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 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
By Ané de Klerk As most of us are aware, the office of trustee is not one to be taken lightly. It comes with a range of duties and responsibilities,…
advisoryNovember 2, 2022
By Ané de Klerk Originally published on paddocks.co.za I recently received notice for two meetings called by a body corporate of which I am a member. The email to which…
advisoryOctober 4, 2022
By Maria van Zyl It is often said that paying hefty insurance premiums are unnecessary and likened to anxious planning for improbable future events. This is, of course, untrue. As…
advisoryOctober 4, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Originally published on paddocks.co.za On 17 June 2022, the Western Cape High Court handed down a judgment in terms of which it declared that the…
advisorySeptember 7, 2022
By Maria van Zyl A common misconception in sectional title schemes is that the trustees of the body corporate are empowered to make rules, commonly referred to as “House Rules”,…
advisorySeptember 7, 2022