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’s national marketing portfolio. She is a seasoned public speaker and presenter, both in person and online. She prepares text for the majority of STBB’s internal and external publications and is editor and co-writer for two pivotal publications in the South African real estate industry – the ABC of Conveyancing (JUTA) and Delport’s South African Property Law and Practice (JUTA).

Property Law Update | Issue 10 – 2016

LESSONS FROM LIFE PARTNERSHIPS AND DEATH

Schilling N.O v Gao and Another (2015/26685) [2016] ZAGPJHC 19 (14 February 2016)

A legal entitlement to stay in property owned by another, does not arise without more. The present matter deals with a scenario where two partners concluded a life partnership agreement but failed to address maintenance and support issues upon death. The court addressed the dispute that arose after the property owner passed away and his executor sought to evict the deceased’s life partner in order to wind-up the estate in terms of the deceased’s will.

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VERBAL LEASE RISKS A CHALLENGE TO TERMS OF AGREEMENT

Mason v Swanepoel (4505/2013) [2016] ZAFSHC 28 (19 February 2016)

Liability for protracted renovations effected to a property can put a landlord in a tight spot if held liable for the costs thereof. This is exactly the claim disputed in this ruling, where the tenant argued that the verbal agreement with the landlord included a provision that the latter would repay the costs upon termination of the agreement.

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