By Clint Riddin For those readers who do not understand Afrikaans, the word “gaap” means to yawn, and since some people believe accounting is boring, the reference to GAAP seemed appropriate. Why anyone would find this topic boring, however, is beyond me. The thrill of balancing is an indescribable high. For some time now, South…
By Rob Paddock Many homeowners with gardens in South Africa have some kind of composting system in operation, and are able to turn their organic kitchen and garden waste into useful compost with very little effort. However, for people living in sectional title schemes looking to compost their organic waste, composting is substantially harder….
By the Newsletter Team Myburgh Brink is a regular on Sectional Titles Online and he has completed a number of courses presented by Paddocks. We wanted to get to know Myburgh a little better, so we asked him a few questions about his career path and how he got involved in sectional titles.
By Jennifer Paddock In many sectional title schemes in South Africa, owners and tenants have tacit arrangements, generally established over long periods of time, in respect of who is “entitled” to park where. Many people really believe that a particular parking bay is “theirs”, although legally they have no greater right to use it than…
By the Newsletter Team Regular Paddocks Press readers are probably aware that Paddocks is a family business. Paddocks, which was started by Prof Graham Paddock and his wife Mandy in 2005, is also run by their sons, Sam and Rob Paddock. The growth and success of Paddocks led to the establishment of GetSmarter, Paddocks’ sister…
By Jennifer Paddock Contractually obligating owners Q1: I would like to know if the trustees can contractually obligate owners without notifying owners. In our case, our trustees signed a contract with a garden service that we cannot get out of, and we are under financial constraints. Also, can trustees be removed and banned from being…
