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Commercial And Corporate [2021] ZAGPJHC 63

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)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
2020/28545
Judge
L.J. du Bruyn

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
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Land And Property [2018] ZAECGHC 119

Friedshelf 1612 (Pty) Ltd v McConnell (2343/2018)

Friedshelf 1612 (Pty) Ltd v McConnell (2343/2018) [2018] ZAECGHC 119 (20 November 2018)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown
Case number
2343/2018
Judge
J.D. Pickering

The court held that the lease agreement granted the respondent a right to renew, but this right was contingent on the parties reaching agreement on the rental before the cut-off date. No agreement was reached, and the lease contained no deadlock-breaking mechanism to resolve the impasse. The applicant was not obliged to negotiate in good faith or propose a rental in the absence of such a mechanism. The respondent's attempt to renew the lease by proposing an 8% escalation did not satisfy the contractual requirements, as the agreement expressly required consensus on the rental. The authorities…

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  • Commercial Lease Renewal
  • Option To Renew
  • Deadlock Breaking Mechanism
  • Contractual Interpretation
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