Husband Ordered to Hand Over Family Home to Estranged Wife After He Stopped Paying Her Rent

Husband Ordered to Hand Over Family Home to Estranged Wife After He Stopped Paying Her Rent

  • A Sandton husband was told off by the High Court after he stopped paying his wife's rent and wanted her to move into a smaller flat
  • She had moved out of the family home two years ago which she thought was going to be sold by the husband
  • The court ordered the husband to move into the smaller flat and allow his wife to move back into the family home

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JOHANNESBURG - A Sandton man was hauled before the High Court and rapped over the knuckles for his treatment of his estranged wife.

The couple own their family home together but the wife moved out under the impression that the house would be sold. Two years passed and the husband still lived in the family home. The wife was living in a Sandton apartment.

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A Sandton husband was ordered to swap homes with his estranged wife after he stopped paying her rent. Photo credit: Photo by Karolina Grabowska/Pexels
Source: UGC

The husband had been paying the rent but had decided to stop supporting his estranged wife. The court heard the wife's urgent application. The husband had wanted the wife to move into a smaller flat that he indirectly owned.

The court cited a power imbalance between the two and told the husband to move into the smaller flat. The wife had a protection order following complaints of domestic violence and stalking.

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The husband was also ordered to pay for the legal fees of the case according to EWN.

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Ever since they announced their divorce in August 2021, the two parties have levelled serious accusations against each other. Somizi has been alleged of domestic violence. Meanwhile, Mohale was accused of demanding 50% of SomG's estate.

In the tell-all show, Mohale asserted that Somizi had lied and that he had not requested any of Somizi's assets. According to Mohale, he wanted his clothes, which Mzansi saw Somizi pack on his reality show Living the Dream With Somizi but never received. Somizi was also supposed to buy a new car for Mohale after he intentionally damaged his Audi A3 on 18 November 2018, as seen on the documents provided in the tell-all.

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