46 years in practice
Edenvale, Gauteng
Regus offices, Block C, Stoneridge Office Park, No 8 Greenstone Place, Cnr Stoneridge drive and Greenstone Place, Greenstone, Johannesburg.
010 141 0926
42 years in practice
Edenvale, Gauteng
56, 7th Avenue, Edenvale, 1609, Gauteng+27 (0)11 453 1077/8
Law Firm
Edenvale, Gauteng
37 Elm Avenue Modderfontein, Johannesburg+27 (0)11 100 5119
Law Firm
Edenvale, Gauteng
Stoneridge Office Park , Block C, Ground Floor , 8 Greenstone Place, Greenstone Hill, 1609+27 11 201 2294Of the 7 law firms we list in Edenvale, 4 handle evictions work, about 57% of the local market. Eugene Marais Attorneys has been practising the longest, at 46 years, followed by Gascoigne Randon & Associates. 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 Edenvale Branch Court at Cnr Linksfield Road and 1st Avenue, Edenvale serves Edenvale. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Wynberg (Alexandra), about 7 km away: Legal Aid SA Alexandra Local Office, 1st Floor, Yarona Building, 89 Watt Avenue, Wynberg, 2090. 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 Edenvale and ask whether they act for landlords, tenants or both.
Smaller civil claims from Edenvale are heard at the Edenvale Branch 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 Edenvale is Legal Aid SA Alexandra Local Office, about 7 km away.
