A lease sets the terms on which property is occupied. Clear terms reduce later argument about rent, the deposit, the period of the lease, maintenance and how the lease ends. They do not prevent every dispute.
Tsotetsi Attorneys drafts lease agreements and reviews terms a client has been asked to sign. This is part of the firm’s general practice. It is not presented as a specialist property-law service.
How Tsotetsi Attorneys can assist
- Drafting a residential or commercial lease
- Reviewing a lease before it is signed
- Advice on rent, duration, deposit and termination
- Explaining the obligations the document creates
- Amendments where the parties want the terms changed
Where the document is not a lease, see contract drafting.
What to expect
Every matter is different. The steps below are a general outline, not a fixed process for every case.
- Initial consultation and the client’s instructions
- Review of any existing draft
- Drafting or revision of the lease
- Explanation of the main terms before signature