By Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate and Kyle Venter, Candidate Attorney 23 November 2020 Introduction Who is responsible for structural, internal and external repairs or maintenance on a rental property? Usually, the lease agreement entered into between a landlord and tenant would govern where liability falls. If the lease agreement is silent, or there is

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood (Partner), Anja van Wijk (Senior Associate), and Marc Gevers (Candidate Attorney) October 2020 Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation, which looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation in the context of the revised Expropriation Bill published for comment on 9 October 2020 (“Expropriation Bill”). [1]

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood (Partner), Anja van Wijk (Senior Associate), and Marc Gevers (Candidate Attorney) October 2020 Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation, which looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation in the context of the revised Expropriation Bill published for comment 9 October 2020 (“Expropriation Bill”). [1] This

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood (Partner), Anja van Wijk (Senior Associate), and Marc Gevers (Candidate Attorney) October 2020 Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation, which looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation in the context of the revised Expropriation Bill published for comment 9 October 2020 (“Expropriation Bill”). [1] This

By Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner         Introduction Due to the time, costs and the risk of a poor (or no) recovery occasioned with the institution of legal proceedings by a landlord against a tenant for arrear rentals, it is predicted that the main focus of landlords will now

By Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner Introduction The chances of any landlord or tenant coming out of the COVID pandemic unscathed are very low. Now, more than ever, the chances of a landlord being placed in the same position as if the breach had never occurred by way of the recovery

By Nicole Rens, Candidate Attorney and Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate Introduction With level 4 lockdown regulations currently in full force and level 3 lockdown coming up, and with so many laws/regulations being changed sporadically, there are still several unanswered questions regarding the extent of the moratorium in respect of eviction proceedings at present and