Tenantly reads your South African lease and flags what's risky in plain English, checked against the Rental Housing Act and your rights as a tenant. Paste it or upload the file and get a Lease Health Score in about a minute.
Information, not legal advice · your lease isn't stored
Needs a closer look
3 clauses worth checking before you sign
Deposit — no interest or refund timeframe stated (Rental Housing Act).
Escalation — annual increase left open-ended.
Notice — early-exit penalty may exceed CPA limits.
Sample result. Information, not legal advice.
The unfair terms in a South African lease are rarely obvious. Here is what they quietly cost tenants who sign without checking.
R8 000+
A deposit not refunded within the Rental Housing Act's timeframes, or with vague deductions, is one of the most common tenant losses.
R6 000 / yr
An open-ended or above-market annual increase clause can quietly cost thousands over a lease you can't easily leave.
R15 000+
A penalty that ignores your Consumer Protection Act right to cancel with reasonable notice can be challenged, if you spot it first.
Illustrative amounts based on common South African rental disputes, not a quote.
Tell Tenantly where the property is. It loads South Africa's tenant-protection law, the Rental Housing Act and the rules that apply to you, as the reference for your review.
Paste the text or upload the file, a PDF, a photo of the pages, or a Word document. Nothing is saved.
A 0 to 100 Lease Health Score, every risky clause flagged in plain English, and a concrete next step for each.
Every other tool is built for landlords writing leases. Tenantly reads the lease from your side, the person who has to sign it and live with it.
Reviews reference the Rental Housing Act and the Consumer Protection Act, and link you to the real legislation so you can read it yourself.
Each flag explains what a clause really means and why it may be unfair, so you can push back with confidence.
Your lease is analysed in the moment to produce your score. It isn't stored, sold, or used to train anything.
Free
No sign-up. No card.
R199 once-off
Per lease, when you need the detail.
No. Tenantly gives you clear information to help you understand your lease, checked against South African law. It is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. For advice on your own situation, speak to an attorney or your local Rental Housing Tribunal.
Mainly the Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999 (deposits, receipts, and the landlord's and tenant's duties) and the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (fixed-term cancellations and unfair terms), plus the rules around lawful eviction. It links you to the real legislation for each flag.
No. Your lease is used in the moment to produce your score and then discarded. Files aren't kept, and nothing is used for training. See our Privacy and POPIA notice.
The Lease Health Score is free, with no sign-up. A deeper clause-by-clause review with ready-to-send response letters is R199 and is coming next.