Question
A furniture dealer sells items such as beds and wardrobes by the laybye system. If the bed for example is not collected after three months as agreed, can he charge storage fees for the bed?
Answer
Storage fees are rental, and rental is for actual space. If the seller wants to charge rental for keeping a bed, then he has to demarcate a fixed space. This space will be exclusively for the one bed. He may then not place another bed on top of it and charge rental for the second bed as well. Also, he may not use the space of the first bed for the second bed as the first space belongs to the first lessee (mustajir).
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 26 No 09
- PDF page
- 5
Appears under FANA -ANNIHILATION (approximate).