Question
I have traded in a property belonging to family members. There was no rent agreement. My brothers and sisters did not object, and even today have no objection. A learned man says that I should pay rent for the past few years that I had traded in the shop. Am I obliged to pay rent?
Answer
Since there was no agreement to pay rent, you are not liable for any past rental. Rent is the effect of a valid agreement between the owners of the property and the tenant. But since there existed no such agreement, you are not liable for any past 'rent'.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 04
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- 3
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