ASSIGNMENT 2 PVL3701
2021 super semester answers
Shradha Sivsanker
, Each question counts 1 (one) mark.
1. Which one of the following real relationships is always lawful?
[1] mala fide possession
[2] ownership
[3] holdership
[4] bona fide possession
2. Andile has been leasing a flat since January 2020. After two months the owner of the flat,
Sandile, asks her whether she wants to buy the flat. She agrees but is not sure how she
will become the owner of the flat. Her friend, Mary (a law student), explains the position to
Andile. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
[1] Ownership over the flat will be transferred from Sandile to Andile through registration in
the deeds registry.
[2] Ownership over the flat will be transferred through delivery with the short hand
because Andile is already in control of the flat.
[3] During February 2020 Andile had a personal right against Sandile to live in the flat.
[4] Once Andile is the owner of the flat she obtains a real right over the flat. This real right
can be limited by the law and the rights of others.
3. Which one of the following constitutes an example of original acquisition of ownership?
[1] The state expropriates Pete’s farm that he inherited from his father.
[2] The state buys 100 bags of potatoes from Pete to distribute among a group of
homeless people. A representative comes to collect the potatoes after Pete pointed it
out.
[3] Pete sells a tractor to the nearby cooperative, the agreed purchase price is paid into
Pete’s account and Pete hands the keys of the tractor to the representative of the
cooperative.
[4] Pete sells his farm to his neighbour, Vihaan.
2021 super semester answers
Shradha Sivsanker
, Each question counts 1 (one) mark.
1. Which one of the following real relationships is always lawful?
[1] mala fide possession
[2] ownership
[3] holdership
[4] bona fide possession
2. Andile has been leasing a flat since January 2020. After two months the owner of the flat,
Sandile, asks her whether she wants to buy the flat. She agrees but is not sure how she
will become the owner of the flat. Her friend, Mary (a law student), explains the position to
Andile. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
[1] Ownership over the flat will be transferred from Sandile to Andile through registration in
the deeds registry.
[2] Ownership over the flat will be transferred through delivery with the short hand
because Andile is already in control of the flat.
[3] During February 2020 Andile had a personal right against Sandile to live in the flat.
[4] Once Andile is the owner of the flat she obtains a real right over the flat. This real right
can be limited by the law and the rights of others.
3. Which one of the following constitutes an example of original acquisition of ownership?
[1] The state expropriates Pete’s farm that he inherited from his father.
[2] The state buys 100 bags of potatoes from Pete to distribute among a group of
homeless people. A representative comes to collect the potatoes after Pete pointed it
out.
[3] Pete sells a tractor to the nearby cooperative, the agreed purchase price is paid into
Pete’s account and Pete hands the keys of the tractor to the representative of the
cooperative.
[4] Pete sells his farm to his neighbour, Vihaan.
