Rental Housing Tribunal (RHT)
HERMANUS HOMEOWNERS DIRECTORY
The tribunal seeks to:
- Harmonise relationships between landlords and tenants in the rental housing sector.
- Resolve disputes that arise due to unfair practices.
- Inform landlords and tenants about their rights and obligations in terms of the Rental Housing Act.
- Make recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
Its objectives are:
- To promote stability in the rental housing sector in the Western Cape.
- To create mechanisms to deal with disputes in the rental housing sector.
- To facilitate, investigate, mediate and conduct hearings to resolve disputes.
- To inform landlords and tenants of their rights and obligations should unfair and unlawful practices arise.
Other types of disputes dealt with by the tribunal include:
- Failure to adequately maintain the rental property.
- Unlawful repossession of property and unlawful evictions.
- Failure to accept notice and to vacate the premises.
- Unlawful notices to vacate.
- Unilateral changes to lease agreements.
- Failure to provide monthly statements or issue receipts.
- Unlawful seizure of possessions.
- Failure to provide municipal services.
Hearings and mediations are held as close to the point of complaint as possible.
Rental Housing Tribunal Contact Information:
Contact details for enquiries
Contact Centre: 0860 106 166
Please Call Me: 079 769 1207
SMS: Help to 31022
For all general enquiries
Email: rht.enquiries@westerncape.gov.za
For dispute related enquiries
Submit all complaint forms, annexures and a copy of your lease agreement to
E-mail: rht.disputes@westerncape.gov.za
Telephone: 021 483 5020 / 6495 / 3283
Fax: 021 483 3313
CLICK HERE to Download the Rental Housing Tribunal brochure to learn more about the Tribunal services, rights of landlords and tenants, as well as eviction processes.
