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Vatheka Halile at the Camps Bay house.
- The Camps Bay LGBTQI + collective that occupied an Airbnb home in Camps Bay may face legal action.
- The property manager also intends to recover costs incurred during the group’s stay.
- The group booked a short stay and later notified agents of their intention to stay without paying, because they are looking for a safe place to live.
The collective that occupies a house in Camps Bay in Cape Town faces legal and civil action for refusing to comply with a departure deadline set by the property managers.
The group had already indicated that they wanted to speak with the property owner about their vision of making the home a safe space for LGBTQI + people.
They raised the money for their initial stay through friends, family and supporters, and once inside, they told the agent their intentions.
They were supposed to have vacated at 17:00 on September 25. It is unclear at the time of publication if the group has left yet.
READ: Camps Bay Airbnb taken over by a Cape Town group looking for a safe space
In a statement, Turnkey 365 property managers said: “Following a group of guests’ refusal to vacate a property under our management in Camps Bay, we have initiated legal and civil proceedings to secure an eviction and recover all costs incurred.
Sympathize
“We sympathize with your cause and support the right to protest within the limits of the law. We intend to fulfill our mandate and protect the legal rights of the owner. In the same way, we intend to defend the legal rights of our small business, as well as those of our colleagues in the tourism industry as we struggle to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. “
No further comments will be issued from them.
The collective’s media contact was not immediately available to say how they intended to proceed.
However, video footage released over the weekend showed a generator in one of the common rooms.
The collective published a series of mini-biographies on the members of the collective, which included a photographer and a writer.
In one, photographer Wewe Ngidi stated that she had lost her accommodation during Covid-19 as a result of not being able to work during the Covid-19-related lockdown.
