MIOARLG - N Tl 54% @ { COMMERCIALLA.. & Q : QUESTION ONE: 30 MARKS COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS There are six (1.1 to 1.6) passages in this section.Read each passage carefully and choose the most correct answer from the five options given below,each passage.Choose only one answer for each question.The correct answers MAY NOT necessarily appear in the passage,you may be rquired to research the answer in your study guide,prescribed or recommeneded textbooks.Each correct answer is granted five marks.The student is not required to write the entire answer,the correct alphabet is sufficient. 1.1 LETTING AND HIRING OF THINGS (5) Only the letting and hiring of things will be discussed, with specific emphasis on the letting and hiring of immovables. Until I August 2000, agreements with regard to the lease of property were governed mainly by the common law in South Africa. Until the introduction of the Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999, the rent that could be charged in respect of certain lease agreements was limited by the Rent Control Act 80 of 1976. The Rent Control Act did not only place a restriction on the quantum of the rent that could be charged but also limited the grounds on which lessees could be evicted. As the Rent Control Act was repealed by the Rental Housing Act, the Rent Control Act will not be discussed further. The Rental Housing Act (as amended by the Rental Housing Amendment Act 43 of 2007) places a restriction neither on the quantum of rent that may be charged nor on the grounds on which lessees may be evicted. The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 may, however, impact on these aspects of the relationship between a lessor/landlord and his lessee/tenant.It is noteworthy that the Rental Housing Amendment Act 35 of 2014 was published in the GG on 5 November 2014. Since | August 2000, the relationship between lessors and lessees in respect of lease contracts entered into for housing purposes has been governed by the Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999. The aim of the Rental Housing Act is clear from its long title, which provides as follows: To define the responsibility of Govemment in respect of rental housing property; to create mechanisms to promote the provision of rental housing property; to promote access to adequate housing through creating mechanisms to ensure the proper functioning of the rental housing market; to make provision for the establishment of Rental Housing Tribunals; to define the functions, powers and duties of such Tribunals; to lay down general principles governing conflict resolution in the rental housing sector, to provide for the facilitation of sound relations between tenants and landlords and for this purpose to lay down general requirements relating to leases; to repeal the Rent Control Act, 1976; and to provide for matters connected therewith.