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Property disputes
Our expertise
We are experienced in dealing with all forms of disputes that relate to immovable property. Whether it is a commercial rates dispute or a residential rental dispute, we are well equipped to handle all property disputes. We have experience acting on behalf of property owners, investors, organs of state and also have extensive experience in advising on policy issues relating to property such as land expropriation without compensation.
We represent clients in matters including:
- Expropriation of land disputes;
- Electricity and other services disputes involving municipalities
- Evictions
- Commercial property disputes
- Municipality rates and taxes disputes
- Municipality electricity disputes
- Body corporate disputes and Homeowners association disputes(including CSOS)
- Rental disputes
- Sectional Titles cases
- Town planning contraventions
- Building contraventions
- Deceased estates property disputes
Some of our notable property dispute cases
- Advising a client on reviewing and setting aside a complex environmental authorization record of decision issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs that would affect thousands of properties by installing electricity pylons near homes;
- Acting in a High Court dispute against a large retail shopping centre in a R264 million claim for damages;
- Advising state organ on expropriation of land without compensation;
- Represented a client in mediation proceedings at the National Energy Regulator of South Africa against two glass manufacturing factories in an electricity dispute which dealt with aspects of the National Energy Act of 2004 and the Electricity Regulation Act of 2006 and technical specifications relating to electricity metering;
- Acting in large-scale evictions which ensured the peaceful relocation of individuals in a temporary transit camp pending a successful public participation process and ensuring that the individuals are provided with temporary accommodation.
- Securing interdicts in Land Grabs that were occurring in the Gauteng Province