PVL3701 Assignment 1 2025 – Due 23 April 2025

PVL3701
ASSIGNMENT
DUE: 23 APRIL 2025

Question 3
Identify the type of right that Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown have with
regard to their properties. In your answer also briefly explain how Mr. Smith, Mr.
Jones and Mr. Brown shoul dexercise their rights?

1. Nature of the Right
Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Brown each hold ownership, a real right (ius in re)¹, over
their respective properties. Ownership is the most comprehensive real right under South
African law, granting them exclusive control, use, enjoyment, and disposal of their land.²
Real rights, such as ownership, must be registered in the Deeds Registry.³, ensuring
formal recognition and protection against third parties.

¹ Study Unit 1, para 2.3.2 (Definition of real rights).
² Study Unit 3, para 3 (Ownership as a comprehensive real right).