The CPA applies to
·
Lease agreements, where the tenant is the consumer and the landlord is the supplier
·
Mandates, where the landlord is the consumer and the Property Practitioner is the supplier
The consumer must be a natural person or a juristic person whose asset value or annual turnover is less than R2 million.
Consumer Protection Act
Section 1 Definitions
The CPA applies to every transaction for goods or service;
Where a:
Transaction
means “in respect of a person acting in the ordinary course of business an agreement between or among that person
and one or more other persons for the supply or potential supply of any goods or
services in exchange for consideration.
Services
includes “the provision of access to or use of any premises or other property in terms of a
rental”
Consumer
in respect of any particular goods or services means “a person to whom these goods or services are marketed in the
ordinary course of the suppliers business”
Exclusions
Refer to:
Who does the Consumer Protection Act not apply to?
Please see TPN's
video on the Consumer Protection Act for more information.