37 years in practice
Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
320 Smith Street, 10th Floor, Mercury House, Durban
082 770 3982
28 years in practice
Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 11, Block A, Heritage House Office Park, 20 Old Main Road, Hillcrest+27 (0)31 767 4216
13 years in practice
Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
4 Hilltop House, 5 Old Main Road, Kloof+27 (0)31 001 0698We found 3 firms in Kloof that take on evictions matters, out of 8 firms listed in the town. By years in practice, the most experienced are Pravda and Knowles Attorneys (37 years), Forster Attorneys (28 years) and CH Attorneys Inc (13 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. Kloof matters usually go to the Pinetown Magistrate's Court at 5 Chancery Lane, Pinetown 3600. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Pinetown, about 6 km away: Legal Aid SA Pinetown Local Office, 1st Floor, ABSA Building, 1 Church Road, Pinetown, 3600. 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 Kloof and ask whether they act for landlords, tenants or both.
Smaller civil claims from Kloof are heard at the Pinetown Magistrate's Court. Larger claims go to the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Kloof is Legal Aid SA Pinetown Local Office, about 6 km away.
