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Use restrictions in sectional title schemes

11 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

11 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

11 years ago

The September 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Unpacking geyser maintenance and cost responsibilities

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 years ago

The August 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Advantages of Arbitration

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 years ago

The July 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Some Aspects on the Annual General Meeting – Part Three

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 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…

Paddocks Press – June 2015

11 years ago

The June 2015 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.

Body Corporate Insurance & Trustees

11 years ago

If you are a trustee in a sectional title scheme, I strongly recommend that you consider – for your own personal interest – the following two questions: 1. Do you…

The Developer’s Reserved Right

11 years ago

Paddocks have been presenting at the Estate Agency Affairs Board (“EAAB”) Continuous Professional Development (“CPD”) workshops currently being held across the country, and a question that has been raised on…

No Reason to Delay!

11 years ago

We will shortly begin the 20th presentation of the UCT Sectional Title Schemes Management course; the first presentation started in December 2005 and 2065 students have been trained so far.…

Some Aspects on the Annual General Meeting – Part Two

11 years ago

In the last Carryn’s Corner Contribution I discussed some important aspects on the annual general meeting (“the AGM”). Some of the topics included when the AGM is to be held;…

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