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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos This is a question which is often overlooked by trustees and owners alike. It is usually assumed that once the members of the body corporate…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Section 9(4) of the Constitution of South Africa states that a person cannot be discriminated against due to their disability. Prescribed conduct rule 1(2) was…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Did you know that the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act contains a prescribed complaint form under annexure 4 which is intended to be used by…
By Ané de Klerk Originally published on www.paddocks.co.za The worst types of mistakes made are those we make without even realising it. Why? Because one minute we’re going about our…
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