UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
College of Law
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PVL3701: Law of Property
Assignment 1 — Semester 1, 2026
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PVL3701
Module Code:
Law of Property
Module Name:
[Student Name]
Student Name:
[Student Number]
Student Number:
Assignment 1
Assignment:
Semester 1, 2026
Semester:
2026
Academic Year:
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for PVL3701: Law of Property — UNISA 2026
,UNISA | PVL3701 Law of Property — Assignment 1, 2026
Contents
1 Question 1: The Lawful Holder in the Imbizo Lodge Scenario 4
1.1 1.1 Identifying the Lawful Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Question 2: Who Holds a Personal Right Against Thandi? 5
2.1 2.1 Sipho’s Personal Right Under the Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 2.2 Value Save Traders’ Personal Right Under the Credit Agreement . 5
2.3 2.3 First Metro Bank’s Personal Right Under the Loan Agreement . . . 5
3 Question 3: Is Daniel’s Advice to Pursue Rei Vindicatio Correct? 7
3.1 3.1 The Rei Vindicatio: Its Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 3.2 Recovery of Sipho’s Personal Belongings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 3.3 Recovery of Control Over the Rented Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Question 4: Annie’s Real Relationship with the Towel 9
4.1 4.1 The Nature of Annie’s Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 4.2 If Annie Had Stolen the Towel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Question 5: Thandi’s Remedy for the Damaged Locks and Doors 11
5.1 5.1 The Actio Legis Aquiliae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 5.2 The Elements of the Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.3 5.3 Note on the Storeroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6 Question 6: Can Value Save Traders Institute the Rei Vindicatio for the Dam-
aged Fridge? 13
6.1 6.1 Ownership and the Reservation-of-Ownership Clause . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2 6.2 Can the Rei Vindicatio Be Instituted? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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6.3 6.3 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7 Question 7: First Metro Bank’s Real Right and the Nature of the Mortgage Bond 15
7.1 7.1 The Real Right First Metro Bank Holds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.2 7.2 Is the Mortgage Bond a Limited Real Right? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8 Question 8: The Pledge of Sipho’s Cell Phone — Was a Valid Pledge Created? 17
8.1 8.1 Requirements for a Valid Pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.2 8.2 No Valid Pledge Was Created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.3 8.3 Thandi’s Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table of Cases 19
Table of Legislation 20
Bibliography 21
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College of Law
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PVL3701: Law of Property
Assignment 1 — Semester 1, 2026
⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄⋄
PVL3701
Module Code:
Law of Property
Module Name:
[Student Name]
Student Name:
[Student Number]
Student Number:
Assignment 1
Assignment:
Semester 1, 2026
Semester:
2026
Academic Year:
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for PVL3701: Law of Property — UNISA 2026
,UNISA | PVL3701 Law of Property — Assignment 1, 2026
Contents
1 Question 1: The Lawful Holder in the Imbizo Lodge Scenario 4
1.1 1.1 Identifying the Lawful Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Question 2: Who Holds a Personal Right Against Thandi? 5
2.1 2.1 Sipho’s Personal Right Under the Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 2.2 Value Save Traders’ Personal Right Under the Credit Agreement . 5
2.3 2.3 First Metro Bank’s Personal Right Under the Loan Agreement . . . 5
3 Question 3: Is Daniel’s Advice to Pursue Rei Vindicatio Correct? 7
3.1 3.1 The Rei Vindicatio: Its Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 3.2 Recovery of Sipho’s Personal Belongings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 3.3 Recovery of Control Over the Rented Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Question 4: Annie’s Real Relationship with the Towel 9
4.1 4.1 The Nature of Annie’s Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 4.2 If Annie Had Stolen the Towel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Question 5: Thandi’s Remedy for the Damaged Locks and Doors 11
5.1 5.1 The Actio Legis Aquiliae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 5.2 The Elements of the Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.3 5.3 Note on the Storeroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6 Question 6: Can Value Save Traders Institute the Rei Vindicatio for the Dam-
aged Fridge? 13
6.1 6.1 Ownership and the Reservation-of-Ownership Clause . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2 6.2 Can the Rei Vindicatio Be Instituted? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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6.3 6.3 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7 Question 7: First Metro Bank’s Real Right and the Nature of the Mortgage Bond 15
7.1 7.1 The Real Right First Metro Bank Holds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.2 7.2 Is the Mortgage Bond a Limited Real Right? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8 Question 8: The Pledge of Sipho’s Cell Phone — Was a Valid Pledge Created? 17
8.1 8.1 Requirements for a Valid Pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.2 8.2 No Valid Pledge Was Created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.3 8.3 Thandi’s Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table of Cases 19
Table of Legislation 20
Bibliography 21
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