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• Civil Law
• landowner
• property damages
• fire on property
• wildfire
• veld fire

When is a landowner responsible for a fire that spreads beyond his property?

Property damages claims:

Here, in the Western Cape; it is now “Fire Season”; and the local authorities have their hands full with seasonal wildfires.

Some of them have been devastating and Bettys Bay lost more than 40 dwellings in a wildfire a few weeks ago; which was fanned by gale force winds. That fire was allegedly started as a result of a man deliberately or negligently firing a flare onto the mountainside above the holiday town. He has now appeared in the Caledon Magistrates Court and faces a string of charges.

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• lease agreements
• termination of lease
• Lease termination

To Stay or To Go: Is it Worth it?

Lease cancellations:

Section 14 of The Consumer Protection Act No 68 of 2008 (CPA):

In our last blog, we looked at the wording of the whole of section 14 (3) and commented extensively on its content and the background to the section.

Today we will concentrate on section 14 (4) of the CPA and also comment on section 14 as a whole as it relates to a fixed term contract and particularly the cancellation of lease agreements.

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• Consumer Law
• Fixed Term Agreements
• fixed term contract
• cancellation of a fixed term contract
• penalties of cancellation of a contract

As a consumer, be sure to calculate the consequences of early cancellation of your contract

 Lease cancellations:

 Section 14 of The Consumer Protection Act No 68 of 2008 (CPA):

In our last blog, we looked at the wording of the whole of section 14 (2) and commented on its content and the background to the section.

Today we will concentrate on the whole of section 14 (3) of the CPA and also regulation 5.

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