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Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act No. 62 of 1997)

Chapter IV : Termination of Right of Residence and Eviction

11. Order for eviction of person who becomes occupier after 4 February 1997

 

(1) If it was an express, material and fair term of the consent granted to an occupier to reside on the land in question, that the consent would terminate upon a fixed or determinable date, a court may on termination of such consent by effluxion of time grant an order for eviction of any person who became an occupier of the land in question after 4 February 1997, if it is just and equitable to do so.

[Section 11(1) substituted by section 25(a) of Act No. 61 of 1998]

 

(2) In circumstances other than those contemplated in subsection (1), a court may grant an order for eviction in respect of any person who became an occupier after 4 February 1997 if it is of the opinion that it is just and equitable to do so.

 

(3) In deciding whether it is just and equitable to grant an order for eviction in terms of this section, the court shall have regard to—
(a) the period that the occupier has resided on the land in question;
(b) the fairness of the terms of any agreement between the parties;
(c) whether suitable alternative accommodation is available to the occupier;
(d) the reason for the proposed eviction; and

[Section 11(3)(d) substituted by section 25(c) of Act No. 61 of 1998]

(e) the balance of the interests of the owner or person in charge, the occupier and the remaining occupiers on the land.