Posted on 6/13/2025 1:52 PM By Cor van Deventer
In sectional title schemes, trustees play a crucial role in overseeing the day-to-day management of the scheme on behalf of the body corporate. But what happens when those trustees fail to act in the scheme’s best interests — or worse, cause harm through mismanagement or misconduct?
Posted on 4/14/2025 12:22 PM By Cor van Deventer
To gain full legal recognition and enforceability against third parties, a long term lease contract must be reduced to writing and registered in the deeds registry. This formal process transforms the lease from a personal right into a real right, meaning it attaches to the land itself—not just to the agreement between the original landlord and tenant.
Posted on 2/25/2025 12:18 PM By James Russell
The voetstoots clause is a common law concept which states that the purchaser buys the property from the seller “as is”, liberating the seller from any obligations for patent (visible) or latent (hidden) flaws, which are often more difficult to find by reasonable scrutiny.