University of Pretoria Open Day 2014

The Law Faculty of the University of Pretoria held its annual Open Day for law students on the 22nd of February 2014.

The Law Career Day is a time that both students as well as employers look forward to. Law firms get an opportunity to market themselves to students who are seeking to be Candidate Attorneys in 2015 and 2016. The students on the other hand get an opportunity to receive more information on the different firms around the country; as well as to interact with different practicing Attorneys and Candidate Attorneys, in order to make it easier for them to make an informed choice as to which firm to choose that will best suite their aspirations and overall abilities.

From left to right: Bridget Moatshe, Kegorapetse Mnguni, Elize Krause, Rigardt Barnard and Jacqueline Motsepe.

June 2, 2014
Exclusive use areas: Is your new space truly yours?

Exclusive use areas: Is your new space truly yours?

An exclusive use area can be defined as “a part or parts of the common property” in a scheme that is indicated on a sectional plan and designated for the exclusive use of an owner of a section. In simple terms, an exclusive use area refers to those portions in a scheme to which a certain owner has exclusive use rights, such as a garden, parking bay, or balcony. This is in contrast to common property, which is owned and shared by the body corporate.

Can a body corporate withhold a clearance certificate?

Can a body corporate withhold a clearance certificate?

Once an offer to purchase is signed and the transfer process begins, sellers of units in a sectional title scheme face several challenges, including the obligation to ensure that all dues to the body corporate are settled. This requirement, mandated by Section 15B(3)(a)(i)(aa) of the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986, restricts the transfer of sectional titles unless a conveyancer’s certificate confirms that all monies due to the body corporate have been paid or provisions satisfactory to the body corporate have been made. A conveyancer can however only issue the required certificate after receiving a body corporate’s assurance, in the form of a levy clearance certificate, that all amounts due to the body corporate have been paid or that provision for payment thereof has been made.

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