{"id":3933,"date":"2017-09-04T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T09:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=3933"},"modified":"2019-11-14T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T10:02:22","slug":"property-law-update-issue-27-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-27-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Law Update | Issue 27 &#8211; 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>HISTORICAL DEBT DEBATE PUT TO BED<\/h2>\n<h3>Jordaan and Others v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others; City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v New Ventures Consulting and Services (Pty) Limited and Others; Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Livanos and Others (CCT283\/16, CCT293\/16, CCT294\/16, CCT283\/16) [2017] ZACC 31 (29 August 2017)<\/h3>\n<p>Last week the Constitutional Court ruled that new property owners cannot be held liable for historic municipal debts incurred by previous owners. Once ownership is transferred in a Deeds Registry, the local authority cannot demand a new property owner to settle historical debt or suspend municipal services due to outstanding municipal debt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=31084394a308554a6798b4ec1&amp;id=56d32ad2ff&amp;e=fc9091817e\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">The Judgment<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=31084394a308554a6798b4ec1&amp;id=7816afdc89&amp;e=fc9091817e\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Summary of the Judgment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>STBB&#8217;S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE<\/h2>\n<p>In this, the thirty-sixth set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Management Rule 15 is discussed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=31084394a308554a6798b4ec1&amp;id=178c1b9649&amp;e=fc9091817e\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Prescribed Management Rule 15<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<em>(N.B. 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