There are two schools of thought in South Africa on the subject of boundary or common walls. The first follows the notion of co-ownership. This ideology runs on the basis of two neighbouring owners being co-owners of the common wall
What is required after your building plans were approved? Once your local municipality has approved the building plans and you have completed the renovation, alteration, addition or extension to your home in accordance with such plans in the required timeframe,
All parents – whether married or not, living together, separated, divorced and parents of adopted children – are required to support their children financially. Known as the “duty to support”, all parents have the responsibility to ensure that their children
An antenuptial contract or antenuptial agreement is an agreement signed before the marriage by parties who intend to marry each other out of community of property. In other words, each person wishes to retain ownership of their own assets as
When your anxious matriculant is studying for an important test, having a generator on the scheme’s common property to stand in during load shedding is a bonus. Less so if you bought into the same scheme because of its peaceful
Every landlord may at some stage find themself in the position where they need to evict a delinquent tenant failing to meet their rental obligations. Going through the eviction process can be one of the most stressful periods in a
In property sale agreements, the seller has the right to nominate the conveyancing attorney who will attend to the registration of the transaction in the deeds office. Sellers, however, often take little interest in who is appointed as conveyancer because
Living together as husband and wife without concluding a civil marriage, whether as a conscious or unconscious choice, occurs in the vast majority of instances without an appreciation of the consequences. Take, for example, the facts in Bwanya v Master
A maintenance order may be varied, suspended, or rescinded, by the Maintenance Court in the area in which the child resides. The Maintenance Court will only grant an increase or decrease of the maintenance payable, should the court find sufficient
Social media has become a strong presence in our day to day lives, being the most effective and immediate way of conveying messages, status updates, tweets and the occasional selfie. With the various platforms of communication, one has to be
