Civic rights group seeks order against landlord who “uses bouncers” to evict

Durban — The Organisation of Civic Rights (OCR) is seeking an order against a landlord who allegedly broke into a tenant’s flat and seized her furniture and money after she failed to pay rent in Burnwood Road, Sydenham, last week.Tenant Sihle Ndwandwe told OCR that the landlord broke her lock and placed all her personal belongings in a van. The OCR assisted her in opening a criminal case at the Sydenham SAPS, leading to the arrest of the landlord. Details of the criminal proceedings in court have not been made available to the Daily News.Ndwandwe further claimed that the landlord…