Op Maandag 7 November 2016 het die Noord Gauteng Hooggeregshof beslis dat iemand wat ‘n eiendom koop wat ‘n uitstaande munisipale skuld het – wat deur die vorige eienaar(s) aangegaan is – nie die nuwe eienaar aanspreeklik kan hou vir
MUNICIPALITIES CANNOT HOLD YOU LIABLE FOR OLD PROPERTY DEBT
On Monday, 7 November 2016 the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that if someone buys a property that has an outstanding municipal-related debt to it – incurred by the previous owner(s) – the new owner cannot be held
‘N STRYD TUSSEN DAWID EN GOLIAT. BEFONDSING VIR LITIGASIE.
‘n Mens sal graag wil hê dat die reg vir alle litigante toeganklik moet wees. Ongelukkig is die kostes van litigasie in die hoër howe ‘n wesentlike faktor. Dit beteken dat diegene wat hul saak in die hoër howe wil
KAN EK MY HUUREIENDOM MET NUWE SLOT EN GRENDEL BESKERM?
“I’ll answer him by law” (Shakespeare) Dit kan enige eienaar tot raserny dryf. ‘n Huurder wat nie sy maandelikse huur betaal nie of wat voortdurend die ooreengekome bepalings van die huurkontrak verbreek. Die versoeking is dan sterk om die grootste
ALLE GEMEENSKAPSKEMAS: NUWE REËLS EN ‘N NUWE OMBUD
Nota: Soos met die vorige artikel is hierdie ook noodwendig slegs ‘n kort oorsig. Met die nuwe wetgewing is daar ingewikkelde bepalings en vereistes en indien jy ‘n trustee of bestuursagent is, moet jy jouself deeglik daarvan vergewis. Kontak ons
DEELTITELSKEMAS: NUWE VEREISTES VIR ‘N RESERWEFONDS EN ANDER BEPALINGS
Nota: Hierdie is slegs ‘n kort oorsig. Met die nuwe wetgewing is daar ingewikkelde bepalings en vereistes en indien jy ‘n trustee of bestuursagent is, moet jy jouself deeglik daarvan vergewis. Kontak ons gerus indien u enige hulp hiermee benodig.
ARE YOU DAVID TRYING TO SUE GOLIATH? CONSIDER LITIGATION FUNDING
Justice should be accessible to us all, but regrettably litigation, particularly in the higher courts, can be an expensive process and thus out of reach unless you have both deep pockets and nerves of steel. To the rescue comes a
BAD TENANTS: CAN YOU LOCK THEM OUT?
“I’ll answer him by law” (Shakespeare) It’s very tempting, when you have a bad tenant who doesn’t pay his/her rentals or otherwise remains consistently and unapologetically in breach of the lease, to slap the biggest and strongest padlock you can
ALL “COMMUNITY SCHEMES”: NEW RULES AND A NEW OMBUD YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
Note: As with the previous article, what follows is of necessity only a brief overview of some very complex new provisions and, particularly if you are a trustee/administrator/director or the like, it is essential that you familiarise yourself with all
SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEMES: NEW RESERVE FUND REQUIREMENT AND OTHER KEY CHANGES
Note: What follows is of necessity only a brief overview of some very complex new provisions and, particularly if you are a trustee or administrator, it is essential that you familiarise yourself with all the changes. Contact us if you