There is an argument that comes up regularly about sectional title owners installing mezzanine floors in their sections. One may well ask how there can be room for a mezzanine floor in a flat but there are plenty of higher-end apartments that have double volume living rooms and, of course, a section need not be…
By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Should dagga smoking be restricted to indoors? Member’s question: Hi there, I have been advised by an owner that there is a strong smell of dagga drifting in…
The November 2018 special edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
The Provincial Ombud for the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape, Maletsatsi Wotini, opened the proceedings and welcomed those present. Sindisiwe Ngxongo, the National Department of Human Settlements’ Acting Director General: Chief Operational Officer confirmed that the meeting was an attempt to address the reputational issues that have arisen and restore confidence in the Community Schemes…
The October 2018 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
This is the first article in a series of three articles, which will deal with the management of a sectional title scheme. We will first look at the financial management of a body corporate, followed by administrative and then physical management. The functions and powers of the body corporate, as set out in sections 3,…
It is unfortunate that the requests for assistance with removing a board of trustees’ chairperson from office seem to be flooding our inboxes here at Paddocks lately. While the sceptics among us may jump to the conclusion that these requests stem from an increasing number of chairpersons across the country breaching their fiduciary duties toward…
By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Over payment of levies Member’s question: Hi Ané, If an owner within a scheme has overpaid on his levies over a period of time, and as a result…
Topic: Can trustees be held liable for their decisions? Date: 7 October 2018 Interviewer: Africa Melane on 567 CapeTalk radio station During this interview, Zerlinda discusses the decisions taken by the trustees, and whether or not they can be held personally liable. Zerlinda also explains the importance of recusing oneself from certain decisions when they…
The September 2018 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
In the past 8 years, few topics have sparked as much debate as that of short-term letting. Since becoming the first African country to be represented on the popular Airbnb short-term letting platform in 2010, South Africa has added more than 40,000 active listings on the site, with more hosts signing up every day. As…
Over the last few weeks, we have been receiving numerous queries as to whether community schemes may withhold payment of levies to the Community Schemes Ombud Service (“the CSOS”). The answer is no, and this article will focus on the consequences of a community scheme’s failure to comply with the requirement of the payment of…
By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Selling exclusive use rights Member’s question: Hi Paddocks team, One of the owners in a Sectional Title Complex have exclusive use rights to a maids room allocated to…
There are a number of forms provided for community scheme managers and residents to use in various situations. Some must be used for routine statutory submissions to various authorities and some are used internally in the scheme, to apply for and grant consents or appoint representatives to attend meetings when the member is unable to…
