ETTIENNE PAY YOUR ACCOMMODATION and stop trying to be a SCAMMER - Your are better than that.
We refer to the above matter and confirm that we are assisting our Member, Mr. E Roux, who is entitled to our assistance. Our Member advised our office that he entered into a short-term accommodation arrangement with you during or about 10 January 2026 at the property situated at 2 Kathleen Road, Bellville, Cape Town. Our Member confirms that a verbal agreement existed between the parties in terms of which accommodation payments would be made periodically as income was received from his self-employment activities. During the course of the stay, our Member paid approximately R40 100.00 toward accommodation. Due to a temporary loss of income, he fell into arrears of approximately R16 000.00, representing roughly 16 daysâ accommodation. Our Member communicated openly with you and advised that payment would be effected once outstanding client payments were received. Despite this, on or about 02 March 2026, you attended at the premises and forcefully removed our Member, his spouse, and their infant child from the property without notice and without any lawful court process, notwithstanding your knowledge that they had no alternative accommodation available. You are advised that South African law strictly prohibits self-help eviction, and an occupier may only be evicted pursuant to a valid court order obtained through proper legal proceedings. The removal of our Member and his family without judicial authorisation is therefore placed formally on record as disputed and unlawful. Our Member further reports that you sent communications threatening to publish or create a website accusing him of non-payment, alleging unprofessional conduct and unhygienic tattoo practices, and disseminating information intended to damage his business reputation in order to âmotivateâ payment. You are hereby advised that the publication or threatened publication of false or harmful allegations concerning a personâs professional conduct or financial standing constitutes defamation where such statements are communicated to third parties and cause reputational or financial harm. You are hereby required to immediately cease and desist from publishing, circulating, or threatening to publish any defamatory statements concerning our Member and to refrain from any further harassment, intimidation, or reputational threats. You are further requested to confirm in writing, within five (5) business days of receipt of this correspondence, that no website, social media content, or publication has been created or disseminated and that no such publication will be made in future.
This correspondence serves as a formal warning. Should any defamatory material be published or harassment continue, our Member reserves all rights available in law, including pursuing civil remedies for damages and obtaining urgent legal relief without further notice. Please respond by replying to this e-mail.