SELLING A PROPERTY WITH DEFECTS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Purchaser signs an agreement of sale with the Seller. The property is transferred into the Purchaser’s name. A month later, there were heavy rainfalls and the roof leaks. Is the Seller liable to repair the roof or the Purchaser, as the new owner? To understand which party is liable, one must appreciate the difference […]
CANCELLING A LEASE AGREEMENT EARLY
If you want to end your contract early, this can only be done “in situations where the Consumer Protection Act or Rental Housing Act apply” – or if there’s a clause in the contract that allows for early cancellation, or if both parties agree to it. If, on the other hand, one of the parties […]
THE CONSUMER’S RIGHTS UNDER THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Can a consumer take you, the service provider, to court because they did not understand some of the terms and conditions of your signed contract? Beware, the answer is Yes! From April 2011 the Consumer Protection Act came into full effect with the result that it is now against the law to use difficult-to-understand language […]
CANCELLATION OF THAT GYMNASIUM CONTRACT
We have all made New Year’s Resolutions. This year I will start exercising, eating healthy and spend less time at the office and more with the family. In order to fulfill this resolution, you join the local gymnasium as soon as you return from your December holiday. It does not bother you whether the agreement […]