Do you live in a complex or apartment building? We are sectional title experts who live and breathe everything community scheme. We also assist Home Owners' Associations. It is crucial…
advisoryJanuary 18, 2024
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In a notable judgment handed down on 28 November 2023, the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) dismissed an appeal in a defamation…
advisoryDecember 13, 2023
By Maria van Zyl The sectional plan forms the blueprint of any sectional title scheme. Such plans must be approved by the Surveyor General and registered in the deeds office…
advisoryJanuary 11, 2023
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 Auren Freitas dos Santos Originally published on paddocksblog.com By now it is understood by most stakeholders in the community schemes industry that the Protection of Personal Information Act (more…
advisoryJuly 6, 2022
By Ané de Klerk Passing trustee resolutions in writing This week alone two separate clients voiced their concern over the fact that the trustees of their bodies corporate had not…
advisoryJuly 6, 2022
By Ané de Klerk While most bodies corporate now appear to have a good understanding of what a Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Plan is, what information should be included in…
advisoryJune 1, 2022
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Originally published on paddocks.co.za On the 23rd of June 2020, during the early stages of the National COVID-19 Lockdown, the Community Schemes Ombud Service (“CSOS”)…
advisoryJune 1, 2022