May & Associates Attorneys Inc
Attorneys Conveyancers Notaries
Our Team
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At May & Associates Inc our dedicated team of highly skilled lawyers and legal staff always strive to provide a professional legal service to all our valued clients.
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Each of them brings an element of compassion and clarity to the cases they represent and are committed to secure the best outcome for our clients.
Services
We at May & Associates Inc specializes in a wide vaiety of legal services. We do Property law and conveyancing, Administration of Estates (Wills and Trusts), Family law which includes divorce matter, maintenance, Notary public work including drafting and attending to the registration of Antenuptial contracts and various other legal matters​.
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Atlantis Office +27 (0) 21 5727836​
Shop 3, Jolly Jack Building,
Cnr Arion Drive & Wesfleur Circle,
Atlantis, 7349
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Yzerfontein Office +27 (0) 81 370 0986
Unit 3, Yzerfontein Business Centre
31 Buitekant Street, Yzerfontein, 7351​​
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News & Publications
14-04-2015
LEGAL AID ACT TO COME INTO OPERATION
The President has set 1 March as the date on which the Legal Aid South Africa Act will come into operation, says the Presidency.
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The President has set the date in terms of section 27 of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014).
Section three of the act provides for the object of Legal Aid South Africa, namely to render or make available legal aid and legal advice and to provide legal representation at State expense, as envisaged in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and Legal Aid South Africa Act, as well as providing education and information concerning legal rights and obligations.
14-04-2015
SELLING YOUR HOUSE? Why certificates of compliance are non-negotiable
In terms of the Occupation Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and its regulations and by laws which came into operation in 2010, every seller is required by law to provide the buyer with a plumbing and Electrical compliance certificate. This is non-negotiable period.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act No 85 of 1993 (OHS Act) and the Regulations promulgated in terms thereof provide for an Electrical Certificate of Compliance (ECOC). Regulation 7(1) of the Electrical Installation Regulations stipulates that “every user or lessor of an electrical installation, as the case may be, shall have a valid certificate of compliance “and” the user or lessor may not allow a change of ownership if the certificate of compliance is older than two years”.
In the area of jurisdiction of the City of Cape Town a Water/Plumbing Certificate is required to be submitted to the municipality by the owner in terms of the Water By-Law 2010 after water and plumbing installations have been installed or when a property is sold.
It is standard practice for purchasers in coastal areas to require properties to be inspected for oxypleuris nodierei and hylotrupes bajulus beetles and for a so-called Beetle Certificate to be issued.
While sale agreements would ordinarily provide for a seller of property to provide and pay for the ECOC and Plumbing Certificate and such repairs that may have to be effected to enable the certificates to be issued, Section 10(4) of the OHS Act makes it possible for a purchaser or tenant to accept responsibility therefor.
Provision for a Beetle Certificate is purely contractual between parties and the Water/Plumbing Certificate is the owner’s (seller’s) responsibility, but by agreement a purchaser can also accept responsibility therefor.
For an ECOC to be valid, it must be issued by an electrician registered with the Electrical Contractors Association with a Wireman’s Licence and Wireman’s Board Registration Certificate. The Water/Plumbing Certificate by an accredited plumber.
Although the costs of these certificates can in certain instances be substantial they can be vitally important for insurance claims resulting from fire, water leaks or electrical faults whereby the Seller shall be indemnified.
Areas of Practice
Conveyancing
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Property Law
Notary Public
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Administration of Estates
Divorce Matters
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Civil Litigation