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Community Schemes Ombud Service: Independence and Training of Adjudicators

10 years ago

Background and Introduction The Community Schemes Ombud Service Act, 2011(the Act) has been signed by the President. It will however only become operational when the Regulations contemplated by section 29…

The Levy Clearance Certificate: The Body Corporate’s Cheap & Effective Weapon

10 years ago

Legal background The body corporate’s power to prevent the transfer of a unit if the selling owner owes any money to the body corporate, is contained in section Section 15B(3)(a)(i)(aa)…

Some Aspects on the Annual General Meeting

10 years ago

The body corporate is a juristic person that requires organs and agents to act on its behalf. It has two organs, namely the trustees and the the general meeting. The…

Q&A – 2015 05

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! Owner’s…

Paddocks Press – April 2015

10 years ago

The April 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Meet Zerlinda van der Merwe

10 years ago

In this video tutorial we introduce you to Zerlinda van der Merwe, who we have welcomed to the Paddocks team as a Specialist Community Schemes Consultant. Article reference: Paddocks Press:…

Special Levy Provision Time Line

10 years ago

Have trustees always had the right to call for a special levy? The provisions empowering the trustees of sectional title schemes to raise a special levy have come and gone…

Rules – Are they Constitutional?

10 years ago

Various types of rules regulate and affect many areas of life in a sectional title scheme. Aside from the model Management and Conduct rules prescribed in Annexures 8 and 9…

Governance Documentation in Homeowners’ Associations

10 years ago

A homeowners’ association (HOA) is a legal body in which the individual properties are exclusively owned, while the communal infrastructure and facilities are owned by the association. This communal property…

Q&A – 2015 04

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! Responsibility…

Many Voting digitally in a body corporate

10 years ago

By Gareth Quin Gathering consensus among homeowners has long been a difficult process for any communal residential environment. The nature of multiple owners living in an apartment block or gated…

Paddocks Press – March 2015

10 years ago

The March 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

CSOS: Doors to Open for Business Soon

10 years ago

The Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) has seen a steady influx of applications for dispute resolution, albeit the fact that it has not officially opened its doors for business. The…

Pet Stories

10 years ago

There are many problems with keeping pets in community schemes. We encounter them often on our various discussion forums and in our consulting business. This article is about joining a…

All Things “Special” in Sectional Title

10 years ago

I often receive questions on Facebook and on the Paddocks Club discussion forum relating to special general meetings, special resolutions and special levies. These three sectional title concepts are often…

Q&A – 2015 03

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! Voting…

Paddocks Press – February 2015

11 years ago

The February 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Does your Scheme Need Batman?

11 years ago

With the rise of the new MEGA Scheme comes a new world of possible problems… is Batman needed to restore or keep law and order? Not if your scheme has…

Holiday Renters versus Permanent Residents

11 years ago

In the month or so since the end of the holiday season we have had a number of queries about banning short term letting in sectional title schemes. It seems…

Power to the People – Empowering Bodies Corporate to Install Generators in Sectional Title Schemes

11 years ago

In this Carryn’s Corner contribution I would like to address an issue that is currently a much debated topic for all South Africans: Eskom’s “scheduled” load shedding and the interrupted…

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