by VDT Attorneys | Mar 8, 2018 | Lease, Property, Rent, Sectional Title
Short term holiday letting has become quite fashionable, with increasing numbers of websites enabling an owner to easily rent out his property for holiday accommodation. Where the property to be rented falls within a sectional title scheme, the unit is subject to the...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 7, 2018 | Property
On closer inspection of the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (“Act”) it is clear that the developer forms part of the body corporate and the Act and its financial obligations are also applicable to the developer. In respect of the payment of levies in...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 7, 2018 | Contract, Eviction, Lease, Property
In a recent eviction case involving a commercial lease agreement, a landlord applied to the court to evict a tenant that had failed to pay its monthly rental on time. The High Court held that the landlord was entitled to cancel the lease agreement, but the court...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 16, 2017 | Property, Water Rights
Our courts recently had to address a similar set of facts in the case of Euphorbia (Pty) Ltd t/a Gallagher Estates v City of Johannesburg. In this case, the applicant (Gallagher Estates) was sued by the municipality for several million rand which the municipality...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 16, 2017 | Damages, Litigation, Property
Your question is of concern to many landowners. The primary piece of legislation relating to the responsibilities of land owners in respect of veldfires is the National Veld & Forest Fire Act 101 of 1998 (the “Act”). Section 34 of the Act is particularly relevant...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 10, 2017 | Property, Rate Clearance, Sale
You are correct to note that the matter has been the topic of a lot of media exposure as several of our courts have had a stab at interpreting the provisions of section 118 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 (“Systems Act”). Section 118(3) of the...
