{"id":33971,"date":"2024-01-25T16:34:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=33971"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:34:45","slug":"property-law-update-issue-3-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Law Update | Issue 3 – 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEVY DETERMINATION DISPUTED: OMBUD, TRUSTEES OR THE COURT \u2013 WHO DECIDES ON CORRECT AMOUNT?<\/h4>\n

Kobi v Trustees For The Time Being Of The De La Rey Body Corporate and Others (A68\/2022) [2023] ZAFSHC 128; 2024 (1) SA 174 (FB) (14 April 2023)<\/p>\n

There are a number of judgments from our higher courts pronouncing on disputes relating to the extent of a CSOS adjudicator\u2019s powers to make orders. This matter is another example: A dispute between an owner and trustees about alleged erroneous levy calculations was referred to the CSOS and ultimately, to adjudication. The adjudicator dismissed the matter, stating that the CSOS did not have jurisdiction. The outcome of the subsequent appeal to the high court was that the adjudicator\u2019s finding was wrong. The dispute concerned financial issues in respect of which \u201can order declaring that a contribution levied on owners is incorrectly determined \u2026\u201d (as contemplated in s 39(1)(c) CSOS) was sought. Such dispute was clearly within the adjudicator\u2019s ambit.<\/p>\n

The Judgment<\/a>
\nSummary of the Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n

TRUST RESOLUTION\u2019S VALIDITY DENIED: SCA EXPLAINS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BINDING RESOLUTIONS<\/h4>\n

Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys v De Witt and Others NNO 2023 (6) SA 419 (SCA)<\/p>\n

What is the consequence if a suretyship is signed on the strength of a trustee resolution in circumstances where (i) the trust deed requires unanimity for trustees\u2019 decisions; (ii) notice of the meeting and emails regarding the proposed resolution were shared amongst the trust\u2019s three trustees; (iii) only two trustees could ultimately make it to the meeting; and (iv) the resolution was signed at this meeting? The answer is that the absence of a valid resolution rendered the suretyship of no force and effect.<\/p>\n

The Judgment<\/a>
\nSummary of the Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n

CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISCRETIONARY TRUST\u2019S ADMINISTRATION: YES OR NO?<\/h4>\n

Kruth v Rall and Others 2023 (6) SA 514 (WCC)<\/p>\n

It is not uncommon for trustees to believe that trust beneficiaries do not have rights to demand access to information relating to the administration of the trust\u2019s assets, especially contingent beneficiaries in a discretionary trust. The judgment and summary below explain why our law grants them such rights.<\/p>\n

The Judgment<\/a>
\nSummary of the Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEVY DETERMINATION DISPUTED: OMBUD, TRUSTEES OR THE COURT \u2013 WHO DECIDES ON CORRECT AMOUNT? Kobi v Trustees For The Time Being Of The De La Rey Body Corporate and Others (A68\/2022) [2023] ZAFSHC 128; 2024 (1) SA 174 (FB) (14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":24466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-property-law-update"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nProperty Law Update | Issue 3 - 2024 - STBB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Maryna Botha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Maryna Botha\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/623606b2022560795816523a4fd0bfec\"},\"headline\":\"Property Law Update | Issue 3 – 2024\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-25T14:34:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":356,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Latest\",\"Property Law Update\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/\",\"name\":\"Property Law Update | Issue 3 - 2024 - STBB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-25T14:34:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg\",\"width\":383,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Latest\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/category\\\/latest\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Property Law Update | Issue 3 – 2024\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/\",\"name\":\"STBB\",\"description\":\"Welcome to STBB - We deal with every legal matter\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"STBB\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/STBB_logo_2025.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/STBB_logo_2025.png\",\"width\":218,\"height\":66,\"caption\":\"STBB\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/thebigsmallfirm\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/623606b2022560795816523a4fd0bfec\",\"name\":\"Maryna Botha\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2ce47b68c885e26fa035058376e068bf787b1876e8450ba21ad9eda43a39f668?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2ce47b68c885e26fa035058376e068bf787b1876e8450ba21ad9eda43a39f668?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2ce47b68c885e26fa035058376e068bf787b1876e8450ba21ad9eda43a39f668?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Maryna Botha\"},\"description\":\"Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is an Executive Consultant at the Cape Town branch of STBB. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer and Insolvency Practitioner with many years of experience in the fields of property law, conveyancing and the laws relating to corporate compliance (especially in respect of the FICA and POPIA laws). Up until 2018 she was also head of the firm\u2019s national marketing portfolio. She is a seasoned public speaker and presenter, both in person and online. She is editor and co-writer for two pivotal publications in the South African real estate industry \u2013 the ABC of Conveyancing (JUTA) and Delport\u2019s South African Property Law and Practice (JUTA).\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/author\\\/maryna\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Property Law Update | Issue 3 - 2024 - STBB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Maryna Botha","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/"},"author":{"name":"Maryna Botha","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/person\/623606b2022560795816523a4fd0bfec"},"headline":"Property Law Update | Issue 3 – 2024","datePublished":"2024-01-25T14:34:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/"},"wordCount":356,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg","articleSection":["Latest","Property Law Update"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/","name":"Property Law Update | Issue 3 - 2024 - STBB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg","datePublished":"2024-01-25T14:34:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg","width":383,"height":300},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-3-2024\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Latest","item":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/category\/latest\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Property Law Update | Issue 3 – 2024"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/","name":"STBB","description":"Welcome to STBB - We deal with every legal matter","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#organization","name":"STBB","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/STBB_logo_2025.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/STBB_logo_2025.png","width":218,"height":66,"caption":"STBB"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thebigsmallfirm"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/person\/623606b2022560795816523a4fd0bfec","name":"Maryna Botha","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ce47b68c885e26fa035058376e068bf787b1876e8450ba21ad9eda43a39f668?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ce47b68c885e26fa035058376e068bf787b1876e8450ba21ad9eda43a39f668?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ce47b68c885e26fa035058376e068bf787b1876e8450ba21ad9eda43a39f668?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Maryna Botha"},"description":"Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is an Executive Consultant at the Cape Town branch of STBB. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer and Insolvency Practitioner with many years of experience in the fields of property law, conveyancing and the laws relating to corporate compliance (especially in respect of the FICA and POPIA laws). Up until 2018 she was also head of the firm\u2019s national marketing portfolio. She is a seasoned public speaker and presenter, both in person and online. She is editor and co-writer for two pivotal publications in the South African real estate industry \u2013 the ABC of Conveyancing (JUTA) and Delport\u2019s South African Property Law and Practice (JUTA).","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/author\/maryna\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patrick-fore-379185-unsplash-1-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33971"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33974,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33971\/revisions\/33974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}