By Ané de Klerk While most bodies corporate now appear to have a good understanding of what a Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Plan is, what information should be included in…
advisoryJune 1, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In my experience, some of the most costly and antagonistic disputes have involved sectional title schemes consisting of less than four members. The reason why…
advisoryMay 3, 2022
By Ané de Klerk Originally published on paddocks.co.za Two of the key subjects of disputes in sectional title schemes are funding maintenance works in the scheme and exclusive use areas.…
advisoryMay 3, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Originally published on www.paddocks.co.za It has been almost six years since the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act (“the CSOS Act”) came into operation and by…
advisoryApril 6, 2022
By Ané de Klerk Part and parcel of owning a property in a sectional title scheme is having to adopt a mindset of “what is best for the community” rather…
advisoryApril 6, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos The primary function of the reserve fund established and maintained in terms of section 3(1)(b) of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act is to be…
advisoryMarch 2, 2022
By Ané de Klerk Recovering money from people can certainly be challenging. It is therefore not surprising that trustees and managing agents alike prefer to add contributions and charges payable…
advisoryMarch 2, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos The Property Practitioners Act (“the PPA”) and the Property Practitioners Regulations (“the PPA Regulations”) officially came into operation on the 1st of February 2022. The…
advisoryFebruary 16, 2022
By Ané de Klerk When leasing a new apartment, tenants already have a long list of things to attend to (and worry about). With the demand for apartments in certain…
advisoryFebruary 2, 2022