Lease agreements during the corona lockdown have many grey areas
On the 23rd March 2020 the president of South Africa declared a National 21 day lockdown as a measure to contain the rapid spread of Covid-19.
A number of questions arose for landlords and tenants regarding continuing and ending lease agreements. In this article, we address the grey areas of the law by considering the unanswered questions which are causing tensions between tenants and landlords whether commercial or residential.