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).

Body corporate cannot sit back after sequestrating defaulters

FirstRand Bank Limited v Master of the High Court (Pretoria) and Others (1120/19) [2021] ZASCA 33 (7 April 2021)

When an insolvent company or individual’s assets are sold to pay its debts, and it becomes apparent that the value of the assets is not enough to settle the administration costs of the insolvent estate, thus creating a shortfall in the estate, the creditors of that insolvent estate who proved claims against the estate will be held liable to contribute to the administration costs of the estate, pro rata according to the value of their claims. Here, where the body corporate brought the application, is it liable for costs in the administration of the insolvent estate or can it sit back being assured of receiving its outstanding levies when the property is subsequently transferred in terms of the provisions of the Sectional Titles Act?

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