UCT (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management workshop

Here are the pictures from the Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg workshops that we held last month:


Cape Town


Durban


Johannesburg

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Dear Paddocks Press Fan,

The big news for June 2011 is that the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, 2011 (Act No. 8 of 2011) and the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act, 2011 (Act No. 9 of 2011) are now law – although not yet in operation. That is expected to happen later this year. Paddocks Club members can see these in the Library and enter into debates about their provisions on the Discussion Forum.

In this month's Paddocks Press:
1. Anton deals with the making and amending of scheme rules.
2. I share my take on the move from CIPRO to CIPC for non-profit HOA companies.
3. Iqbal Mohamed gives his views on absentee owners and tenants, and his suggestion that the Rental Housing Tribunal's jurisdiction should extend to sectional title bodies corporate.
4. I provide extracts from advice I have given recently, in the form of Q&A.
5. We present details of our upcoming Scheme Management and Home Owners’ Association training courses – to which I am proud to announce the Department of Human Settlements has subscribed some of its staff.

Mid-winter is come and gone; the days are slowly lengthening. It just gets better from here on!

Kind regards,

Graham

Making and amending rules

A quick guide to what you need to know By Anton Kelly

Managing a sectional title scheme and, to a large extent, living in a scheme are activities regulated by the provisions of the Sectional Titles Act and two sets of rules – the prescribed management rules and the prescribed conduct rules.

In this article, Anton looks at the original intention of the Act, the developer’s rights with regard to rules, and how rules can be amended or created. (reading time: ± 1 min)

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Companies Act 2008

From CIPRO to CIPC By Graham Paddock

With effect from 1 May 2011, CIPRO is no more. The new Companies and Intellectual Property Commission has taken over the functions of both the Office of Companies and Intellectual Property Enforcement (OCIPE) and the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO).

In this article, Graham look at the changes that have happened and what this may mean for non-profit HOA companies. (reading time: ± 1 min)

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Absentee owners and tenants

Their impact on bodies corporate By Sayed Iqbal Mohamed

Certain types of absentee owners are the reason some bodies corporate are failing. More specifically, they bring into the scheme a category of tenants who contribute to the rapid deterioration of the entire delicate fabric of the sectional titles scheme.

In this article, Sayed Iqbal outlines his views of the different “types” of owners and their impact on bodies corporate, and a possible solution to the problems. (reading time: ± 1 min)

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Q&A with the Professor

Monthly Q&A By Prof Graham Paddock

This month, we cover the following topics in our Q&A section:

• AGM still required if scheme under administration?
• How to approve a solar geyser installation (reading time: ± 2 mins)

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Upcoming training

UCT (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management course
Course started: 20 June 2011 – late registrations still available
Be equipped to manage sectional title schemes according to the legal aspects of scheme management with this benchmark course.
Click here for further details on this course.

Home Owners’ Association Management course
Registrations close: 29 July 2011
Learn all about the legal aspects of home owners’ association (HOA) management.
Click here for further details on this course.