For current residents

Tenant Zone

Everything you need while you live with us: payments, maintenance, house rules, lease cancellation and who to call when something goes wrong.

Payments

Paying your rent

Rent is payable monthly in advance, on or before the date set out in your lease agreement. Always use your name and student number as the payment reference so we can match your payment to your account.

If you are NSFAS funded or on a bursary, your funder pays us directly. You remain responsible for anything your funding does not cover, including damages and outstanding balances.

Keep your proof of payment. Email it to admin@stayhope.co.za if your payment does not reflect within three working days.

Banking details

Account type
Current Business Account
Bank name
ABSA
Account number
4103184337
Branch code
632005
Reference
Name + student number
Maintenance

Something broken in your room?

Log it as soon as you notice it. Small problems reported early stay small, and reporting a fault protects your deposit.

  • Describe the problem and where exactly it is
  • Reply to your ticket email with a photo attached if you can
  • Let us know when you are usually in your room
  • Never attempt electrical repairs yourself
Burst pipes, electrical faults, gas smells, broken locks or anything that makes the residence unsafe are emergencies. Call 076 884 7372 immediately.

Log a maintenance request

The form asks whether you are a resident or StayHope staff, where the fault is, how urgent it is and when we can get in. You get a ticket number by email the moment you submit it.

Anything unsafe, phone 076 884 7372 first, then log it so there is a record.

Lease cancellation

Cancelling a fixed term lease

Read this carefully before you give notice. Cancelling early has financial consequences set out in your lease agreement.

A student is able to cancel a fixed term lease as long as one calendar month (30 days) written notice is given. The cancellation is subject to a reasonable cancellation penalty, which is normally any damage suffered by a landlord (including lost rental or replacement commission).

The landlord has already paid the agency to place you as a tenant. You as the tenant are now breaking the lease and a new tenant needs to be placed. You are therefore going to only be charged replacement commission for the remaining portion of the lease as per your lease agreement.

It is important to remember that if the unit is not rented out then you will still be liable for rental up to a maximum of four months. We will do our best to try make sure there is no gap in the rental.

You will still be liable for rental up to a maximum number of months outlined in clause 1.29 of your lease agreement.

Please note: once you have given the notice to cancel (one calendar month) and a vacate date is chosen, you will potentially be liable for further damages should a new tenant be found and you do not vacate the unit as per the agreed date.

Submit a cancellation notice

Remember that one calendar month (30 days) written notice is required.

This helps us fix what makes people leave. It does not affect your notice.

Your initials confirm that you have read and accept the cancellation terms above.

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Residence management reads every one of these. If something has been bothering you for weeks, this is the fastest way to get it in front of the person who can fix it.

You can leave your name or not. A review with a name and room number gets acted on quicker, because we can come and look at the actual problem.

This is not the place for an emergency. Anything unsafe goes on 076 884 7372, and a broken tap or light belongs in the maintenance form where it gets a ticket number.

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