7 common mistakes to avoid when cancelling a Lease Agreement
Cancelling the Occupant’s right
The Constitution[1] provides that no one may be evicted from their home without a court order authorizing the eviction of the occupant....
Anja van Wijk
Anja is an associate at Schindlers Attorneys. She specialises in property law and deals mostly with landlord-tenant disputes, commercial evictions, rental agent's retainers, property management, rental and damages claims.
Expropriation without compensation: The land hunger
Introduction
This article is one in a series on expropriation and looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation without compensation (“EWC”). This article...
Is there a duty on conveyancers to tell purchasers about seller’s historical debt?
Background
Several municipalities (Tshwane, Ethekwini and Ekurhuleni) argued in the Constitutional Court in the “New Ventures”[1] matter that it is lawfully permissible for a municipality to...
The implications of the Constitutional Court decision: Jordaan and Others v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others
The Constitutional Court held last week that historical municipal debt (meaning municipal debt attaching to a property which is older than two years at the...
What to do with a tenant’s leftovers?
This article examines the practical solutions available to a landlord in the situation where a tenant vacates a property and leaves personal items behind.
Vacation/Absconding and...
