By Auren Freitas dos Santos In July 2025, the City of Cape Town introduced a significant change to the way it calculates the fixed basic charge for water. Until June…
advisorySeptember 3, 2025
By Auren Freitas dos Santos On 18 July 2025, the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) published its long-awaited Consolidated Practice Directive, which aims to replace all prior circulars, guidelines, and…
advisoryAugust 6, 2025
By Ané de Klerk 18 July 2025 marked the signing into operation of the latest CSOS Consolidated Practice Directive. While the Draft document was already a hefty one, this final…
advisoryAugust 6, 2025
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In community schemes governed under the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA), the concept of a “special levy” is as familiar as it is controversial.…
advisoryJuly 2, 2025
By Ané de Klerk Trying to collect arrear levies is undoubtedly one of the most frustrating elements of managing a body corporate. It therefore comes as no surprise that one…
advisoryJuly 1, 2025
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In the daily functioning of sectional title schemes, some practices become so entrenched that few pause to question their legal foundations. One such practice is…
advisoryJune 4, 2025
By Ané de Klerk It is often said that Conduct and Management Rules without a Fining Rule have “no teeth”. As much as we would like owners and occupants to…
advisoryJune 4, 2025
By Ané de Klerk A sectional title scheme’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) is the most important meeting members will have during the body corporate’s financial year. It is here that…
advisoryMay 7, 2025
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In a recent High Court matter, a Cape Town-based body corporate sought to recover R1,104,323.11 in alleged arrear contributions dating back to December 2018 from…
advisoryMay 7, 2025