Carl Liebetrau · Attorney
Eviction & Property Disputes · Cape Town
I'm Carl Liebetrau, a Cape Town attorney focused on residential and commercial evictions, unlawful occupation, and landlord–tenant disputes. You speak to me directly — not a call centre, not a junior handed your file.
Based at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. Serving landlords, property managers, body corporates and tenants across South Africa.
Attorney on record
Carl Lorentz Liebetrau
About
My practice covers a broad range of property disputes, with a strong focus on residential and commercial eviction matters. With over 6 years' experience in property law, I've appeared in the Magistrates' Court and High Court across South Africa — I hold Rights of Appearance in the High Court — and worked with landlords, property managers, body corporates and homeowners' associations on the legal and practical sides of property disputes.
I specialise in evictions, the Rental Housing Tribunal, debt collection, and landlord–tenant disputes — experience built up as a senior associate attorney before moving into consulting, appearing regularly in court and training property practitioners on legal updates. I aim for pragmatic, timely, and commercially orientated resolutions.
Practice areas
PIE Act applications, unlawful occupiers, and non-paying or holdover tenants.
Recovering commercial premises from tenants in breach of lease.
Spoliation, interdicts and urgent court applications where time matters.
Landlord and tenant disputes referred to or defended before the Tribunal.
Recovering arrear rental and related amounts from delinquent tenants.
Governance, levies and dispute support for sectional title schemes and HOAs.
How an eviction proceeds
Every eviction follows a set legal sequence. Knowing where you are in it tells you what to expect next.
We review the lease, occupation history and grounds for eviction, and confirm the correct legal route — PIE Act, Rental Housing Tribunal, or ordinary breach of contract.
The occupier is given lawful notice to vacate or remedy the breach, as required before any court application can proceed.
If the occupier doesn't vacate, an application is issued in the Magistrates' Court or High Court, with supporting affidavits filed on your behalf.
The matter is argued before a Magistrate or Judge, who grants an eviction order — often with a date by which the occupier must vacate.
If the occupier still doesn't leave, the Sheriff of the Court carries out the eviction in terms of the court order.
Get in touch
No call centre, no case being passed between departments — you deal with me from the first call through to resolution.
Office
Spaces – V&A WaterfrontCarl Liebetrau is a Consultant Attorney practising through Carides Benjamin Inc. This site and its contact details are his own.
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