Paddocks Press – May 2015
The May 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
Community Schemes Ombud Service: Independence and Training of Adjudicators
Background and Introduction The Community Schemes Ombud Service Act, 2011(the Act) has been signed by the President. It will however only become operational when the Regulations contemplated by section 29 of the Act are promulgated into law. The Act requires the Minister of Human Settlement to make Regulations after consultation with the Board of the…
The Levy Clearance Certificate: The Body Corporate’s Cheap & Effective Weapon
Legal background The body corporate’s power to prevent the transfer of a unit if the selling owner owes any money to the body corporate, is contained in section Section 15B(3)(a)(i)(aa) of the Sectional Titles Act, 95 of 1986 (the Act). It says that the Registrar of Deeds may not transfer a sectional title unit unless…
Some Aspects on the Annual General Meeting
The body corporate is a juristic person that requires organs and agents to act on its behalf. It has two organs, namely the trustees and the the general meeting. The general meeting is made up of all the owners of units within the sectional title scheme. All meetings of owners are called general meetings. The…
Q&A – 2015 05
By The Paddocks Club Team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum. We want to show you what is available to our Community members! Owner’s son fell on slippery steps Member’s question: An owner informed the trustees in November 2014 that the stairs at the front entrance is very slippery. …