Man loses High Court appeal to remain in ex-girlfriend's family home after breakup

The Western Cape High Court dismissed Jordan Mikael Herzenberg’s appeal to regain access to his former girlfriend’s family home in Yzerfontein. He had lived there since March 2025 with the goodwill of Katherine Loubser and her mother, Elizabeth, while preparing for exams during his parents’ divorce. After the relationship ended in November 2025, the family removed the keys; the judges found that his stay depended on their goodwill and that he had established neither the possession nor the legal right needed to remain.