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 32 – 2016

NEIGHBOUR’S BUILDING PLANS CAUSE LOSS OF VIEW: WHEN IS THIS OBJECTIONABLE?

Gerstle and Others v City of Cape Town and Others (A484/2015) [2016] ZAWCHC 102
(15 August 2016)

The loss of a view over Table Bay resulting from a neighbour’s building plans will always be contentious. Legislation dealing with building plan approval and relevant case law however provide clear guidelines how plan approval should proceed, as this case illustrates.

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HOME MAINTENANCE: SOMETIMES THE LAW OBLIGES YOU TO DO IT!

Muller v Lawrence (15279/2015) [2016] ZAGPPHC 744 (24 August 2016)

You know your home well and avoid those spots where a broken stair rail or tile can cause you to fall. But remember that our law requires you to maintain your premises so that others do not injure themselves. If you foresee that harm can come to someone, you must do something about it. This judgment illustrates what is required when a visitor claims for injuries based on the negligence of the home owner.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

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