By Tshepo Mashile The Supreme Court of Appeal interprets the provisions of s 118(3) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 (the Act) in an important judgment […]
Read moreBy Kgopotso Bapela and Philip Stoop The Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999 (the Act) came into force on 1 August 2000. This Act regulates the relationship between landlords and […]
Read moreBy Thabiso Mbhense This is one of the thorny issues between the owners of farms and occupiers of farms in South Africa. On the one hand, land owners feel that […]
Read moreBody corporates and the keeping of pets in sectional titles By Adam Civin and Ramon Pereira Recent research by Global Research company, Euromonitor, estimates that over nine million dogs are […]
Read moreBy Albert Reinecke It happens every day: A body corporate (or home owners’ association) institutes action against one of its members for account arrears, and simply levies the attorney’s presented […]
Read moreBy Marina Constas Legal representatives acting on behalf of developers in opening sectional title registers display a fair amount of dexterity when faced with what could be thought of as […]
Read moreBy Thabiso Mbhense Is para (c) of the definition of ‘occupier’ under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 (ESTA) consistent with the provisions of the Constitution, […]
Read moreBy Michal Johnson In the case of Resnick v Government of the Republic of South Africa and Another 2014 (2) SA 377 (WCC) the Western Cape High Court considered the […]
Read moreBy Christo Smith The Supreme Court of Appeal, in the matter of City of Johannesburg v Changing Tides 74 (Pty) Ltd and Others 2012 (6) SA 294 (SCA) set guidelines […]
Read moreBy Rouan J Bouwer In a recent unreported judgment of Terence Christopher Demetriou and Another v Sheriff of the Magistrate’s Court: Alberton and Others (GSJ) (unreported judgment no 2012/43269) (26-4-2013) […]
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