiyobisiukususelangaphakathiokanyengaphandlekwezakhiwo.

• Lowouqeshiselweyookanyenabaninaohlalakuloondlukufunekaabezangeagwetywengasonasiphinaisenzoesingekho-mthethweniathewasenzangelithubaahlalakwizakhiwoaphokuqukaukuthengisangokungekho-mthethweni,ukusebenzisaokanyeukubanasonasiphinauhlobolwesibham,isiqhushumbisi,igesienobungoziyokulawulaihlokondibalabantuokanyeisixhoboesinobungozi,okanyenasiphinaisigweboesiphathelenenobundlobongela.

• Indlelayokuziphathaengamkelekangaekhankanywengentlaapha,iyakuthiikhokeleleekugxothwenikwakho.

UKWAPHULA ISIVUMELWANO SAKHO SOQESHISELWANO

Hlalauthobeleisivumelwanosakhosoqeshiselwano,ngokwenzaokouyakuthiuligcineikhayalakho.

Ukubauyewasilelaukuthobelanayonayiphinaimiqathangoelandelayoyesivumelwanosoqeshiselwano,okokungabangelaukubauphulukanenekhayalakho.

• Umlinganiselowomvuzoohlanganisiweyowalowouqeshiselweyokunyeneqabanelakhekufunekaungekhongaphezulukwe-R10000ngenyanga.

• Indawoleyoyokuhlalaakufunekangaukubaishiyweyodwangulowouqeshiselweyonabobahlalakuyoababhalisiweyo.

• Abobaqeshiselweyookanyeabalinganebaboabanakhoukubangabaninibepropatiokanyeinxal’enyeyabaninibepropati.

• Abobaqeshiselweyookanyeabalinganebaboakufunekangaukubababengabaxhamlibesibonelelosezindluokanyenaliphinauhlobolwesibonelelosoncedo.

• Abobaqeshiselweyookanyeabalinganebaboakufunekangaukubababebaqeshiselwekwenyeindawo.

• Umsebenzionganobungozi(onjengokukhandaizithuthiokanyeukuzipeyintangokutsha)awuvumelekanga.

• Urhweboolungakho-mthethweni/elingagunyaziswangaaluvumelekanga.

• Ukonakalisangabomisakhekosendawoleyoyokuhlalaokanyeisenzosokungayikhathaleli,okokungabangelaukubaugxothwe.

• Sisenzosolwaphulo-mthethoukunikezelangengcacisoebubuxoki,okokungabangelaukubakurhoxiswe/kuphelisweisivumelwanosoqeshiselwano.

• Ukubaunayonayiphinaimibuzongokuphathelenenokukungentla,ncedaundwendwelei-ofisiyezezindluekufutshanenawe.

IZAKHEKO EZINGEKHO-MTHETHWENI/EZINGAGUNYAZISWANGA

Ukubaufunaukugxumekaixhobongwane/ityotyombengemvakweyadiyakho,ncedaufumaneimvumephambikokubawenzeokokwi-ofisiyezezindluekufutshanenawe.

• Ukubaisakhekoesosiyesamiselwangaphandlekokubakuqalekufumanekeimvume,siyakuthisidilizwe.

• Kuyakuthikuvumelekekuphelaizakhekoezithezakhiwengezixhobozexeshana.

• Imvumeinganikezelwekwizakhekoeziyakuthizakhiweaphozilungiselelweukuhlalaamalunguosaphokuphela.

• Ukubakuyekwanikezelwaimvumeyesakhekoesingalungiselelwangaindawoyokuhlala,kufunekasisetyenziselwekuphelaloonjongoyaso.

• Abobaqeshiselwebangenzaisicelosokufakelelwaumbaneowuthengayophambikokubauwusebenzise(umbanewekhadi)kwisakhekoeso.

• Ukubauyewasilelaukuthobelaokukungentla,okukungabangelaukubauthatyathelweamanyatheloomthetho.

AVOID LOSING YOUR HOME

TheCityofCapeTownisacaringcityandwouldlikeyoutokeepyourhome.ToliveinoneoftheCity’srentaldwellingsyouhadtosignaleaseagreement.ThisagreementdescribestherolesandresponsibilitiesofthetenantandtheCityasthelandlord.

Theleaseagreementcontainsanumberofclauses,andifanyoftheseclausesisbreached,particularlytheoneshighlightedinredbelow,theCityisentitledtotakeactionagainstyou.

DEBT MANAGEMENT

Payyourrentandkeepyourhome.

• Therearesevenstepsinthedebtmanagementprocess,andtheCityallowsfor30daysbetweeneachprocess.

• Payingofand/ormakinganarrangementtopayoffoutstandingdebtwillkeeptheCityfromtakingthenextstepinthedebtmanagementprocess.

• Failuretopayormakearrangementsmayresultinthelossofyourhome.

• IfyourhouseholdincomeislessthanR3000permonth,youmayqualifyforanindigentreliefgrant.

• Visityournearesthousingofficeforfurtherinformation/assistance.

UNLAWFUL OCCUPATION

UnlawfuloccupantsarepersonswhohavebeenlivinginCouncildwellingswithoutCouncil’spermission.

• Unlawfuloccupantswhomovedinbefore1March2006willbeconsideredforlegaloccupancyofthedwelling,subjecttoCouncilpolicy.

• Ifyoudonotqualify,youwillhavetovacatethedwelling.

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES

Behaveinaresponsiblemannerandyouwillkeepyourhome.

• Thetenantandalloccupantsarenotallowedtosell,supply,store,possessordistributeanyliquorornarcoticsubstanceson/fromthepremises.

• Thetenantoranyotheroccupantshouldnothavebeenconvictedofanycriminaloffencecommittedonthepremisesinvolvingtheunlawfulselling,usingorpossessingofany

firearm,ammunition,teargasordangerousweapon,oranyotheroffenceinvolvingviolence.

• Misconductintermsoftheabovecouldleadtoyoureviction.

CONTRAVENING YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT

Sticktoyourleaseagreementandkeepyourhome.

• Failuretoadheretoanyofthefollowingconditionsoftheleaseagreementcouldresultinyoulosingyourhome.

• Themaximumjointincomeofthetenantandhis/herpartnermaynotbemorethanR10000permonth.

• Thedwellingshouldnotbeabandonedbytheregisteredtenantandoccupants.

• Tenantsand/ortheirspousescannotbepropertyownersorpartpropertyowners.

• Tenantsand/ortheirspousesmustnothavebeenbeneficiariesofahousingsubsidyand/orothersubsidy.

• Tenantsand/ortheirspousesmaynothaveanothertenancyelsewhere.

• Operatinggame/gamblingmachinesandpooltablesisnotallowed.

• Noxiousactivity(suchaspanel-beating/spray-painting)isnotpermitted.

• Unauthorisedtradingfromthepremisesisprohibited.• Deliberatestructuraldamagetothedwellingand/or

seriousneglectofthepremiseswillresultineviction.• Itisanoffencetoprovidefalseinformation,proofof

whichwillresultinterminationoftheleaseagreement.• Ifyouhaveanyqueriesregardingtheabovepleasevisit

yourlocalhousingoffice.

UNAUTHORISED/ILLEGAL STRUCTURES

Ifyouwanttoputupaninformalstructureinyourbackyard,pleaseobtainpermissionbeforehandfromyourlocalhousingoffice.

• Ifastructureisputupwithoutpriorpermission,itwillbedemolished.

• Onlystructuresconstructedoftemporarymaterialswillbeallowed.

• Permissionmaybegrantedforstructurestobeerectedforresidentialpurposesbutonlyforfamilymembers.

• Ifpermissionisgrantedforastructuretobeerectedfornon-residentialpurposes,itcanonlybeusedforthispurpose.

• Tenantsmayapplyfortheinstallationofapre-paidelectricitymeterinthestructure.

• Failuretoadheretotheabovecouldresultinlegalactionbeingtakenagainstyou

LUMKELA UKUPHULUKANA NEKHAYA LAKHO

IsiXekosaseKapasisixekoesikhathalayokwayesithandaukubauligcineikhayalakho.UkuzeuhlalekwiindawozokuhlalazesiXekoezirentelwayokufunekautyikityoisivumelwanosoqeshiselwano.EsisivumelwanosiyesicaciseinxaxhebanoxanduvaalowouqeshiselweyonesiXekoesingumnikaziwomhlaba.

Isivumelwanosoqeshiselwanosiqulatheuthotholwamasolotyaomthetho,kwayeukubanaliphinakuwolamasalotyaoluthelophulwa,ingakumbilaatheaphawulwangombhaloobomvungezantsiapha,isiXekosinelungelosokuthabathaamanyatheloajoliswekulowouthewophulaloomasolotya.

ULAWULO LWAMATYALA

Hlawulairentiyakhongokwenzanjalouyakubeugcineikhayalakho.

• Kwinkquboyolawulolwamatyalakukhoamanyathelo/amanqwanqwaasixhenxe,kwakhonaisiXekosiyesivumeleiintsukuezingama-30phakathikwenkqubonganye.

• Ukuhlawulaokanyeukwenzaamalungiselelaokuhlawulaityalaekufanelekeukubalihlawulwe,okokuyakuthikubangeleisiXekoukubasingathabathiinyatheloelilandelayongokwenkquboyolawulolwamatyala.

• Ukubauyewasilelaukuhlawulaokanyeukwenzaamalungiselelaokuhlawula,okokuyakuthikubangeleukubauphulukanenekhayalakho.

• Ukubaumvuzowekhayalakhoungaphantsikwama-R3000ngenyanga,unganelungelolokufumanaisibonelelo-soncedosabobangathathi-ntweni.

• Ndwendwelai-ofisiyezezindluekufutshanenaweukuzeufumaneenyeingcacisookanyeuncedo.

UKUHLALA NGOKUNGEKHO-MTHETHWENI

Abahlaliabangekho-mthethweningabobantubahlalakwizindluzokuhlalazeBhungangaphandlekwemvumeyeBhunga.