By Sam Paddock In May 2006 Graham and I (with Mandy’s enthusiastic support) decided to join forces to transform Graham Paddock & Associates. At the time, the firm was operating as a specialised sectional title law firm with 5 staff members and had experienced success with the University of Cape Town Sectional Title Scheme Management…
By Jennifer Paddock Developer’s voting power Q1: I’m an owner in a sectional title scheme and the developer currently owns half of the units. How many votes does he/or his representative have in a special general meeting or trustees’ meeting?
By Mike Addisonwith input from Andre De Waal and Denis Styles When we think of community living and insurance, we usually think about sectional title insurance, because it is under the sectional title environment, where the buildings have to be insured by the body corporate, the responsibility of the management of the scheme. Within the…
By Jennifer Paddock Buy-to-let investors often choose to invest in sectional title units as opposed to freehold properties first because unit prices are often lower and also they can offer better value for money due to the shared amenities, like swimming pools and gyms, that would be far more costly to maintain on their own…
We have asked one of our past students a few questions… Marco de Oliveira, managing member of Solver Property Services Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I live in Johannesburg. I have always found the property game intriguing and 7 years ago I made a career decision to move from the IT…
By Jennifer Paddock In terms of section 39(1) of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (“the Act”), “The functions and powers of the body corporate shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the rules and any restriction imposed or direction given at a general meeting of the owners of sections, be performed and exercised by…
By Rob Paddock Why should goalies stay fit?Why should inspections and maintenance be performed on sealants? These seem like logical questions to me. I would presume that goalies mostly stand around waiting for the action to come to them. What then, is the point of maintaining their bodies at an optimal level of fitness?…
