PVL3701
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: April 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, Question 1
Janet should not consider accepting the offer to purchase assignment and
examination answers. Doing so constitutes a clear violation of Unisa’s academic
integrity policies, particularly the Student Disciplinary Code and the Policy on
Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism. Engaging in such conduct amounts to
academic dishonesty, which can result in severe penalties, including receiving a
mark of 0%, suspension, or even expulsion from the university. Furthermore,
relying on dishonest practices undermines her own education and the credibility
of her qualification.
Question 2
Janet should report the incident through the appropriate official channels at
Unisa. The correct procedure is to use her myLife email address and send a
detailed email to , outlining the content of the message,
the platform on which it was posted, and any relevant screenshots or contact
details. This aligns with Unisa's official student disciplinary code and policies
outlined in the tutorial letter PVL3701/101/3/2025. Reporting such academic
dishonesty is crucial to maintaining the integrity and credibility of Unisa’s
qualifications.
Question 3
Based on the scenario provided and with reference to the PVL3701 Study Guide
and relevant case law, the rights held by Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Brown are
real rights of ownership, specifically the right of lateral support, which is inherent
in ownership of immovable property. In South African property law, ownership is
the most comprehensive real right one can have and includes the right to the
physical support of one's land from neighbouring land (Scott, Property Law Study
Guide 18–19).
Mr. Smith, who undertook substantial excavations, must exercise his rights in a
manner that does not infringe on the lateral support owed to neighbouring
properties. As affirmed in Petropulos and Another v Dias 2020 (5) SA 63 (SCA),
the duty of lateral support applies not only to the land in its natural state but also
extends to buildings on that land, unless they place an unreasonable burden on
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Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: April 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, Question 1
Janet should not consider accepting the offer to purchase assignment and
examination answers. Doing so constitutes a clear violation of Unisa’s academic
integrity policies, particularly the Student Disciplinary Code and the Policy on
Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism. Engaging in such conduct amounts to
academic dishonesty, which can result in severe penalties, including receiving a
mark of 0%, suspension, or even expulsion from the university. Furthermore,
relying on dishonest practices undermines her own education and the credibility
of her qualification.
Question 2
Janet should report the incident through the appropriate official channels at
Unisa. The correct procedure is to use her myLife email address and send a
detailed email to , outlining the content of the message,
the platform on which it was posted, and any relevant screenshots or contact
details. This aligns with Unisa's official student disciplinary code and policies
outlined in the tutorial letter PVL3701/101/3/2025. Reporting such academic
dishonesty is crucial to maintaining the integrity and credibility of Unisa’s
qualifications.
Question 3
Based on the scenario provided and with reference to the PVL3701 Study Guide
and relevant case law, the rights held by Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Brown are
real rights of ownership, specifically the right of lateral support, which is inherent
in ownership of immovable property. In South African property law, ownership is
the most comprehensive real right one can have and includes the right to the
physical support of one's land from neighbouring land (Scott, Property Law Study
Guide 18–19).
Mr. Smith, who undertook substantial excavations, must exercise his rights in a
manner that does not infringe on the lateral support owed to neighbouring
properties. As affirmed in Petropulos and Another v Dias 2020 (5) SA 63 (SCA),
the duty of lateral support applies not only to the land in its natural state but also
extends to buildings on that land, unless they place an unreasonable burden on
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