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Save R800 | Rock Enroll October

The Home Owners' Association Management course fee has increased. But sign up and pay in October to pay the 2011 price for the 2012 course and save R800. We also offer an affordable payment plan, allowing you to pay half this year and half next year. Sign up now.

Rock Enroll October

Congratulations

Congratulations to Sam Paddock, our Director, and Deidre Hair, our Biokineticist, on getting married this month.

Sam and Keri

Deidre and Travis
 

UCT Scheme Management

Learn about project admin and internet marketing

Our sister company, GetSmarter is presenting the part-time online University of Cape Town Project Administration course and University of Cape Town Internet Marketing course starting in November 2011.



Visit www.GetSmarter.co.za for more information.

Team spirit at Paddocks

Paddocks and sister company GetSmarter held a rock day where everyone dressed as rock musicians and held a table tennis tournament.




Take a look at the Paddocks Facebook Page for more pictures.

Sectional Title Survival Manual

Sectional Title Manual

“A superb practical guide for solving problems encountered in sectional titles!” – Professor CG van der Merwe. Order now!

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October 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 10)

Dear Paddocks Press Fan,

Prof. Graham Paddock With almost 10 months of the year completed, we are all starting to think about Christmas and our summer break. Bring it on! But, in the meantime, here is another issue of Paddocks Press for your edification and delight.

In this edition of Paddocks Press:
1. Anton discusses alternative routes to suing the HOA management board;
2. Karlo Hendriksz discusses town planning and building plans for sectional title and home owners associations;
3. I take you through the recent amendments in the prescribed management rules and how they will effect you;
4. Our newsletter team introduces you to one of our past students, Kippie Ncube, and
5. I deal with some Q&A's covering the managing agent's contract and developers voting rights.

Be safe out there,

Kind regards,

Graham


P.S. It’s your last chance to save R800 by signing up and paying for the upcoming Home Owners' Association Management course.

Suing the HOA management board

Anton Kelly

Are you dissatisfied with your HOA management?

By Anton Kelly

Is it possible to sue the HOA management board for not running the HOA correctly? If so, would it be advisable or would you suggest trying alternative routes first?

In this article, Anton takes a look at alternative routes to suing the HOA management board. (reading time: ± 1 min)

Read the full article...


Town planning and building plans 

Karlo Hendriksz

The body corporate, HOAs and submission of plans

By Karlo Hendriksz

There are several ways in which bodies corporate, zoning schemes (town planning) and the submission of building plans are linked. Therefore, both the individual unit owners and the elected representatives of a body corporate (or home owners’ association) should take several points into consideration. 

In this article, Karlo describes the main problems that arise from unit owners submitting plans. (reading time: ± 2 mins)

Read the full article...


Amendments to the sectional title regulations explained

Graham Paddock

Paddocks Club video explanation of the changes 

By Graham Paddock

The prescribed management rules have been amended and will come into effect on 28 October 2011. We are giving you the chance to listen to Graham's Paddocks Club video explanation of these changes and how they will affect you.

In this video, Graham unpacks the changes to budget periods, special levies, budget preparation, AGM document delivery, use restrictions and dispute resolution changes. (viewing time: ± 6 min)

Read the full article...


Student profile

Newsletter team

Meet Kippie Ncube

By the newsletter team

Kippie has successfully completed three Paddocks courses: the University of Cape Town (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management course in 2010, the Sectional Title Bookkeeping course in 2010 and the Home Owners’ Association Management course more recently this year.

Kippie's career started when he was a security guard and access controller in one of the residential complexes that his boss was managing. (reading time: ± 1 min)

Read the full article...


Q&A with the Professor

Graham Paddock

Monthly Q&A

By Prof Graham Paddock

This month, we cover the following topics in our Q&A section:

•  When are trustees entitled to cancel a managing agent contract?
•  What are the developer's voting rights? (reading time: ± 2 mins)

Read the full article...


Upcoming training

UCT (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management course
Registrations close: 25 November 2011
Be equipped to manage sectional title schemes according to the legal aspects of scheme management with this benchmark course.
Click here for further details on this course.

Home Owners’ Association Management course
Registrations close: 3 February 2012
Learn all about the legal aspects of home owners’ association (HOA) management. (Rock Enroll October promotion - Save R800)
Click here for further details on this course.