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Chapter 11
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INTRODUCTION
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LAND
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What is the government’s land policy?
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Laws and court cases that apply to the land reform programme
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Municipal governments and their role in land, land tenure and evictions
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Land restitution
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Land redistribution and land grants
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Other land reform initiatives
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Land tenure reform
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Extension of Security of Tenure Act (ESTA) (No 62 of 1997) and the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Act (No 2 of 2018)
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Land Rights Management Board and Committees
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Possible repeal of ESTA and the Land Tenure Security Bill
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Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act (PIE) (No 19 of 1998)
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Dealing with land claims and other land reform disputes – the Land Claims Court
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Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (No 16 of 2013) (SPLUMA)
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HOUSING
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What is the government’s housing policy?
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Laws passed to ensure access to quality housing
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The housing subsidy
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Types of housing subsidies
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The role of development workers in helping people to access housing subsidies
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The role of local government and housing
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BUYING A HOUSE
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The offer to purchase
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Transfer
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Defects in a house
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RENTING A HOUSE
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Tenants, landlords and leases
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The Rental Housing Act (No 50 of 1999)
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Rental Housing Amendment Act (No 35 of 2014)
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EVICTIONS FROM RENTED PROPERTY
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Trespassing
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PROBLEMS
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Problem 1: A landlord applies for a civil eviction order
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Problem 2: Being arrested and charged with trespassing
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Problem 3: Protecting dismissed farmworkers against eviction
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Problem 4: Protecting labour tenants against losing land
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Problem 5: Provision of land, housing and services for homeless people
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Problem 6: Negotiating to upgrade an informal settlement
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Problem 7: Applying for an individual housing subsidy
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Problem 8: Common problems in renting a house or flat
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Problem 9: Falling behind on rent, rates and service payments to the local council
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Problem 10: The hidden costs of buying a house
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Problem 11: Falling behind on bond payments
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Problem 12: Problems with a house you bought
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Problem 13: Getting money from the Land Bank for farming
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CHECKLISTS
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Checklist: General Land and Housing
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Checklist: Paying off a house that you have bought

Checklist: General Land and Housing

  • Name and address
  • Do you have permission to stay where you are living? From whom?
  • Do you pay rent to anyone for your home?
  • Do you pay for any other services?
  • How long have you been living there?
  • Where do you work?
  • How long have you been working in this area?
  • Do you have family or anyone else living with you? Give names and ages, and say where they work.
  • Do you want to stay in this area permanently?
  • What is your problem:
    • Have you been threatened with eviction?
    • If so, when?
    • By whom?
    • What was your response?
    • Has the owner got a court order?
  • What was the community’s response?
  • Is your house about to be demolished?
    • If so, when? By whom?
    • Did you get any warning?
    • Do you need to apply for legal aid to help pay for the attorney?