Paddocks Press – July 2025
The July 2025 Paddocks Press is now available. Click here to read In this edition you will find Paddocks experts shedding light on a number of current issues that will help…
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Why Industry Summits Matter
Why industry summits matter: building a stronger community scheme ecosystem By Jennifer Paddock In the complex world of community scheme management, staying ahead of regulatory changes, best practices, and industry…
The Scope and Consequences of Sectional Title Trustees’ Fiduciary Duties
The scope and consequences of Sectional Title Trustees’ Fiduciary Duties By Professor Graham Paddock What is the scope of a sectional title trustee’s fiduciary duty, and what liabilities might attach…
Should SA Managing Agents follow the NSW Strata Manager Model?
Should SA Managing Agents follow the NSW Strata Manager Model? Do we expect too much from volunteer trustees? By Jennifer Paddock In South Africa, managing agents play a critical role…
Paddocks Press – June 2025
The June 2025 Paddocks Press is now available. Click here to read In this edition you will find Paddocks experts shedding light on a number of current issues that will help…
Building Unity and Momentum: Why We’re Launching the Paddocks Industry Summit 2025
Building Unity and Momentum: Why We’re Launching the Paddocks Industry Summit 2025 By Graham Paddock After decades of working within South Africa’s community scheme sector – as a teacher, advisor,…
The Paddocks Industry Summit 2025
Stay Ahead in Community Scheme Management: Insight, Innovation & Collaboration Coming this July! The Paddocks Industry Summit: 2025 What to Expect from South Africa’s New Community Schemes Thought-Leadership Event By…
What the Eye Misses: How Our Perception Shapes the Way We Interpret Rules
What the Eye Misses: How Our Perception Shapes the Way We Interpret Rules By Prof. Graham Paddock “To judge well is not to strip away subjectivity. It is to understand…
Paddocks Press – May 2025
The May 2025 Paddocks Press is now available. Click here to read In this edition you will find Paddocks experts shedding light on a number of current issues that will help…
Subsidence of Sectional Title Dwellings—Part 2: Navigating Disputed Responsibilities and CSOS Recourse
Subsidence of Sectional Title Dwellings Part 2: A Case Study and Legal Analysis By Prof. Graham Paddock This follow-up article explores the procedural and legal steps available to a sectional…
Understanding Body Corporate Borrowings and Levy Insurance
Understanding Body Corporate Borrowings and Levy Insurance By Prof. Graham Paddock A sectional title body corporate might sometimes need to borrow funds to fulfil its statutory functions or exercise its…
Debunking the “Structural” Misconception in Sectional Title Schemes
Debunking the “Structural” Misconception in Sectional Title Schemes By Jennifer Paddock A common misunderstanding about sectional title schemes is that if a building issue is “structural” in nature, it automatically…
Paddocks Press – March 2025
The March 2025 Paddocks Press is now available. Click here to read In this edition you will find Paddocks experts shedding light on a number of current issues that will…
Subsidence of Sectional Title Dwellings
Subsidence of Sectional Title Dwellings Part 1: A Case Study and Legal Analysis By Prof. Graham Paddock This article examines the legal implications and responsibilities arising from foundation subsidence and…
For-Profit Activity in a Body Corporate
For-Profit Activity in a Body Corporate By Prof. Graham Paddock Sectional title schemes in South Africa are intended to function as non-profit entities, structured to manage and administer common property…
Section Extension or Exclusive Use Area Improvement?
Section Extension or Exclusive Use Area Improvement? Understanding the difference and why it is important By Jennifer Paddock In sectional title schemes, distinguishing between a section extension and an improvement…
Paddocks Press – February 2025
The February 2025 Paddocks Press is now available. Click here to read In this edition you will find Paddocks experts shedding light on a number of current issues that will…
Common Law vs CSOS Remedies: Addressing Damage Caused by Neighbours in Community Schemes
Common Law vs CSOS Remedies: Addressing Damage Caused by Neighbours in Community Schemes The key differences between Common Law remedies and those available under CSOS Act By Prof. Graham Paddock…
Distressed Sectional Title Schemes and Urban Decay
Distressed Sectional Title Schemes and Urban Decay: A Call for Legislative Reform to Protect Housing Stock in South Africa By Prof. Graham Paddock Introduction/Abstract Sectional title schemes, which provide communal ownership…
Paddocks Press Exclusive: Insights from the STSM Advisory Council Meeting
Paddocks Press Exclusive: Insights from the STSM Advisory Council Meeting By Jennifer Paddock On 5 February, Graham and I had the privilege of attending a stakeholders meeting with the Sectional…
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