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Residential lease agreement

Template last reviewed 14 September 2026

LanguageEnglishAfrikaans

LandlordPieter van Wyk
TenantLerato Dlamini
The propertyUnit 4, 17 Rhodes Avenue, Mowbray, 7700
Rent a monthR9,500
DepositR9,500
Lease starts1 October 2026
Lease ends30 September 2027

12 months. The end date goes on the record, with its reminders.

Tenant’s email and phone still to fill in Next: signers

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Fixed term of 12 months

Residential Lease Agreement

Unit 4, 17 Rhodes Avenue, Mowbray

1. Parties. This lease is between Pieter van Wyk (the Landlord) and Lerato Dlamini (the Tenant).

2. The property let. Unit 4, 17 Rhodes Avenue, Mowbray, 7700.

3. Period of the lease. From 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

4. Rental and how it is paid. R9,500 a month, on or before the first day of each month.

11. House rules, pets and parking. One indoor cat is allowed. Your wording

01Landlord02Tenant

Who signs

Every placed field belongs to a signer before the lease can be sent.

  • PVPieter van Wyk · LandlordInitials on each page, signature and dateSigns first
  • LDLerato Dlamini · TenantInitials on each page, signature and dateSigns second

Sign in this order

Message with the link

Hi Lerato, here is the lease for Unit 4 from 1 October. Please read it through and sign when you are ready. Pieter

Before it is sent

Fields
Every field has a signer
Document check
Ready to sendA 12-month residential lease.
Dates
Lease ends 30 September 2027. Reminders are set when it is sealed.
Send to sign

Signed, sealed and kept

PDFLease – Unit 4, 17 Rhodes Ave – L Dlamini.pdf9 pages · Library › 17 Rhodes Ave, Unit 4 Sealed
Signed
Pieter van Wyk, 21 Sep 2026, 16:02
Lerato Dlamini, 22 Sep 2026, 08:44
Sealed
22 Sep 2026, 08:45: fingerprint, certification signature and time anchor
Seal id
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Template
Residential lease agreement, reviewed 14 Sep 2026. Clause 11 in your wording.

Lease ends 30 Sep 2027

  1. 2 Jul 202790 days before
  2. 1 Aug 202760 days before
  3. 31 Aug 202730 days before
  4. 23 Sep 20277 days before

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17 Rhodes Ave, Unit 4 3

  • PDFLease – L Dlamini.pdfSealed 22 Sep 2026
  • PDFDeposit receipt – L Dlamini.pdfAdded 22 Sep 2026
  • PDFRental application – L Dlamini.pdfSealed 10 Sep 2026
Fill in the form and the lease changes beside it. Send it, and the signed copy comes back sealed, with its dates.

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  3. Checked before it goes

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  4. Sent to sign

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  5. Sealed and kept, with its dates

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Reviewed, dated, in English and Afrikaans

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  • Two languages, one layout. Every template comes in English and Afrikaans, with the same clauses and the signature fields in the same places.
  • A starting point, not legal advice: read it against your situation before you send it.

English

Residential Lease Agreement

  1. Parties and addresses for notices
  2. The property let
  3. Period of the lease
  4. Rental and how it is paid
01Landlord02Tenant

Afrikaans

Huurooreenkoms vir ’n Wooneiendom

  1. Partye en adresse vir kennisgewings
  2. Die eiendom wat verhuur word
  3. Duur van die huurooreenkoms
  4. Huurgeld en betaling
01Verhuurder02Huurder

Leases

Lease agreement templates

A lease agreement for a home, and the documents around it: the renewal, a notice to end it and the deposit refund. Keep the lease with the deposit receipt and the inspection, and keep every lease in the lease register.

  • A written lease names the parties and the home, and sets out the rent, escalation, deposit, period and each side’s duties (Rental Housing Act s5(6)).
  • The defects list from the ingoing inspection is attached to the lease (s5(7)).
  • Leases of 10 years or more are not in the library: to bind a later owner beyond ten years, they are notarially executed and registered. See which documents stay on paper.
  • Every lease template also comes in Afrikaans: the huurooreenkoms, often called a huurkontrak.

Residential lease agreement

Huurooreenkoms vir ’n wooneiendom

A fixed-term lease for a home: rent and escalation, the deposit and its interest, the inspections, cancelling early, and handing the home back.

What it covers

  1. Parties and addresses for notices
  2. The property let
  3. Period of the lease
  4. Rental and how it is paid
  5. Escalation and renewal
  6. Deposit and interest
  7. Municipal charges and utilities
  8. Ingoing and outgoing inspections
  9. The tenant’s obligations
  10. The landlord’s obligations and access
  11. House rules, pets and parking
  12. Insurance and risk
  13. Breach and remedies
  14. Cancelling on 20 business days’ notice
  15. Ending the lease and handing the home back
  16. Notices, disputes and general terms

The form flags a lease period over 24 months (CPA regulations, reg 5(1), where the CPA applies) and refuses one of 10 years or more.

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Lease renewal agreement

Hernuwing van ’n huurooreenkoms

Extends a fixed-term lease on new dates and rent, and keeps the other terms.

What it covers

  • The lease being renewed
  • The new period
  • The new rent and escalation
  • The deposit carried over
  • Terms that stay the same

If nobody renews and the tenant stays on, the lease continues month to month (Rental Housing Act s5(5)).

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Notice of termination of a lease

Kennisgewing van beëindiging van ’n woonhuurooreenkoms

Ends a residential lease, from the landlord or the tenant: the date, the outgoing inspection, keys, meters and the deposit.

What it covers

  • Who gives notice, and why
  • The notice period and end date
  • Moving out and handing back
  • The outgoing joint inspection
  • Keys and final meter readings
  • Amounts owing
  • The deposit and when it is paid back

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Deposit refund letter

Brief oor die terugbetaling van die deposito

The deposit, the interest, any deductions with their receipts, and when the balance is paid.

What it covers

  • The lease and the deposit
  • Interest earned
  • Each deduction, with its receipt
  • The balance and when it is paid
  • Where it is paid

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Property

Templates for landlords and agents

Before the lease and around it: the application, the joint inspection, and the agent’s mandate (renewals, reminders and signing for agents). Body corporates keep their own trustee resolution and AGM minutes templates.

Rental application form

Huuraansoekvorm

What a landlord asks a prospective tenant, with separate consent to credit and reference checks and to personal information.

What it covers

  • The applicant, and where they live now
  • Work and income
  • Debts and declarations
  • Everyone who lives there
  • References
  • Documents to attach
  • Consent to credit and reference checks
  • Consent to personal information

Fill it in with the applicant, or send it as a form link.

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Joint property inspection report

Gesamentlike eiendomsinspeksieverslag

Room by room, what landlord and tenant found together at move-in or move-out, with keys, meters and agreed repairs.

What it covers

  • Property, parties, lease and deposit
  • Which inspection, when, and who was there
  • Room by room, from the entrance to the garden
  • Geyser, electrics and safety equipment
  • Keys, remotes and meter readings
  • Defects that already existed
  • Agreed repairs
  • Deposit deductions at move-out

Joint inspections at move-in and move-out are in the Rental Housing Act, s5(3)(e)–(f) and (j): see what the ingoing inspection records.

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Sole mandate

Alleenmandaat

One agent’s sole right to market a property for an agreed period and commission.

What it covers

  • The property and the seller
  • The agent
  • The mandate period
  • Commission, and when it is earned
  • Marketing and viewings
  • Ending the mandate

It is a mandate to market the property, not written authority to sign the sale. An offer to purchase is signed on paper (Alienation of Land Act s2(1); ECT Act Schedule 2).

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Employment

Employment contract, offer letter and warning templates

The documents behind a hire, a warning and a last day, kept together in the employee file.

Offer letter

Aanbodbrief van indiensneming

The position, start date, pay, hours, leave, probation and notice. The candidate signs to accept.

What it covers

  • The position and start date
  • Pay, deductions and benefits
  • Hours and leave
  • Probation and notice
  • What the offer depends on
  • How long the offer stays open

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Permanent employment contract

Permanente dienskontrak

A full-time, permanent contract in plain language: duties, pay, hours, leave, probation, confidentiality and notice.

What it covers

  • Appointment and probation
  • Duties and conduct
  • Hours, overtime, Sunday and night work
  • Pay, deductions and payslips
  • Annual, sick and family leave
  • Confidential and personal information
  • Discipline and grievances
  • Notice and final pay

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Written warning

Skriftelike waarskuwing

Records what happened, the rule or standard involved, what the employee said, the level of the warning and how long it stays on file.

What it covers

  • Employer and employee
  • What happened, when and where
  • The rule or standard
  • What the employee said
  • The level, and how long it stays valid
  • What must change
  • Handing it over, and the witness
  • What signing means

Signature fields for the employer and the employee, and a witness line.

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NDAs and commercial

NDA and commercial agreement templates

Sign the NDA before the first meeting, and keep the NDA with the scope of work and later amendments.

Mutual NDA

Wedersydse vertroulikheidsooreenkoms

Both sides share information, so every duty runs both ways. No intellectual property changes hands.

What it covers

  • The purpose
  • What is and is not confidential
  • Who else may be told
  • Disclosure the law requires
  • Personal information
  • No licence or transfer
  • Returning or destroying material
  • How long the duties last

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One-way NDA

Eenrigting-vertroulikheidsooreenkoms

When only you share: what the other side may do with your information, and for how long.

What it covers

  • The purpose
  • What is confidential
  • What is not
  • Who may be told
  • Returning or destroying material
  • How long the duty lasts
  • Breach and remedies

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Service agreement

Diensooreenkoms

Scope, fees, invoicing, changes, warranties, personal information and ending the work, between a provider and a business client.

What it covers

  • The services, term and renewal
  • Fees, invoicing and payment
  • Changes and extra work
  • Standard of work and acceptance
  • Intellectual property
  • Confidentiality and personal information
  • Limits on liability
  • Ending the agreement

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Independent contractor agreement

Ooreenkoms met ’n onafhanklike kontrakteur

For work that is not employment: the contractor’s own hours, tools and clients, and a licence to use what they make.

What it covers

  • An independent business, not employment
  • The services and deliverables
  • How, when and where the work is done
  • Tools, expenses and other clients
  • Fees and invoicing
  • A licence to what they make
  • Ending the agreement

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Quotation acceptance

Aanvaarding van kwotasie

The customer accepts your quote: the price, what it excludes, the deposit, delivery, and when ownership passes.

What it covers

  • The quotation accepted
  • What is supplied
  • The price, and what it excludes
  • How long the quote stays open
  • Payment and deposit
  • Delivery or completion date
  • Changes to the order
  • When risk and ownership pass
  • Cancelling

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Letters

Letters people ask for

Short letters: a proof of residence, and the engagement letter that starts work with an accountant or an attorney.

Proof of residence letter

Bevestiging van woonadres

A landlord or homeowner confirms that someone lives at the address.

What it covers

  • Who confirms
  • The address
  • Who lives there, and since when
  • The confirming person’s details

If you are asked for a sworn affidavit instead, it is signed in front of a commissioner of oaths (oath regulations, reg 3(1)). The affidavit form is with the official forms, on every plan.

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Engagement letter for accounting and tax services

Opdragbrief vir rekeningkundige en belastingdienste

The services, fees, each side’s responsibilities and what the client provides.

What it covers

  • The services
  • What is not included
  • Fees and billing
  • The client’s responsibilities
  • Information the client provides
  • Confidentiality and personal information
  • Ending the engagement

How practices use engagement letters for accountants.

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Money

Money, debts and private sales

Agreements about money between people and businesses.

Acknowledgement of debt

Skulderkenning

The debtor admits a fixed amount, says why it is owed, and repays it in one payment or monthly instalments. No interest, no fees.

What it covers

  • Why the debt is owed
  • The amount
  • No interest and no fees
  • How it is repaid
  • How payments are made
  • Early settlement
  • If the debtor does not pay
  • Addresses for notices

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Private motor vehicle sale

Privaat verkoop van ’n motorvoertuig

A once-off private cash sale of a used car: the vehicle and its papers, payment, handover and the change of ownership.

What it covers

  • The vehicle
  • The price and how it is paid
  • Money still owing on it
  • Sold voetstoots
  • Handover, keys and papers
  • When ownership and risk pass
  • Change of ownership
  • Roadworthy, and who pays

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Debit order mandate

Debietordermandaat

Your customer’s authority to collect an agreed amount from their bank account on agreed dates.

What it covers

  • The account holder
  • The bank account
  • The amount and the dates
  • Changing or cancelling it
  • Disputing a debit

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Customer due diligence (FICA) form

Vorm vir kliëntondersoek (FICA)

The client details, beneficial owners, source of funds and documents your FICA process asks for.

What it covers

  • A person’s identity and address
  • A company’s registration and directors
  • Beneficial owners
  • Anyone acting for the client
  • Prominent influential persons
  • Source of funds and wealth
  • Documents to attach
  • The client’s declaration

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Documents that stay on paper

Some documents are not in the library, because the law keeps them on paper or in front of a notary or a commissioner of oaths.

DocumentWhy it is not an e-sign templateWhat to do
A willSigned at the end and on each earlier page, with two witnesses present at the same time (Wills Act s2(1)(a)); the ECT Act gives no validity to the execution, retention or presentation of a will (Schedule 2).Prepare it to print and sign in ink
An offer to purchase or deed of sale of landSigned by the parties or their agents on written authority (Alienation of Land Act s2(1)); ECT Schedules 1 and 2.Sign on paper
A lease of land for 10 years or moreTo bind a later owner beyond ten years, it is notarially executed and registered against the title deed (Formalities in respect of Leases of Land Act s1(2); Deeds Registries Act s77(1)); over 20 years, ECT Schedule 2 as well.See a notary
A suretyship, such as a guarantor for a leaseA law requires the surety’s signature, so electronically only an advanced electronic signature meets it (General Law Amendment Act s6; ECT s13(1)). KuduDoc’s signatures are ordinary electronic signatures.Sign it in ink
An affidavit or sworn statementSigned in front of a commissioner of oaths (oath regulations, reg 3(1)).Sign in front of a commissioner of oaths
A bill of exchange or chequeECT Schedule 2; Schedule 1 switches off the ECT Act’s writing and signature sections for the Bills of Exchange Act.Sign in ink
An antenuptial contract or other notarial deedAttested by a notary and registered at a deeds office (Deeds Registries Act ss 86–87).See a notary

Sign those on paper. KuduDoc can seal the scan as a reference copy and keep it with a note of where the paper is. More in the ECT Act in plain words.

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Is there a lease agreement template for South Africa?

Yes. KuduDoc’s residential lease agreement, in English or Afrikaans, is in the template library on Professional and Business. Each plan has a 14-day trial with no card needed to start: sign in to read the whole lease, fill it in and send it to sign. This page shows what the lease covers and when an attorney last reviewed it.

Who checks the templates?

An admitted attorney reviews every template before it appears in the library, and each template shows the date of its last review. When the law or the wording changes, the template gets a new version and a new review date. A document you already sent keeps the version it was sent with.

Are the templates available in Afrikaans?

Yes. Every template comes in English and Afrikaans, with the same clauses and the signature fields in the same places. Choose the language before you fill it in. The Afrikaans lease is a huurooreenkoms, often called a huurkontrak.

Is there an NDA template for South Africa?

Yes. The mutual NDA suits two businesses that both share information, so every duty runs both ways. It covers the purpose, what is not confidential, who else may see the information, personal information under POPIA, and returning or destroying it. No intellectual property changes hands.

Is there an employment contract template for South Africa?

Yes. Choose a permanent or fixed-term employment contract, or the contract for a domestic worker, in English or Afrikaans. The form asks for the position, pay, hours, leave and notice, and the employer and the employee each sign from their own link. Keep the written particulars for three years after employment ends (BCEA s29(4)).

Can I change the wording of a template?

Yes. Fill in the blanks, or edit a clause before you send it. KuduDoc marks the clauses you changed, because the review date belongs to the template’s wording, not to your edits.

What happens after everyone has signed?

KuduDoc seals the completed PDF: it records a fingerprint of the exact file, adds a certification signature and anchors the time. The signed copy goes into your Library, and dates in it, such as a lease’s end date, get reminders 90, 60, 30 and 7 days before, by default — or the days you choose.

What does signing a written warning mean for the employee?

The written warning template says the employee signs to confirm they received it, not that they agree with it. If they decline, KuduDoc records the refusal and its date, and a witness can sign to confirm the warning was handed over.

What if the other side wants to sign on paper?

Then sign on paper. The ECT Act does not force anyone to accept an electronic signature, and anyone may set their own rules for accepting documents (s4(2)). Download the filled-in PDF, sign it in ink and upload the scan: KuduDoc seals it and keeps it with its dates. A sealed scan does not replace the paper original where one is required.

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