Thulani M

Rent irregularities

<p>Hello </p> <p>My landlord has been charging me extra amounts on rent for no sweet reasons under water bill item on the invoice. This has been happening since October last year after we were told that we won't be paying any water charges from October 2016 till February 2017 (letter was issued notifying about that). But there have been accumulating figures reflected under water charges and they were sitting in +-R2000 on the January opening balance. In March I was forced to pay atleast half of it which was about R990 and was threatened to vacate the flat if I don't, Beginning of May they said it was water meter misreadings and they will credit me with that half amount I paid. They did credit me but yet again forced me to pay the remainning half of which I didn't until now. They cut my power now and again if I question these amounts called "arrears". I feel like my rights as a tenant have been violated. Please intervene. I have all correspondences in black and white from the beginning.</p>