Introduction
For many people, renting a property is one of life's most significant commitments. Whether it is a residential apartment, a commercial space, or a shared accommodation, a tenancy relationship creates legal rights and obligations for both the landlord and the tenant.
Unfortunately, many tenants are unaware of the protections afforded to them by law. This lack of awareness often leads to unlawful evictions, harassment, arbitrary rent-related disputes, and other avoidable conflicts.
The law does not regard a tenant as a mere occupant of property. Once a tenancy is lawfully created, the tenant acquires enforceable rights which the courts are prepared to protect. As the legal maxim goes, ubi jus ibi remedium—where there is a right, there is a remedy.
This article examines some of the everyday rights every tenant should know and how these rights operate in practice.
