Airport Inn and Suites (Pty) Limited v Strydom (2020/28545)
Airport Inn and Suites (Pty) Limited v Strydom (2020/28545) [2021] ZAGPJHC 63 (7 May 2021)
The court found that the applicant's refusal to renew the lease was unreasonable. The reasons advanced at the time—irreconcilable differences over the lease, the respondent's urgent application, and residential rent arrears—were either not connected to the commercial lease or were not valid grounds for refusal. The respondent was contractually entitled to renew, and the applicant's failure to comply with the Consumer Protection Act's notice requirements did not automatically convert the lease to a month-to-month arrangement but reinforced the respondent's renewal right. The applicant failed t…
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- Commercial Lease Renewal
- Consumer Protection Act
- Reasonableness Of Refusal
- Arrear Rent Claim
- Eviction Application