Tribunal mends relations between tenants and landlords

Deposits must earn interest

15 November 2021 - 09:30

By Lindile Sifile

Many tenants do not know that their landlords are,by law, supposed to keep their rental deposits in an interest-bearing bank account where they grow and earn them interest until the lease agreement expires.

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