Shaun Luyt and legal specialist Ishmael Mohamed, provides property practitioners and landlords with essential guidance on navigating complex scenarios involving tenant arrests or illegal activity on rental properties. The course focuses on legal obligations, practical steps, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure compliance with South African property law. Key topics include:
- Liability and Knowledge: When landlords and property practitioners may be held liable for a tenant’s illegal actions, and how “knowledge” impacts accountability.
- Tenant Arrests: What landlords can and cannot do when a tenant is arrested, including whether changing locks or removing tenants is legal.
- Illegal Activity at the Property: Distinguishing between suspicion and proof of illegal activity, and understanding when a landlord can terminate a lease due to confirmed criminal actions.
- Complex Legal Situations: Guidance on controversial issues such as harboring illegal foreigners, use of false documents, and handling legal cannabis use versus illegal drug sales.
- Practical Reporting: Best practices for landlords to report suspected illegal activity to authorities while protecting themselves legally.
With actionable insights from Ishmael Mohamed, this course equips landlords and property practitioners with a clear understanding of their rights, responsibilities, and appropriate next steps when dealing with tenant-related legal issues.
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