29 years in practice
Brakpan, Gauteng
55 Van Der Walt Road, Dalview, Brakpan
011 744 3972
15 years in practice
Brakpan, Gauteng
55 Van Der Walt Street, Dalview, Brakpan011 743 3043
Law Firm
Brakpan, Gauteng
55 Van Der Walt Road, Dalview, Brakpan.060 245 7318Evictions is offered by every one of the 3 firms in our Brakpan directory, so you have a wide choice. The longest established are Buks Croucamp Attorneys (29 years) and Human Attorneys (15 years). All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
In South Africa nobody may be evicted from their home without a court order. The Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 (PIE) sets out the procedure, and the court must consider whether eviction is just and equitable. Eviction lawyers act for landlords and owners, and for tenants and occupiers facing eviction.
Claims of up to R200,000 are heard in the district magistrate's court and up to R400,000 in the Regional Court. The Small Claims Court handles claims of up to R30,000 (from 1 August 2026) without lawyers. No one may be evicted from their home without a court order under the PIE Act. The Brakpan Magistrate's Court at Cnr Prince George Avenue and Kritzinger Street, Brakpan serves Brakpan. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Benoni, about 7 km away: Legal Aid SA Benoni Local Office, 18 Howard Street, Benoni. Legal Aid helps people who pass its means test, mainly in criminal, family and eviction matters.
No. Taking the law into your own hands is unlawful. A landlord needs a court order to evict, and a tenant who is locked out can apply urgently to be let back in.
It depends on whether it is opposed. The PIE Act requires notice to the occupier and the municipality before the hearing, so even unopposed evictions take some weeks.
Compare the firms above that handle evictions in Brakpan and ask whether they act for landlords, tenants or both.
Smaller civil claims from Brakpan are heard at the Brakpan Magistrate's Court. Larger claims go to the Gauteng Division of the High Court.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Brakpan is Legal Aid SA Benoni Local Office, about 7 km away.
