IT and sectional title scheme management
By Anton Kelly When two or more people share ownership of property, what laws regulate their interactions concerning that property? The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (the Act) codifies the…
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Q&A – 2014 03
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!…
The Rental Housing Act and House Rules
By Sayed Iqbal Mohamed A lease establishes a contractual relationship between the tenant and the landlord, to the exclusion of all other parties. One of the major challenges is to…
Invalid trustee consent
By Anton Kelly In our experience, most permissions given by trustees are not valid. The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (“the Act”) and the prescribed rules specify that trustee consent is…
Application of the Debt Collectors Act to Managing Agency
By Prof Graham Paddock For some time there has been confusion as to whether managing agents must register with the Council for Debt Collectors and operate a separate trust account…
Q&A – 2014 02
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!…
Can sectional title owners change all the trustees between AGMs?
By Anton Kelly The answer this question is: “Yes, in theory”. (more…)
Paddocks welcomes Carryn Melissa Durham
By The Paddocks Press Team Paddocks is excited to welcome a new member to the legal team, Carryn Melissa Durham. We sat down with Carryn recently to ask her…
VAT relative to HOAs and bodies corporate – Updated
By Clint Riddin We have previously written about why a home owners’ association, whether a non-profit company or by virtue of a constitution, needed to register as a VAT vendor…
The Carrot and Stick Approach: Early Levy Payment Discounts
By Prof Graham Paddock “Carrot and Stick Approach” is a term used to refer to a policy of both offering a reward and threatening a punishment to persuade a person…
Q&A – 2014 01
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 12
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!…
Common property maintenance versus improvement and their authorisation
By Anton Kelly As with some other aspects of sectional title scheme management, the distinction between maintenance of and improvement to the common property is not always crystal clear.…
Slip and Fall Injuries – Trustees beware!
By Mike Addison “The body corporate is in virtually the same position as landlord, hotel owner or shopkeeper, who by virtue of his or her control over property, has a…
Exclusive use – the technicalities and what they mean for owners
By Anton Kelly The concept of exclusive use in sectional title schemes is not always clearly understood and it should be, for three very good reasons. Firstly it is…
Q&A – 2013 11
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!…
Mystrata and Paddocks announce South African partnership
Press release Global technology company, Mystrata, announced today that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Paddocks, an online training and consultancy company for the sectional title and home…
New course designed for sectional title trustees
By Paddocks Registration is open now for the Sectional Title Trustee Training course to be offered online starting 4 November 2013 by Paddocks Trustees are the elected representatives of the…
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!…
National Association of Managing Agents: Indaba
By NAMA “Evolution of Sectional Title – 3rd Generation” (more…)
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