Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is a Director 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 26 – 2017

UNAUTHORISED USE OF ‘SINGLE RESIDENTIAL’ PROPERTY AS GUESTHOUSE

Du Toit N.O. and Others v Coenoe 90 CC and Others (1584/2017) [2017] ZAFSHC 126 (2 August 2017)

Can neighbours take the owner of a property – on which a guest house is operated in contravention of municipal zoning regulations – to court for illegal use of the property, or must these zoning provisions be enforced by the local municipality? This is what happened here after the neighbours complained of alleged noise and disturbance caused by the guesthouse operations and guests.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

 

STBB’S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE

In this, the thirty-fifth set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Management Rule 14 is discussed.

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Prescribed Management Rule 14
(N.B. Print in landscape)

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