Durban apartment owner loses legal bid for exclusive right to a parking bay

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg has dismissed an appeal by Yusuf Mohammed Essack regarding the ownership of an exclusive use parking bay at the Willem Court complex, situated near Durban’s Victoria Embankment.The judgment comes after an intricate saga of property rights dispute that has roots extending back to the 1990s.The issue dates back to May 1994 when Cornelius van Rooyen Botha acquired two units, 77 and 78 at Willem Court complex. He subsequently entered into an agreement with the Body Corporate to purchase the right of exclusive use for parking bays 19 and 20.In…