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Land And Property [2008] ZAGPHC 347

Adele v Sinethemba Hope House (10452/2006)

Adele v Sinethemba Hope House (10452/2006) [2008] ZAGPHC 347 (3 September 2008)

The High Court found a land-sale agreement sufficiently identified the property, but held a vague mortgage-condition clause made the contract unenforceable.

  • Alienation Of Land Act
  • Contractual Uncertainty
  • Description Of Property
  • Suspensive Conditions
  • Restitution
  • Alienation-of-land-act
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Land And Property [1992] ZASCA 195

Letaba Sawmills (Edms) Bpk. v Majovi (Edms) Bpk. (225/1991)

Letaba Sawmills (Edms) Bpk. v Majovi (Edms) Bpk. (225/1991) [1992] ZASCA 195; 1993 (1) SA 768 (AD); [1993] 1 All SA 359 (A) (19 November 1992)

The court held that a lease renewal option with negotiation and arbitration over rental was sufficiently certain, but the valid option rendered the lease invalid under the land-subdivision statute.

  • Long Term Lease
  • Option To Renew
  • Ministerial Consent
  • Contractual Uncertainty
  • Arbitration Clause
  • Lease-renewal-option
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Land And Property [1985] ZASCA 15

Soteriou v Retco Poyntons (Pty) Ltd. (1) (381/83)

Soteriou v Retco Poyntons (Pty) Ltd. (1) (381/83) [1985] ZASCA 15; [1985] 2 All SA 208 (A) (29 March 1985)

The court held that a lease clause gave the tenant a valid right of first refusal for a new lease, and the landlord’s refusal to offer one justified setting aside ejectment.

  • Right Of First Refusal
  • Commercial Leases
  • Contractual Uncertainty
  • Business Efficacy
  • Pre-emption Rights
  • Right-of-first-refusal
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