By Anton Kelly What does Century City, home to Ratanga Junction theme park and Canal Walk, one of the biggest shopping malls in Africa, have in common with the little gated complex around the corner from where you live?
By Prof Graham Paddock An interesting provision in the standard “Community Statement” prescribed under the Commonhold legislation (England and Wales’ version of sectional titles) is that the association can secure the “diversion of rent” from the tenant of a defaulting unit owner to the association to settle the levy arrears. The question was recently asked…
By the Newsletter Team Carmel David is currently completing the Sectional Title Scheme Management course and will be attending the Johannesburg workshop this week. She took a moment out of preparing to share a bit about herself.
By Rob Paddock These days, developers of sectional title schemes generally opt for open underground parking, as opposed to the individual ground level garages of days gone by.For owners in older blocks, garage door maintenance is a reality and should be included on their annual to-do list. Garage doors get a lot more use than…
By Jennifer Paddock Balcony enclosure is a troublesome subject in sectional title. When trustees are considering a balcony enclosure application, they should go through the following questions and take into account the considerations set out below.
By Prof Graham Paddock Voting in layered scheme Q1. I own a unit where there are 260 units. There are approximately 60 units that are semi-attached homes. These units have one vote each. The other 200 units comprise of 9 body corporates. Each body corporate has one vote. When it comes to HOA meetings, the…
By The Paddocks Club Team Below are examples of two questions on the Discussion Forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members! Trees on common property obscuring sea view Member’s Question: The trustees have received requests from apartment owners to have bushes trimmed or removed, as they are…
