By Ané de Klerk Last month, I unpacked what bodies corporate must do to tick all of SARS’s boxes. (If you missed it, you can read it here) and, after…
advisorySeptember 4, 2024
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Part Three: Clarifying the CSOS’s Authority Over Home Owners Associations As we continue our series called “A Call for Change: Addressing the Shortcomings of CSOS”,…
advisoryJune 4, 2024
By Auren Freitas dos Santos On 18 December 2023, the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria delivered an important ruling concerning the fairness of amendments to governing documents…
advisoryFebruary 7, 2024
By Auren Freitas dos Santos As we mark the seventh anniversary of the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act (CSOS Act), there continues to be widespread confusion regarding the extent of…
advisoryOctober 4, 2023
By Ané de Klerk On 9 May 2023 Acting Judge van Niekerk heard a review application brought by a Homeowners’ Association (HOA) in the Gauteng High Court. The judgment was…
advisoryJune 7, 2023
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Not many people know that in August 2021 the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) issued a Practice Directive called “Approval of Special and Unanimous Resolution…
advisoryMay 10, 2023
By Auren Freitas dos Santos On 10 November 2022 the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) issued a practice directive to provide guidance on the protection of personal information and access…
advisoryApril 5, 2023
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 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