By Ané de Klerk On 14 March 2023, CSOS (Community Schemes Ombud Service) staff circulated a Draft Practice Directive on section 39(7)(b) of the CSOS Act to industry roleplayers via…
advisoryApril 5, 2023
By Auren Freitas dos Santos A reserve fund is an essential aspect of body corporate management. It is a fund that is set aside to cover the costs of major…
advisoryMarch 8, 2023
By Ané de Klerk A sectional title managing agent is a person who delivers specific services to one or more bodies corporate. These services can be secretarial (like taking minutes…
advisoryFebruary 8, 2023
By Auren Freitas dos Santos I am sure that most readers have heard this famous quote by Winston Churchill “He who fails to plan is planning to fail”. I must…
advisoryFebruary 8, 2023
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Section 15B(3)(a)(i)(aa) of the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 (“ST Act”) provides that the registrar of deeds shall not register a transfer of a…
advisoryJanuary 11, 2023
By Maria van Zyl The sectional plan forms the blueprint of any sectional title scheme. Such plans must be approved by the Surveyor General and registered in the deeds office…
advisoryJanuary 11, 2023
By Ané de Klerk By now most people are aware that those who act as proxies for others at a body corporate’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) may only do so…
advisoryDecember 7, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In our post-COVID world most people are familiar and comfortable with the concept of virtual meetings. This willingness to engage with each other in a…
advisoryDecember 7, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Originally published on paddocks.co.za In 2022, South Africans endured more than 130 days of load shedding leaving residents with no alternative than to invest in…
advisoryNovember 2, 2022