Dealing with delinquent tenants

[Adam Hassim]

Good day , My family decided to rent out our first home at the beginning of this year. The tenants defaulted earlier this year but came to a payment agreement with my parents . They’ve now defaulted a second time and it’s become increasingly difficult to get in touch with them . Laws in South Africa are far from landlord friendly making the eviction process relatively lengthy and thus expensive . Now, I have only been learning about real estate for the better part of a year now and have no active experience meaning that I am nowhere near an expert. I do however feel as though the situation has deteriorated to a point where even a novice like myself knows enough to safely say that decisive action is long past due . I’m struggling to convince my parents of this and would appreciate any advice as to how I could go about doing so as well as tips on how to avoid a repeat of this situation .