The frustration and financial losses suffered by a property owner as a result of a tenant in arrears, who simply refuse to vacate after the lease agreement has been canceled, can leave many a landlord tempted to change locks or
Generally, where life partners do not conclude a civil marriage, difficulty arises if one of the partners passes away without nominating the other partner as a beneficiary in his or her will. This is because of the wording in the
Parental rights are only given to the parents of minor children in terms of South African law. Generally, grandparents do not have any specific rights over their grandchildren. However, the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 allows for these rights to
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
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A maintenance order may be varied, suspended, or rescinded, by the Maintenance Court in the area in which the child resides.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
