Levies and trustees are at the centre of the latest question posed to our panel of experts. A lady, who recently bougth a flat, wants to know whether it is normal, or legal, for the levy to increase by 35%. She is also concerned that some trustees are abusing their powers and asks if owners, who are in arrears, are allowed to act as trustees and, lastly, whether trustees are allowed to serve for consecutive terms. Lucille Geldenhuys from Lucille Geldenhuys Attorneys in Stellenbosch … [Read more...]

Our panel has received an e-mail from a reader who is the victim of storm water accumulating on his property. He lives on an incline, with neighbours above, below and next to him. Whenever there is a downpour, water from his neighbours and from his own property damn up against the boundary wall at the bottom of his property. The reader is concerned that the wall may crack or fall over, or that his property may be flooded in the event of a serious downpour. He wants to know whether he is … [Read more...]

Vandeesweek se leser wil van ons paneel weet of 'n satellietskottel deel van 'n huis se vaste toebehore uitmaak. Hy is in die proses om 'n huis te koop en het opgelet dat die verkoper die skottel verwyder het. Die verkoopsagent het hom meegedeel dat die verkoper 'n DSTV-kontrak het en dus geregtig is om dit af te haal. Die leser wil weet of dit wettig is. Schalk van der Merwe van Rawson Properties Helderberg sê wanneer iemand 'n eiendom koop, sal die kontrak normaalweg stipuleer … [Read more...]