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 On 2 December 2021, the Community Schemes Ombud Service published important amendments to the Practice Directive on Dispute Resolution Process of 2019 aimed at increasing…
advisoryFebruary 2, 2022
By Ané de Klerk Originally published on Paddocks Generally speaking, it can be quite difficult to get volunteers to serve on the board of directors of Home Owners’ Associations (HOA’s)…
advisoryJanuary 5, 2022
By Ané de Klerk The paperwork involved with managing Home Owners Associations (HOA’s) can be rather overwhelming. Managing a HOA registered as a nonprofit company? The below table can be…
advisoryDecember 1, 2021
Originally published on Paddocks By Ané de Klerk When tenants complain to the body corporate about the incredibly noisy and disruptive neighbours living in the apartment next door, they are…
advisoryApril 2, 2021
Does the CSOS have a say over the content of your HOA’s constitution or Memorandum of Incorporation?
Originally published on Paddocksblog.com By Ané de Klerk Section 4 of the CSOS Act, 9 of 2011 (“the Act”) makes it clear that the Community Schemes Ombud Service (“CSOS’) has…
advisoryMarch 7, 2021
Originally published on Paddocksblog.com By Ané de Klerk All home owners’ associations (“HOAs”) can be split into two categories: common law associations and non-profit companies. While all HOAs share some…
advisoryMarch 6, 2021