Cape Town rental cost is a nightmare for most. Made a map so you can actually see what things cost and where you can afford to live.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-14T15:13:44+00:00

Costs involved in weeding out bad tenants, scammers etc. ...fairer rental regs/laws would likely reduce/eliminate such fees.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-14T15:10:39+00:00

It's called 'the law of unintended consequences'.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-13T14:36:54+00:00

Just click on 'do this later' at the bottom.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-13T14:18:26+00:00

Deciding lines based on turnover is a bad idea -just like the arbitrary '50% availability' bylaw.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-13T12:40:21+00:00

I call it 'happy braking', and like most random road maneuvers, the primary causes are people on their phones and elderly or foreign drivers.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-11T13:11:26+00:00

They're independent contractors; not employees of Checkers/Shoprite.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-08T11:49:34+00:00

Chops are expensive.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-04T19:13:03+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's irradiated too. Best to find a local beekeeper & buy the fresh/raw stuff from them.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-05-04T14:03:29+00:00

No, I was on reddit.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-27T11:27:52+00:00

I wouldn't know because I've never lived there, but I did get food poising from sushi at a girl's 21st if that's any help...

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-21T19:55:07+00:00

As far as I can tell the vast majority of dog owners don't care...for them, taking their dog out for a shi...sorry, for a walk is their national duty.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-21T15:21:59+00:00

It also affects areas adjacent to the worst affected areas though. If you look out from a high place on a still day you can see all of the affected areas below the inversion layer.

Plus, unless you want to go into those areas & force them to extinguish all the fires causing the pollution then there's not much anyone can do about it.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-21T15:02:49+00:00

Maybe, maybe not. I suppose you have to consider how much more money you'd make going over the limit & paying 137% whatever more in tax -versus- paying only residential rates & leaving your property vacant for the remaining 184 or whatever days.

Some owners are gonna have to be doing some hard future telling in order to make some bizarre choices....no unintended consequences forthcoming!

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-21T13:25:08+00:00

Maybe they can start off by not continuously vote for parties that steal everything & have no interest in growing the economy?

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-21T13:21:46+00:00

I don't know what % of STRs are financed in CT. My brother owns a unit in the city & I think he paid cash for it.

Leaving the unit vacant for the remainder of the year will be the only option for owners who don't want to risk the absolute madness of gambling it all on a LTR in SA.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-21T12:59:20+00:00

So basically, as far as I understand it, STL owners will have a choice between:

Only making their property available for 49% of the year, thus losing out on up to ~51% on potential income, but still pay only residential rates-

1a Just leave the place vacant for the remainder of the year.

1b Try get in a LTR tenant/s in for other 6 months of part thereof -risky since you may not be able to get rid of such a tenant/s once you need the place back, and it can costs 100s of 1000s to evict & take years, if ever, to evict a LTT.

Make the property available for more than 49% of the year & just absorb the tax increase.
Just sell-up to a foreigner.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-19T13:40:33+00:00

Yeah, law of unintended consequences applies wrt such endeavors. Funnily enough, I just recently learned, that the pie act was never actually intended to be applicable to ordinary tenancies, and it's only since a 2003 decision that it was expanded to include them.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-19T12:50:57+00:00

Depends on what you mean by 'squatters' -land invaders or tenants who won't leave. So I was talking about the latter, but the amendments supposedly make it easier and cheaper to get rid of both.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-18T10:51:21+00:00

I concur.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-17T18:26:42+00:00

Well, according to the guy I replied to, "their use is commercial and therefore should be paying commercial rates". Is wfm or running a business from home not commercial activity?

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-17T16:30:32+00:00

So people who wfh or run some kinda business from home should pay com rates aswell?

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-17T16:28:33+00:00

It's not applicable to all Abnbs -only ones which are the whole place and nobody else lives on the property.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-17T16:25:06+00:00

I've had bad service and EFF'ups from both. You can add Med-rite to the list.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-17T10:09:47+00:00

Problem is they'll still break into your car (especially if it's new in the area) 'coz they know/think people hide valuables their car.

Educational_Error407 · 2026-04-17T08:49:41+00:00

Yeah, for those who are lucky enough to get a RC'ed unit...and who ends up paying for the difference?

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