October 8, 2018
Cohabitation is a relationship between two people who choose to live together in a monogamous and stable environment. Couples who decide on cohabitation could do so, prior to getting married, […]
October 4, 2018
Unless the sheriff of the court has evicted you, you should remain right where you are. If anyone else carries out an eviction, it constitutes an unlawful eviction according to […]
September 10, 2018
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Who your property is passed on to depends on whether you have a valid will or not. If you do have a valid will, then your property will be divided […]
September 10, 2018
Rouwkoop is a common law concept that can be directly translated as “rue bargain”. If a rouwkoop clause is included in a contract the parties agree that either party or […]
August 2, 2018
The municipality is the place where most, if not all, services are monitored for their availability to a property, and it is the very place that may cut off the […]
July 4, 2018
The terms “occupation”, “passing of risk”, “possession” and “registration of transfer” in a deed of sale have important and different legal consequences for the parties to the contract. The parties […]
May 7, 2018
Contracts for the building of a house or providing for substantial alterations to a house commonly contain an arbitration clause. This article looks at the advantages of resolving disputes relating […]
April 4, 2018
As noted in a previous newsletter, a property owner is obliged to take reasonable precautions to avoid the possibility that other people may be injured or suffer damages as a […]
March 12, 2018
Domestic partnerships, also known as cohabitation relationships, are becoming more common in our modern day society, and it therefore becomes ever more important for parties to understand the different legal […]