The applicant, First Realty (Krugersdorp) (Pty) Ltd, has owned the farm Hammansdans in the Western Cape since 2011. The first to twenty-sixth respondents reside on the farm in seven cottages and comprise current and former employees of the applicant, their spouses, adult children, and minor children. The employees’ rights of residence arose from their employment, while spouses and children occupied through them. The applicant introduced written employment and housing policies limiting occupation to spouses and minor or dependent children. Adult non‑dependent children were required to vacate once they reached majority or became self‑supporting. Despite meetings, notices, and engagement processes between 2016 and 2018, adult non‑dependent children remained on the farm. The applicant purported to terminate the rights of residence of the adult non‑dependent children and, ultimately, the employees, alleging breach of housing rules and a breakdown of the relationship. The applicant sought eviction under sections 10 and 11 of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 (ESTA). The respondents opposed the eviction and launched a counter‑application, alleging violations of their constitutional rights to family life, tenure security, and housing, non‑compliance with ESTA, lack of meaningful engagement, and failure to conduct a socio‑economic survey.