Q&A – 2013 08
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Body corporate trustees and managing agents make or break sectional title developments
By Paul Henry The success or failure of sectional title schemes today is dependent to a large extent on the body corporate trustees and their managing agents. However, this simple fact is often forgotten by the developers who appoint the managing agents for the first year and by the body corporate members or owners who…
Does a body corporate have a vote for a unit it owns?
By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock The Sectional Titles Act, 1986, allows a body corporate to purchase a unit when this is essential for the proper fulfillment of its duties. The Act does not distinguish between units in the scheme administered by the body corporate and those in other schemes. This means that a body corporate…
Pre-paid meters in sectional tile schemes
By Anton Kelly One of the major financial problems encountered by many sectional titles schemes these days is the recovery of services costs. Quite simply, owners and tenants just don’t pay their electricity and water bills. The problem that schemes encounter is that widespread non-payment can lead to huge outstanding accounts that can only be…