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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…)

Paddocks Club – The growing community

13 years ago

By Kate Blake Paddocks Club has been in operation since January 2011 and we are so proud of this initiative. The Club, which is headed by Prof Graham Paddock, was…

Are exit levies taxable?

13 years ago

By Clint Riddin In recent issues of Paddocks Press we visited the new Interpretation Note 64, which deals in detail with how SARS taxes a property community scheme. A new…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 08

13 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of two of the questions on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community…

Solving disputes with neighbours in sectional title schemes

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly Principles contained in the Sectional Titles Act, and the prescribed rules, show us paths to follow to achieve certain objectives but sometimes without detailing the steps.…

The Consumer Protection Act and Managing Agents

13 years ago

by Dr Gerhard Jooste The Consumer Protection Act (more…)

Making fines stick in community schemes

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly The executives in many sectional title schemes and home owners’ associations (HOAs) use fines as a way of discouraging rule breaking by members or residents. At first…

What happens when the owner of a sectional title unit dies?

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly When a person dies, the Master of the High Court appoints a trustee to wind up their estate. This involves paying any outstanding debts, realising any assets…

Retaining walls vs boundary walls

13 years ago

By Bruce Gibson In a recent incident at one of our client’s properties, a retaining wall collapsed. A claim was lodged, however, the insurers declined the body corporate’s claim for…

Qualification for service as an executive in a Home Owners’ Association

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly Recently we wrote about the fiduciary duty of trustees and directors of Home Owners’ Associations (HOAs). This duty is a duty of care and skill and it…

Graham Paddock releases two keenly anticipated books

13 years ago

By the Newsletter team Graham Paddock, a specialist sectional title and home owners’ association lawyer and author of the immensely successful Sectional Title Survival Manual, has released two new books…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 07

13 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of two of the questions on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 06

13 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of two of the questions on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community…

Preparing sectional title AGM documents

13 years ago

Every week, Graham records a short video tutorial for Paddocks Club members that highlights common issues. This edition of Paddocks Press Newsletter, we would like to share the following video…

Taxation of community schemes by SARS (Part 3)

13 years ago

By Clint Riddin In our third and final article, we look at a practical example of the application of SARS’ new Interpretation Note 64 (ID 64). (more…)

Breach of fiduciary duties of HOA executives

13 years ago

By the Newsletter team Conflict, unfortunately, has a distinct habit of arising in social settings. The setting of a Home Owners’ Association (“HOA”) is no different. (more…)

Trustees removing unauthorised additions to the common property

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly The prescribed rules made under the Sectional Titles Act are quite specific that section owners are not allowed to interfere with the common property. (more…)

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