UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)
College of Law
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PVL3701: LAW OF PROPERTY
Assignment 01 — Semester 1, 2026
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Module Code: PVL3701
Module Name: Law of Property
Student Name: [Insert Student Name]
Student Number: [Insert Student Number]
Assignment No.: 01
Due Date: March 2026
Semester: Semester 1, 2026
Unique Number: [Insert Unique Number]
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for PVL3701: Law of Property
at the University of South Africa.
,UNISA | PVL3701 Law of Property – Assignment 1
Contents
1 Question 1: Identifying the Lawful Holder and the Relevant Thing(s) 3
1.1 1.1 Sipho as the Lawful Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Question 2: Who Holds a Personal Right Against Thandi, and Daniel’s Advice 4
2.1 2.1 Holders of Personal Rights Against Thandi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 2.2 Is Daniel’s Advice to Use the Rei Vindicatio Correct? . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Question 3: Annie’s Real Relationship with the Towel 6
3.1 3.1 Annie’s Relationship: Bona Fide Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 3.2 If Annie Had Stolen the Towel: Mala Fide Possession . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Question 4: Thandi’s Remedy for the Damaged Locks and Doors 8
4.1 4.1 The Aquilian Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2 4.2 Why the Rei Vindicatio Does Not Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Question 5: Can Value Save Traders Institute the Rei Vindicatio for the Dam-
aged Fridge? 9
5.1 5.1 Ownership and the Reservation-of-Ownership Clause . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2 5.2 Requirements for the Rei Vindicatio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.3 5.3 The Identifiability Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.4 5.4 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 Question 6: First Metro Bank’s Real Right and the Mortgage Bond as a Lim-
ited Real Right 11
6.1 6.1 The Real Right Held by First Metro Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.2 6.2 Legal Effect of the Mortgage Bond (Not Exceeding Four Lines) . . 11
6.3 6.3 Is the Mortgage Bond a Limited Real Right? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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7 Question 7: The Pledge of Sipho’s Cell Phone and Constitutum Possessorium 13
7.1 7.1 Requirements for a Valid Pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.2 7.2 The Constitutum Possessorium Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.3 7.3 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table of Cases 15
Table of Legislation 16
Bibliography 17
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College of Law
⋄
PVL3701: LAW OF PROPERTY
Assignment 01 — Semester 1, 2026
⋄
Module Code: PVL3701
Module Name: Law of Property
Student Name: [Insert Student Name]
Student Number: [Insert Student Number]
Assignment No.: 01
Due Date: March 2026
Semester: Semester 1, 2026
Unique Number: [Insert Unique Number]
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for PVL3701: Law of Property
at the University of South Africa.
,UNISA | PVL3701 Law of Property – Assignment 1
Contents
1 Question 1: Identifying the Lawful Holder and the Relevant Thing(s) 3
1.1 1.1 Sipho as the Lawful Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Question 2: Who Holds a Personal Right Against Thandi, and Daniel’s Advice 4
2.1 2.1 Holders of Personal Rights Against Thandi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 2.2 Is Daniel’s Advice to Use the Rei Vindicatio Correct? . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Question 3: Annie’s Real Relationship with the Towel 6
3.1 3.1 Annie’s Relationship: Bona Fide Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 3.2 If Annie Had Stolen the Towel: Mala Fide Possession . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Question 4: Thandi’s Remedy for the Damaged Locks and Doors 8
4.1 4.1 The Aquilian Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2 4.2 Why the Rei Vindicatio Does Not Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Question 5: Can Value Save Traders Institute the Rei Vindicatio for the Dam-
aged Fridge? 9
5.1 5.1 Ownership and the Reservation-of-Ownership Clause . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2 5.2 Requirements for the Rei Vindicatio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.3 5.3 The Identifiability Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.4 5.4 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 Question 6: First Metro Bank’s Real Right and the Mortgage Bond as a Lim-
ited Real Right 11
6.1 6.1 The Real Right Held by First Metro Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.2 6.2 Legal Effect of the Mortgage Bond (Not Exceeding Four Lines) . . 11
6.3 6.3 Is the Mortgage Bond a Limited Real Right? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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7 Question 7: The Pledge of Sipho’s Cell Phone and Constitutum Possessorium 13
7.1 7.1 Requirements for a Valid Pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.2 7.2 The Constitutum Possessorium Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.3 7.3 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table of Cases 15
Table of Legislation 16
Bibliography 17
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