Can Your Complex Cut Off Your Biometric Access Over Unpaid Levies?

Can Your Complex Cut Off Your Biometric Access Over Unpaid Levies?

Can Your Complex Cut Off Your Biometric Access Over Unpaid Levies?KVV Inc Attorneys
Published on: 16/10/2026

A South African High Court ruled that a residential estate cannot cut off biometric access to a homeowner’s property to enforce disputed levies. Learn how the law protects possession against unlawful self-help.

Homeowners association rights South AfricaMandament van spolieEstate access disputesUnlawful restriction of property access1. Levy disputes South Africa
Legal Speak Made Easy

Legal Speak Made Easy

Legal Speak Made EasyKVV Inc Attorneys
Published on: 16/10/2026

Learn how a mandament van spolie protects peaceful possession in South Africa by restoring property or possessions taken unlawfully, without consent or legal process, regardless of ownership disputes.

Mandament van spolieSpoliation order South AfricaUnlawful evictionUnlawful deprivation of possession1. Property possession rights
Renegotiating After You’ve Signed: The Email That Ended a Property Sale

Renegotiating After You’ve Signed: The Email That Ended a Property Sale

Renegotiating After You’ve Signed: The Email That Ended a Property SaleKVV Inc Attorneys
Published on: 16/10/2026

A single email can have costly consequences in a property sale. Learn how insisting on changed terms can amount to repudiation, allowing the seller to cancel the agreement and claim financial losses.

Property sale agreementRepudiation of contractBreach of sale agreementConveyancing and property law1. Property purchase legal advice
Can Your Neighbour’s CCTV Camera Point into Your Property?

Can Your Neighbour’s CCTV Camera Point into Your Property?

Can Your Neighbour’s CCTV Camera Point into Your Property?KVV Inc Attorneys
Published on: 18/09/2026

A court ruling confirms that homeowners may use CCTV for security, but surveillance must respect neighbours’ privacy. Cameras cannot continuously monitor private areas where less intrusive security measures are available.

CCTV and privacyNeighbour privacy rightsHome security camerasProperty law South AfricaCCTV surveillance laws
Does the Consumer Protection Act Protect Every Tenant?

Does the Consumer Protection Act Protect Every Tenant?

Does the Consumer Protection Act Protect Every Tenant?KVV Inc Attorneys
Published on: 18/08/2026

A Supreme Court of Appeal case clarifies when the Consumer Protection Act applies to residential leases and confirms that cancelling a lease does not automatically give a landlord the right to evict a tenant.

Consumer Protection Act residential leasesResidential lease cancellation South AfricaLandlord tenant law South AfricaPIE Act evictionLease eviction process South Africa
Legal Speak Made Easy

Legal Speak Made Easy

Legal Speak Made EasyKVV Inc Attorneys
Published on: 18/08/2026

Restitutio in integrum is a legal principle aimed at restoring a person to the position they would have been in had a wrongful act or transaction not occurred.

Restitutio in integrumRestoration to original positionContract rescissionLegal damagesSouth African contract law

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Fostering Partnerships,

Driving Results.

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