Less commonly known than the trendy gas fireplaces, hobs and gas geysers to which it relates, is the so-called Certificate of Conformity. This certificate, sometimes also referred to as a ‘gas compliance certificate’, is a legal requirement for all permanent
Read MoreBUILDING PENALTIES: WAKING UP LATE Gafoor v Lakewood Homeowners Association and Another (23709/2015) [2016] ZAGPJHC 337 (8 December 2016) Recently there has been a spate of cases dealing with property owners’ belated confrontation with penalties payable to a homeowners’ association
Read MoreHISTORIC DEBT LIABILITY: RELIEF Jordaan v City of Tshwane Municipality (74195/2013) [2016] ZAGPPHC (7 November 2016) The Municipal Systems Act provides that outstanding debt remains a charge against the land, even after it changes hands. This could have the effect
Read MoreSTBB’S REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE SECTIONAL TITLES SCHEMES MANAGEMENT ACT For Managing Agents, Trustees, Owners and Property Practitioners In this and the next few Property Law Updates, we provide a section-by-section summary of sectional title scheme management as envisaged in
Read MoreDEBT RE-ARRANGEMENT CANNOT AMEND INTEREST RATE Nedbank Limited v Jones and Others (24343/2015) [2016] ZAWCHC 139 (12 October 2016) In a judgment with some twists, the Court confirmed that where over-indebted consumers are assisted by Magistrates’ Courts to enter into
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