Landlord vs Tenant: Part 1
Monday, October 30, 2023 | 110 Views |
Locally we do not need to bother with wars in far-off lands as we have our own wars that have been simmering ever since the first ‘House for rent’ advert was flighted. It is the war between the landlord and the tenant.
This war has taken on different dimensions to the point where if a tenant so much as posts on Facebook something like ‘just got paid’ the landlord will ‘like’ the post. In my whole life of living in rented properties, I have never really had a serious landlord. You know those types that seem to be cut from the fabric that is used on canvas camping tents.
The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...