The prescribed management and conduct rules contained in Annexure 8 and 9 of the Regulations made under the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 (“the Act”) need not apply in…
One of the functions of a sectional title body corporate is to maintain the common property, including common property machinery, plant (in the machinery context), fixtures and fittings. This provision…
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! Electrical…
We have often been asked whether non-members of a scheme may be nominated and elected as trustees. Prescribed Management Rule (“PMR”) 5 provides that a trustee must not be required…
Reasoning behind use restrictions Sectional title schemes are community schemes: communities of residents, retailers, business people or even manufacturers. The members joined the community because of its nature, so this…
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! Use…
There is an inevitability about the cost of geyser maintenance and replacement: the owner concerned is liable for anything the body corporate’s insurer does not pay! It’s useful to understand…
We often categorise the issues we experience in sectional title schemes as the “three ‘P’s’ of sectional title living”, namely pets, parking and people, which are more often than not,…
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! Conduct…
PMR 71 sets out a procedure for the determination of disputes by arbitration in sectional title schemes. Any dispute between the body corporate and an owner, or between owners, arising…
Introduction to HOA A home owners’ association (HOA) is fundamentally a community scheme in which the association manages a collective of individually owned conventional properties. In almost all HOAs the…
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! The…
In my previous Carryn’s Corner contribution I discussed some important aspects on the annual general meeting (“the AGM”). This included the quorum requirements and the chairperson, where I covered Prescribed…
Residents in community schemes have many of the same property related problems as residents in traditional suburban homes, but they can be exacerbated by neighbours’ closer physical proximity. Noise, tobacco…
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