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How to allow owners to maintain common property

10 years ago

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…

Q&A – 2015 11

10 years ago

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…

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10 years ago

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Paddocks Press – October 2015

10 years ago

The October 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Trustees – from nomination to termination

10 years ago

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…

Use restrictions in sectional title schemes

10 years ago

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…

Q&A – 2015 10

10 years ago

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…

Paddocks Press – September 2015

10 years ago

The September 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Unpacking geyser maintenance and cost responsibilities

10 years ago

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…

Parking: How far are trustees allowed to go

10 years ago

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,…

Q&A – 2015 09

10 years ago

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…

Paddocks Press – August 2015

10 years ago

The August 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Advantages of Arbitration

10 years ago

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…

Aspects of New HOAs the Initial Buyers Should Know

10 years ago

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…

Q&A – 2015 08

10 years ago

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…

Paddocks Press – July 2015

10 years ago

The July 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Some Aspects on the Annual General Meeting – Part Three

10 years ago

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…

Tree Problems in Sectional Title Schemes

10 years ago

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…

Q&A – 2015 07

10 years ago

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! Tuck…

Exclusive Use Areas – A few of your Queries Answered

10 years ago

As I mentioned last month, Paddocks have been presenting at the Estate Agency Affairs Board (“EAAB”) Continuous Professional Development (“CPD”) workshops, currently being held across the country. Whilst taking questions…

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