14 years in practice
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
4th floor, Old Absa Building, Lakeview Terrace, Bullion Boulevard, Richards Bay
067 927 7113
8 years in practice
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Office17 ZCBF, 6 Guldengracht, Richards Bay, 3900
Law Firm
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Serving all of KwaZulu-Natal, including Richards Bay with our Head Office in Ballito.084 803 39183 of the 7 firms in our Richards Bay directory list evictions as one of their practice areas (43%). By years in practice, the most experienced are Reena Rajgopaul Attorneys Inc (14 years) and Gabellah Attorneys (8 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. Local matters are heard at the Richards Bay Branch Court at 2 Pasetta Parade, Richards Bay. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Empangeni, about 14 km away: Legal Aid SA Empangeni Local Office, Mazuli House, 7 Maxwell Street, Empangeni, 3008. 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 Richards Bay and ask whether they act for landlords, tenants or both.
Smaller civil claims from Richards Bay are heard at the Richards Bay Branch 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 Richards Bay is Legal Aid SA Empangeni Local Office, about 14 km away.
