{"id":3782,"date":"2017-12-08T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T10:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2019-11-12T12:19:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T10:19:19","slug":"property-law-update-issue-35-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-35-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Law Update | Issue 35 &#8211; 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ROAD RULES IN HOMEOWNERS\u2019 ASSOCIATIONS: NEWS!<\/h2>\n<h3>Singh and Another v Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate Management Association Two (RF) (NPC) and Others (AR575\/2016) [2017] ZAKZPHC 48 (17 November 2017)<\/h3>\n<p>To make provision for its residents, be it the elderly, those enjoying the availability of golf carts or the owners generally, many homeowners\u2019 associations have rules regarding the use of roads within the estate. Owners are bound to the rules by virtue of conditions in the sale agreement in terms of which they purchased their homes. But roads commonly used by the public are \u2018public roads\u2019 and regulated by the provisions of the National Road Traffic Act, with the Minister as authority to make rules regarding use thereof and exceptions. Does this trump the homeowners\u2019 association\u2019s rules?<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saflii.org\/za\/cases\/ZAKZPHC\/2017\/48.html\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">The Judgment<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/stbb_plu35-2017_s1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Summary of the Judgment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>LEASE INVALIDATED BY ABSENCE OF APPROVED BUILDING PLANS AND OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE?<\/h2>\n<h3>Wierda Road West Properties (Pty) Ltd v SizweNtsalubaGobodo Inc (1156\/2016) [2017] ZASCA 170 (1 December 2017)<\/h3>\n<p>It is generally appreciated that when you build or renovate, it is a requirement to obtain building plan approval from the local authority first. So too, when a new building is erected, it is necessary to obtain an occupancy certificate which confirms, amongst other things, that it was erected in compliance with building legislation. The question in the appeal in this matter was whether the absence of these pre-requisites in respect of leased premises rendered the lease agreement invalid, thereby absolving the tenant from the obligation to pay rental.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saflii.org\/za\/cases\/ZASCA\/2017\/170.html\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">The Judgment<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/stbb_plu35-2017_s2.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Summary of the Judgment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROAD RULES IN HOMEOWNERS\u2019 ASSOCIATIONS: NEWS! 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