By Anton Kelly Most new residential properties in South Africa are developed either as a sectional title scheme or as a home owners’ association. Complexes, gated villages and cluster developments are names most commonly used to refer to these types of developments. They can be quite small, consisting of as few as eight or…
By the Newsletter Team Nohlene Kieck, who lives in Ruimsig, is a qualified chartered accountant and a partner at Lund & Kieck, an audit practice. She started her career at Barlows, where she found that everybody was a qualified CA and decided to get the qualification for herself. She started her new practice in September…
By Rob Paddock When portions of your scheme’s common property garden become informal pathways, the grass doesn’t have a chance to grow and the water never drains properly. What a pain! Paving is often the cleanest, cheapest and most enduring way to clean up your garden walkway. If you are considering paving a large…
By Jennifer Paddock Although a body corporate is a legal entity capable of entering into contracts with both legal and natural persons, it is not a natural person itself and therefore must rely on its duly authorised officers and representatives to sign its instruments and documents. Prescribed management rule (PMR) 27 stipulates who is authorised…
By Prof Graham Paddock Proof that body corporate is under administrationQ1. In terms of section 46 of the Sectional Titles Act, where a body corporate has been placed under administration what is the name of the document or court order that is filed at the court? Is it Body Corporate Administration Orders? I need to…
By Neil de Goede Rule 64(a) in Annexure 8 (the Prescribed Management Rules) made under the Regulations to the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 is a powerful weapon in a sectional title body corporate’s arsenal. It creates an incentive to ensure that an arrear levy account is brought completely up to date prior to…
By Andre De Waal When you buy into a sectional title complex it’s different from buying a standalone house and likewise the insurance for a sectional title complex is complex to say the least. The rules and regulations are plentiful and it is important that you become aware of all the idiosyncrasies related to your…
