Swimming Pool Safety
Category Legal Thought of the Week
In terms of SANS 10400-D the following requirements must be met for swimming pools and swimming baths
Transfer Duty And Divorce
Category Legal Thought of the Week
Where a divorce settlement agreement provides that a spouse will acquire sole ownership
Speed Limitations In Homeowners' Estates: It's A Contract & Enforceable
Category Legal Thought of the Week
The thorny issue whether a homeowners' association may validly impose speed restrictions in respect of roads in the estate.
Special Levy Liability: For The Seller Or Purchaser?
Category Legal Thought of the Week
Before the coming into operation of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA) in 2016, many practitioners were uncertain who carried liability for pay
Must A Right Of First Refusal (Pre-Emptive Right) In Respect Of Land Really Be In Writing?
Category Legal Thought of the Week
Yes and no. For long, and because of sound policy considerations, our law ruled that preemptive rights relating to the sale of immovable property must be in wr
Is Alterations To An Offer To Purchase A Property A Counter-Offer & When Is It Enforceable?
Category Legal Thought of the Week
Our law requires that there must be consensus regarding all material terms for a valid agreement to come into effect when a property sales agreement is being ne
Rules pertaining to boreholes and wellpoints in the larger Cape Town area
Category Legal Thought of the Week
Boreholes and wellpoints have become particularly attractive facilities in the current severe drought in the larger Cape Town region.
Amendments to Agreements of Sale
Category Legal Thought of the Week
Property Agreements must be in writing and any changes in the negotiation of the contract must be properly recorded and initialed by all parties in
Can A Body Corporate Amend Any Scheme Rules?
Category Legal Thought of the Week
When opening a new sectional title development, the developer is bound to certain management and conduct rules prescribed in the Sectional Titles Act.
Is Signatures Of Both Spouses Necessary When Selling Property?
Category Legal Thought of the Week
In the instance where a person is married in community of property and he/she wishes to sell the family home, the Matrimonial Property Act has certain provision