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September 2010 (Volume 5, Issue 9)
Dear Paddocks Press Fan,
Graham P.S. The University of Cape Town (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management course registrations are now open. Click here to learn more. 
STSM and CSOS Bills
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Why do they need to be separated?
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On the second occasion when the Department of Human Settlements Portfolio Committee deliberated on the STSM Bill, the first question to be addressed was the reason why this Bill needs to be separate from the CSOS Bill.
The two bills exist for fundamentally different purposes. The STSM Bill can be compared to the Share Blocks Control Act in that it regulates the management and control of a particular type of community scheme, whereas the CSOS Bill seeks to ensure the cost-effective resolution of disputes and good governance in all community schemes. (reading time: ± 2 mins)
Electricity bills for sectional title
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Are you prepared for the increase?
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A regular Paddocks Press reader, Sara McMath, has drawn to our attention serious issues she and other ESCOM users are facing in some sectional title complexes. Sara says that the problem is that many complexes' electricity bills are charged as a single unit and thus the highest per-unit tariff applies.
The application to arrange for a special sectional title tariff must be made before the end of September 2010. (reading time: ± 2 mins)
M.D. Mitchell v Die Beheerliggaam RNS Mansions
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Simplifying a compounded issue
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Levy defaulters and their legal representatives often contest the liability to pay compound interest on arrear levies. They dispute their liability on the basis that compound interest can only be raised where agreement between the parties or statutory provision to that effect exist.
According to Neil, the High Court has now given the body corporate and levy debtors an unequivocal answer in its ruling.
In this article, Neil looks at the judgment of the case in question and provides some insight into what this means for sectional titles. (reading time: 1 min)
Monthly student
profile
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Alison Hagemann
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Alison Hagemann is a long-time Paddocks student – she studied the UCT Sectional Title Scheme Management course in 2007, the Paddocks Sectional Title Bookkeeping course in 2009 and is currently doing the Paddocks Home Owners’ Association Management course. She took a bit of time out to tell us about her work and view on life. (reading time: ±1 min)
Amending scheme rules step by step
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Jen’s 8-step recipe for making rules at meetings
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There are two types of rules prescribed under the regulations to the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (the Act) – management and conduct rules. These rules are generally applicable to all sectional title schemes, but do not cater for the peculiarities of every scheme and therefore the Act makes provision for their amendment.
This article sets out, step by step, the correct legal procedure to follow when amending scheme rules by taking a resolution at a meeting. (reading time: ±1 min)
Geysers
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Maintenance
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When I was young, our geyser burst the night before our family home went on show for the first time. I still remember looking up at the water pouring through the ceiling boards and wondering what contraption could possibly cause so much damage. The good news is that the house sold. The bad news (20 years later) is that the geysers are still generally housed in the attic and still burst at the most inconvenient times.
In this article, I hope to explain what a geyser is, how it works and a few things you should look out for. (reading time: ±2 mins)
Q&A with the Professor
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Monthly Q&A
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This month, Prof Paddock helps out a concerned chairperson with regards to a farewell gift.
Question: I am chairperson on a body corporate where the previous trustees and chairperson “resolved”, without seeking the owners' permission, that a farewell gift of R57,000 should be paid to the caretaker as a thank you for 17 years of service… I can’t find a definite part of the Act that says we have to pay this money out, but I also can't find anything that says we don't have to pay it out. (reading time: ± 1min)
Upcoming training courses
UCT (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management course
Registrations close: 26 November 2010
Be equipped to manage schemes according to the legal aspects of scheme management with this benchmark course.
Click here for further details on this
course.
2011 course dates to be confirmed.
