By Ané de Klerk This year marks the tenth year since the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (“the Act”) and Regulations came into operation. One of the big shifts back…
advisoryFebruary 4, 2026
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In community schemes governed under the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA), the concept of a “special levy” is as familiar as it is controversial.…
advisoryJuly 2, 2025
By Ané de Klerk Trying to collect arrear levies is undoubtedly one of the most frustrating elements of managing a body corporate. It therefore comes as no surprise that one…
advisoryJuly 1, 2025
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 In an important judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, delivered on 2 November 2023, the court scrutinised the interpretation of section…
advisoryNovember 8, 2023
By Ané de Klerk In this final installment of our three part series, we will take a closer look at finances and dispute resolution in the sectional title context. Missed…
advisorySeptember 6, 2023
By Ané de Klerk In this second part of our three part series, we will take a closer look at meetings and maintenance in the sectional title context. Missed Part…
advisoryAugust 2, 2023
By Ané de Klerk It can be tough being the new kid on the (apartment) block. Whether you are looking to buy property situated in a sectional title scheme or…
advisoryJuly 5, 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