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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…)

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 05

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…

Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011

13 years ago

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)

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

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…

New short courses for under R200

13 years ago

By the Newsletter team Managing schemes is a complex task, which requires a detailed knowledge of the Sectional Titles Act, the prescribed rules, a holistic understanding of the South African…

Meetings in a non-profit HOA company

13 years ago

By Anton Kelly Home owners’ associations that are non-profit companies must deliver the notice for a members’ meeting, such as the AGM, 15 business days before the meeting. Right, seems…

Fiduciary duties of HOA executives

13 years ago

By the Newsletter team Common law states that a Home Owners’ Association (HOA) executive has a special legal relationship to their HOA. They owe the HOA a duty of trust,…

Q&A with the Prof – 2012 03

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…

Perceived value of property

13 years ago

By Pierre Heistein Economic growth and poverty alleviation in South Africa could be helped by converting untitled land lived on by the poor into property rights for those who reside…

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