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 29 – 2016

I DIDN’T KNOW VAT IS PAYABLE! CAN I GET OUT OF SALE?

Sheriff of the High Court Piketberg and Another v Lourens; In re: Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd v Trustees for the Time Being of the Eila Trust and Others (3467/2014) [2016] ZAWCHC 93
(1 August 2016)

Modern laws brim with many safeguards for consumers, also in execution sales where both the Rules of Court and the Consumer Protection Act are relevant. Against the background of these provisions, the question that arose in this matter was whether the consumer rights of a successful bidder at an execution sale were denied by the fact that the sheriff did not inform him that VAT would be payable, despite the sale conditions noting that the purchaser will be liable for the costs of transfer.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

 

LIFTS STILL NOT WORKING – CAN TRUSTEES BE PUT TO TASK?

Lyons v The Body Corporate of Skyways (3643/2016) [2016] ZAWCHC (26 May 2016)

This matter dealt with an owner seeking a final interdict obliging the body corporate to resolve the problem of long-standing malfunctioning elevators. Trustees, acting on behalf of a body corporate, are obliged by the Sectional Titles Act to ensure that certain maintenance functions are performed. But the body corporate had already employed two companies to attend to these repairs, both not performing. What more can be expected of them?

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

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