The Consumer Protection Act and Managing Agents
by Dr Gerhard Jooste The Consumer Protection Act (more…)
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Making fines stick in community schemes
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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…)
Q&A with the Prof – 2012 05
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…
Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011
By Sivannah Padayachee The Sectional Titles Schemes Management (STSM) Act 8 of 2011 was gazetted and signed by the President in June 2011 and this Act will come into operation…
Taxation of community schemes by SARS (Part 2)
By Clint Riddin We continue to look at the taxation of community schemes in terms of SARS’ new Interpretation Note 64, which has replaced SARS’ Practice Note 8 – the…
Building on common property in sectional title
By Anton Kelly If a group of owners wish to build on a common property, what are the steps required to make this happen? For example, what would happen…
Paddocks training calendar
As you know, Paddocks is a specialist training firm and offer presents training courses throughout South Africa. Please contact emma@paddocks.co.za should you have any queries. (more…)
Community scheme meetings
By Anton Kelly One of the most consistent complaints we hear from managing agents and people serving as trustees concerns “owner apathy”. They say it can be nearly impossible to…
Taxation of community schemes by SARS
By Clint Riddin As explained in a previous article, the term community schemes includes a body corporate, home owners association, shareblock scheme, retirement scheme and any form of scheme which…
Q&A with the Prof – 2012 04
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…
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