Bushbuckridge Municipality’s 2019 General Valuation Roll

Introduction Property valuation rolls are quite complicated.  Below is a brief explanation of how valuations and valuation rolls work. Bushbuckridge’s 2019 General Valuation Roll The Bushbuckridge Municipality’s (“the Municipality”) 2019 General Valuation Roll (“2019 GV”) is open for inspection.  It is open from 15 February 2019 to 19 April 2019.  It is available for inspection
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Cape Town Municipality’s 2018 General Valuation Roll

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Lauren Squier, Candidate Attorney Introduction Property valuation rolls are quite complicated.  Below is a brief explanation of how valuations and valuation rolls work. Cape Town’s 2018 General Valuation Roll Cape Town Municipality’s (“the Municipality”) 2018 General Valuation Roll (“2019 GV”) is open for inspection.  It is open from 21 February
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Sectional Title Schemes for Beginners

By Maike Gohl, Senior Associate and Lauren Squier, Candidate Attorney   Introduction This article canvases, at a basic level, some of the aspects that you, as a prospective or current sectional title owner, would need to know about the law regulating sectional title schemes and how same should be run before you buy into such
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Executive Managing Agents

By Chantelle Gladwin, Partner and Lauren Squier, Candidate Attorney   Introduction This article explains the nature and purpose of an executive managing agent for the purposes of the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (“the STSMA”), it’s Regulations, The Sectional Title Act 95 of 1985 (“The Act”) and the Prescribed Management Rules (“PMR”)
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Water Heating Systems – Legislative Amendments

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Kyle Venter, Candidate Attorney Introduction Are we in hot water?  The image that immediately springs to mind is that of a lobster being so slowly boiled alive that it doesn’t realise what’s happening. Amidst the never-ending Eskom debacle of spiralling tariffs, load shedding and tales of corruption our Legislature has
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7 Common Mistakes to avoid when Cancelling a Lease Agreement

  By Anja van Wijk, Senior Associate, and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner Introduction This article deals with the 7 most common mistakes made in cancelling an occupant’s right to reside on the property.   Cancelling the Occupant’s right The Constitution[1] provides that no one may be evicted from their home without a court order authorizing the
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Expropriation #4: The Expropriation Bill of 21 December 2018

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Anja van Wijk, Senior Associate   Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation and looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation without compensation (“EWC”). This article examines the content and potential legal impact of the newly published Expropriation Bill.   What is the Expropriation
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Expropriation # 3: The Land Hunger

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Anja van Wijk, Senior Associate Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation and looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation without compensation (“EWC”).   This article asks what the ‘land hunger’ is that EWC is supposed to address as a part of the broader program
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What Counts as a “Dispute” with a Municipality?

Introduction This is part 1 of an “idiots guide” to logging queries, disputes and complaints with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (“COJ”). Although one might question why it is necessary to write an article explaining what appears to be such a simple concept, we regularly receive reports of customers not being able to take
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HUUR GAAT VOOR KOOP

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this article is to examine the maxim “huur gaat voor koop” that applies in South African Law. MEANING OF THE MAXIM Loosely translated it means that an existing lease trumps a later sale. This means that in the case of a lease of immovable property, a tenant is protected against the
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