15/10/2026
๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฌ?
Imagine being an owner in a residential estate, only to discover that your fingerprint and facial recognition access has been deactivated because of a dispute over outstanding levies.๐ณ
Thatโs exactly what happened in a case involving a Midrand homeowners association (HOA), an owner and her tenants.
โ๏ธThe High Court had to consider whether the HOA could suspend their biometric access while the alleged debt was still being disputed in court.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: recovering unpaid levies is one thing, but restricting access to a property as a way of enforcing payment is another.
Read the full article to understand the courtโs decision and what it could mean for your rights: https://www.cch.co.za/news/can-your-complex-suspend-your-biometric-access-over-unpaid-levies/
Source: Van Zyl Kruger Attorneys