Q&A – 2013 10
By The Paddocks Club Team Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…
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National Association of Managing Agents: Indaba
By NAMA “Evolution of Sectional Title – 3rd Generation” (more…)
Special levies – What for? Who decides? Who pays?
By Anton Kelly Most people who buy sectional title units understand very little about the liabilities and responsibilities unique to this kind of property ownership – until they encounter…
Who actually decides on the levy increase?
By Anton Kelly A common complaint in sectional title schemes is that the trustees increased the levy by XYZ ridiculous percentage. But is this in fact the case? How is…
Q&A – 2013 09
By The Paddocks Club Team Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…
Q&A – 2013 08
By The Paddocks Club Team Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…
Body corporate trustees and managing agents make or break sectional title developments
By Paul Henry The success or failure of sectional title schemes today is dependent to a large extent on the body corporate trustees and their managing agents. However, this simple…
Does a body corporate have a vote for a unit it owns?
By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock The Sectional Titles Act, 1986, allows a body corporate to purchase a unit when this is essential for the proper fulfillment of its duties. The…
Pre-paid meters in sectional tile schemes
By Anton Kelly One of the major financial problems encountered by many sectional titles schemes these days is the recovery of services costs. Quite simply, owners and tenants just don’t…
Communication between Managing Agents, trustees and owners
By Andrew Schaefer Based on 10 years of experience and numerous case studies, I find that regular, transparent and targeted communication, facilitated by trustees and directors, is a critical success…
Tampering with the minutes of meetings? Believe it or not, it happens!
By Anton Kelly Sectional title schemes are mini democracies. The Sectional Titles Act and prescribed rules codify the principles of the common law of co-ownership. One of those principles…
Q&A with the Prof – 2013 07
By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…
Steps to becoming a managing agent
By Greer Moore-Barnes Setting up your own Managing Agency company (more…)
The Tenant-landlord-body corporate triangle
By Anton Kelly Many, many sectional titles units are bought as investments and the sections occupied by tenants – I wonder what the proportion is? (more…)
Q&A with the Prof – 2013 06
By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…
Battered Rule 31, the most significant of the prescribed management rules?
By Anton Kelly Prescribed management rule (PMR) 31 is the rule that gives the detail of how the provisions of section 37, that deal with general and special contributions, must…
Tribute to Gerhard Jooste
By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock The National Association of Managing Agents of South Africa (NAMA) has been in existence for 12 years. Before it was formed, there were regional associations,…
Q&A with the Prof – 2013 05
By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…
Sectional title insurance advice
By Mike Addison Sectional Title Insurance policies typically renew annually, and most premiums are collected by monthly debit order. This means that once a year, an insurance advisor or broker…
Preventing fires in sectional title schemes
By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock The Sectional Titles Act, 1986, includes under the functions of bodies corporate an obligation to insure the building or buildings in a scheme and to…
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