Housing Consumer Protection Act Signed: [an extract from an Article in GOLEGAL – 31 January 2025]
President Ramaphosa has signed the Housing Consumer Protection Act…
The portfolio committee on human settlements adopted the select committee’s proposed amendments.
The act, published in Gazette 52007, aims to:
- provide for the protection of housing consumers;
- provide for the continuance of the National Home Builders Registration Council as the National Home Building Regulatory Council;
- provide for the registration of homebuilders;
- provide for the enrolment of homes in order to be covered by the home warranty fund;
- provide for the regulation of the conduct of homebuilders;
- provide for the continuance of the home warranty fund;
- provide for claims against the fund;
- provide for the funds of the Council and for the management of those funds;
- provide for procurement and contractual matters in relation to the building of a home;
- provide for the enforcement of this Act;
- repeal the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act 1998: and
- provide for matters connected therewith.
The act comes into effect on a date still to be determined by the minister
It will also create an enabling environment for new entrants into the homebuilding industry by introducing contractual provisions that ensure their sustainability in the market and place subsidy and social housing projects within the ambit of the bill to ensure the protection of consumers in that segment of the housing market.
The proposed legislation will apply to the building of a new home and any addition to, alteration, renovation or repair of, a home involving the submission of building plans to a municipality.
The Original, Full Article can be viewed here → Housing Consumer Protection Act has been signed into law
* Repeals the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act 1998:
→ https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a95-98.pdf