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It is illegal for your landlord to turn off the electricity and lock you out.
The property can only be sold with the written permission of all the heirs or if there isn’t enough cash in the estate to pay all the debts
Yes, the Intestate Succession Act applies because your mother did not leave a will
Probably not.
Section 22 documents give the holder the right to work and study in South Africa.
You are legally allowed to live on the farm but whether you can have livestock is up to the owner. You can contact the Association for Rural Advancement.
You may want to apply for the SRD grant and try to get maintenance from your children's father.
If there is no damage to the house and you are not behind in rent, you can lay a complaint at the provincial Rental Housing Tribunal.
Like with other properties, the title deed is transferred by a conveyancing attorney.
No, if you have a civil marriage, you are only allowed to have one marriage at a time.