Built on the Rental Housing Act and the CPA
Rent on fair terms, on paper
Create a lease that includes everything the law requires, work out deposit interest and refund dates, give the right notice and know your rights, whether you are the landlord or the tenant. Free, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
- Sources: the Acts and gov.za
- Reviewed 30 October 2026
- No sign-up, no data collected
Tools
Documents download as PDF or Word. Calculators update as you type.
Documents A lease, an inspection checklist and a rent increase letter, as PDF or Word
Lease agreement generator
A residential lease that includes everything the Rental Housing Act requires. Download as PDF or Word.
Create itMove-in and move-out inspection checklist
Room-by-room checklist for the joint inspections the Act requires, as a PDF to fill in and sign.
Create itRent increase letter
Work out the new rent and create a clear written notice of the increase.
Create itDeposits and notice Deposit interest, refund deadlines and notice periods
Money Rental yield for landlords, affordability for tenants
The rules at a glance
- Deposit refund, nothing owed
- 7 days
- Refund after deductions
- 14 days
- Outgoing inspection
- 3 days
- Tenant cancels a fixed lease
- 20 business days
- Month-to-month lease
- 1 month
- Eviction
- Court order
after the lease ends, with all the interest (RHA s5(3)(i))
after the keys are returned, with receipts (s5(3)(g))
before the lease ends, together (s5(3)(f))
written notice; e.g. given 2 November 2026, ends 1 December 2026 (CPA s14)
written notice by either side (RHA s5(5))
only a court can evict; lockouts are a crime (PIE Act; RHA s16)
Plain-English guides
What the law says, with the section numbers, so you can check it.
Landlord and tenant rights
What the Rental Housing Act gives each side, in plain English.
Read the guideRental deposits explained
How much, where it must be kept, interest, inspections and refund deadlines.
Read the guideThe eviction process
An overview of the PIE Act: why only a court can evict, and the steps. General information only.
Read the guideThe Rental Housing Tribunal
What the free provincial Tribunals do, how to lodge a complaint, and contacts.
Read the guideWhy KayaPact?
Straight from the Acts
Every rule links to the Rental Housing Act, the Consumer Protection Act, the PIE Act or a provincial Tribunal page, with the section number.
Fair to both sides
Built for landlords and tenants alike. The lease spells out both parties' rights, not just the landlord's.
Private by design
Leases and letters are created in your browser. Names, ID numbers and bank details are never sent to us.