| About this webinar
The Residential Rentals and Evictions webinar will cover the theory of the law of lease as it was developed historically in our system of Roman Dutch Law, and as it has evolved in the current Constitutional dispensation, with regard to the application and effect of legislation on the rights and duties of parties to a residential lease agreement.
We will look at the handful of personal rights that make up the overarching real right of ownership, and how such rights may (or may not) be limited or secured.
The webinar will cover the application and effect of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act No. 19 of 1998 from both a practical and legal standpoint, including challenges to evictions faced by legal practitioners in the context of historic and new considerations
Topics to be covered will include:
· Essentiala of a residential lease agreement;
· Breach of a residental lease agreement;
· Placing a tenant on terms by way of a letter of demand/placing a tenant in mora;
· Termination and cancellation;
· Landlord – Tenant rights and obligations in terms of common law;
· Landlord – Tenant rights and obligations in terms of common law;
· Evictions in terms of PIE;
· Eviction in terms of ESTA;
· ADR;
Benefits of attending
The webinar is aimed at legal practitioners, property practitioners and paralegals who want to sharpen their expertise in property law and evictions, giving assurance that the rights of property owners are realised expeditiously and professionally.
Background to this presentation
The webinar will focus on all legal aspects of rental property in general, with emphasis on the practical application of evictions in terms of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 (PIE).
Presenter
Claire Laurent
Director at SBL Incorporated
Claire obtained her LLB Degree from the University of Pretoria in 2014. She joined SBL Incorporated during January 2015 as a candidate attorney. Claire was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa during 2017 and continued to hone her skills and experience as a formidable litigation Attorney, attending regularly to appearances of both opposed and unopposed motion hearings in the High Court and the Magistrates Court alike.
Claire’s niche lies in eviction procedure in terms of the Prevention of Illegal Evictions from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act No. 19 of 1998 (PIE Act), and more broadly, in terms of most other statutes relevant to property rights, including Consumer Protection law as it relates to letting of property, laws applicable to residential letting of property in terms of the Rental Housing Act and the Regulations thereto. Claire has most recently been appointed as a Director at SBL Incorporated.
Date
16 & 17 March 2026 (10:00 – 12:30)
Closing date for registrations: 15 March 2026
Certification
Attendance is mandatory to qualify for a certificate.
Who should register?
· Practising Legal Practitioners and Candidate Legal Practitioners practising in property law, litigation, conveyancing, or eviction matters
· Property Practitioners and Estate Agents involved in residential leasing, tenant management, and dispute resolution
· Legal Support Staff who assist with lease enforcement, eviction applications, and compliance processes
· Property Managers, Body Corporate and HOA Representatives responsible for managing residential rental portfolios and addressing tenant disputes
· In-house Legal Advisors dealing with housing, rental compliance, or property-related risk
· Developers and Property Owners seeking a clearer understanding of their rights and obligations under residential rental and eviction law
Registration
Registration fee categories (including VAT):
Practising Legal Practitioners: R1 610.00 (including VAT) per participant
Candidate Legal Practitioners: R 810.00 (including VAT) per participant
Others | Non-legal Practitioners: R 2 570.00 (including VAT) per participant
How to register
Kindly note that registrations are done online. For certification purposes, participants should register individually, using their own email address. This will enable the system to generate a unique username and password for each person.
STEP 1:
Payment should be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) only. You are required to upload the proof of payment (PDF) in step 2 – (Online registration form). Should an invoice be required to effect payment, replace the proof of payment document with a note (Word) requesting an invoice.
LSSA banking details: Account name: Law Society of South Africa | Bank: FNB Pretoria | Branch code: 251445 | Account no: 6200 9641 079 | Reference: Surname, Initials and Cellphone
STEP 2:
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
STEP 3:
Once you have registered to participate, you will receive a system-generated confirmation e-mail that we have received your registration documentation. Twenty-four hours before the course starts, you will receive an e-mail with the link to the course (Microsoft Teams) as well as your course material . Read the instructions in the e-mail carefully. If you do not receive this said email, please check your Spam / Junk folder, or e-mail Seminars@LSSALEAD.ORG.ZA, the day before the Webinar start.
Attendees must ensure that they have access to MS Teams well in advance. Kindly test your link as soon as you get it.
For more information about this course contact Seminars Department:
Email: Seminars@LSSALEAD.org.za .
Please take note
· The LSSA will not accept liability if the fees are not paid into the designated LSSA bank account.
· The course is conducted in English only.
· The course will be delivered through MS TEAMS. Please ensure that you have MS TEAMS installed on your computer prior to the commencement of the course.
· Please note: In accordance with company policy and copyright protection, no recordings or PowerPoint presentations will be shared. Additionally, unauthorized recording or transcription is not permitted, as it may violate LSSA’s organizational or class policies.
· You will receive the material as well as the link to the course via email, +-24 hours before commencement of the course. Test your links as soon as you receive these links. If you do not receive the said email, look in your junk mail folder. If it is not there, contact Seminars@LSSALEAD.org.za.
· No cancellations will be accepted after the course material and link have been shared. Participants who do not cancel timeously and/or fail to attend the course will forfeit the amount paid towards this course.
· Should you need to cancel your registration, you need to do so in writing before the course link and material are shared. No cancelation will be accepted after it has been made available and failure to comply with this will result in the full fee being charged.
· LSSA/LEAD shall have the right in its sole discretion to postpone or cancel tuition in any programme initially advertised and offered based on insufficient demand. Should LSSA/LEAD cancel the proposed training, registered delegates will be given reasonable notice of the cancellation and all fees paid by the delegate will be refunded. |
