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Cheeky lodger seeks peace order against landlady

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A 28-YEAR-OLD Belvedere woman, Kristle Moyo, has approached the civil courts seeking a peace order against her landlady

A 28-YEAR-OLD Belvedere woman, Kristle Moyo, has approached the civil courts seeking a peace order against her landlady after her alleged bid to fraudulently take over her rented house hit a snag.

BY CHARLES LAITON SENIOR COURT REPORTER

It is alleged that Moyo attempted to change ownership of her landlady Thandiwe Dube’s property at number 3 Hampden Road, Belvedere, at the time the latter was serving a jail term.

Unfortunately for her, Dube left prison much earlier than anticipated courtesy of the recent Presidential Amnesty and intercepted the alleged property transfer bid. Moyo appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court last week facing the fraud charge and the matter was remanded to Wednesday next week.

She was remanded out of custody on $50 bail.

In her peace order application, Moyo accused Dube of interfering with her life and making false police reports against her.

“I am seeking for a peace order against Thandiwe Dube who is my landlord. She is always shouting at my family and causing trouble,” Moyo claimed.

“I have a two-year lease agreement with her, hence she is violating my rights as a tenant. Each time I ask her not to cause trouble or problems, she turns the story against me and makes false reports to police. I fear for the security of my three-year-old and one-year-old children together with my property.”

The peace order matter is set to be heard on Monday next week.

Dube told the court that her problems with Moyo started soon after her release from prison on February 17 this year when she realised Moyo had accumulated rental and rates arrears of over $11 900.

Dube further said she also discovered that Moyo had been fraudulently subletting the house to several other tenants and converting the money to her own use.

According to the court papers, Moyo allegedly lied to several homeseekers and duped them of cash after misrepresenting to them that she was the owner of the house through forged lease agreements.

The court heard that Moyo had since reimbursed Vimbai Dongo, Ronald Tawanda and Notisa Ganyani amounts ranging between $450 and $500 respectively, prompting the three to withdraw the matter against her.