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Occupational Health & Safety: Mandatory or money-making gimmick?

12 years ago

By Jacques Maree As the winter season is fast approaching, many sectional title bodies corporate are franticly scurrying around in order to finalise major maintenance projects. The rainy season…

Choosing a good managing agent

12 years ago

By Anton Kelly Sectional titles schemes are mini democracies, run by elected executives who themselves often delegate some or many of their functions to managing agents. (more…)

Levies on an equal “per owner” basis

13 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Over many years of giving sectional title advice, I have seen a persistent theme of schemes charging levies on an equal “pro rata” basis, either for…

Property’s unique investment characteristics

13 years ago

By Pierre Heistein Before deciding to invest money in property you need to ask the most basic of questions: why are you doing it? Is it to make money, or…

Q&A with the Prof – 2013 01

13 years ago

By 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! (more…)

End of Transition Period for compliance with new Companies Act

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly The new Companies Act came into force on 1 May 2011. All of the new Act’s provisions to do with directors’ duties, conduct and liability, members’ rights…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 12

13 years ago

By 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! (more…)

Sectional Title Templates Book

13 years ago

By the Newsletter team Graham Paddock has completed a new book – the Sectional Title Templates Book – that is expected to be available to the general public mid-January 2013.…

Water damage seeping into downstairs flat

13 years ago

By Bruce Gibson The intention of the Sectional Title policy is to insure the buildings/structures relevant to the body corporate, as required by Prescribed Management Rule 29 of the Act.…

Member directives to executives in Home Owners’ Associations

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly Owners in sectional titles schemes don’t always realise that, as a group, they can tell the trustees how to deal with a specific issue. Both the Act…

What can an owner achieve by attending the AGM?

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly A certain sports club holds its AGM directly after the annual fun competition that just about all the members like to take part in. Why? Because…

Insurance payouts in damaged schemes

13 years ago

By Brian Addison Section 37(1)(h) – “Functions of the Body Corporate” directs that the trustees, acting on behalf of the Body Corporate, must apply any insurance money received by it,…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 11

13 years ago

By 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! (more…)

Developers right to extend scheme

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly Most large property developments are built in “phases”. This methodology has obvious time and financial advantages for the developers and allows owners and tenants, especially in commercial…

New plumbing certificate of compliance

13 years ago

By Larry Berger The City of Cape Town has finally gazetted a new Property Sales by-law that is now in effect. Just like the Electrical Certificate of Compliance (COC), a…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 10

13 years ago

By 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! (more…)

2012 Proposed Amendments to the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 explained

13 years ago

By Kate Blake, in consultation with Graham Paddock. The 2012 Proposed Amendments to the Sectional Titles Act, 1986, were made available for comment earlier this month; although the period for…

How private is your section after all?

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly One of the fundamental rights of property ownership is the right to control who comes onto your property. But like many other rights, this right is…

PMR 31 and special levies

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly We have realised over the past few weeks that there seems to be some confusion surrounding the use of the Sectional Titles Act and the prescribed management…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 09

13 years ago

By 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! (more…)

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