{
  "id": 9111105,
  "title": "Behind on rent? You can lose your home – but landlords cannot skip this step",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/behind-on-rent-you-can-lose-your-home-but-landlords-cannot-skip-this",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-09-22-behind-on-rent-you-can-lose-your-home-but-landlords-cannot-skip-this-step/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Almost one in six South African tenants is behind on rent, and recent High Court judgments show non-payment can end in eviction – but landlords cannot simply change the locks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}