By the Newsletter Team Jennifer Gerhard, a portfolio manager for Holiday Plett, a property management company, has over 20 years of experience in the property industry – yet she still…
By Mike Addison Dealing with insurance claims is often one of the most misunderstood areas in sectional title and very quickly leads to conflict and unpleasantness. Knowing the basics and…
By Anton Kelly Most new residential properties in South Africa are developed either as a sectional title scheme or as a home owners’ association. Complexes, gated villages and cluster…
By the Newsletter Team Nohlene Kieck, who lives in Ruimsig, is a qualified chartered accountant and a partner at Lund & Kieck, an audit practice. She started her career at…
By Rob Paddock When portions of your scheme’s common property garden become informal pathways, the grass doesn’t have a chance to grow and the water never drains properly. What…
By Jennifer Paddock Although a body corporate is a legal entity capable of entering into contracts with both legal and natural persons, it is not a natural person itself and…
By Prof Graham Paddock Proof that body corporate is under administrationQ1. In terms of section 46 of the Sectional Titles Act, where a body corporate has been placed under administration…
By Neil de Goede Rule 64(a) in Annexure 8 (the Prescribed Management Rules) made under the Regulations to the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 is a powerful weapon in…
By Andre De Waal When you buy into a sectional title complex it’s different from buying a standalone house and likewise the insurance for a sectional title complex is complex…
By Anton Kelly What does Century City, home to Ratanga Junction theme park and Canal Walk, one of the biggest shopping malls in Africa, have in common with the…
By Prof Graham Paddock An interesting provision in the standard “Community Statement” prescribed under the Commonhold legislation (England and Wales’ version of sectional titles) is that the association can secure…
By the Newsletter Team Carmel David is currently completing the Sectional Title Scheme Management course and will be attending the Johannesburg workshop this week. She took a moment out of…
By Rob Paddock These days, developers of sectional title schemes generally opt for open underground parking, as opposed to the individual ground level garages of days gone by.For owners in…
By Jennifer Paddock Balcony enclosure is a troublesome subject in sectional title. When trustees are considering a balcony enclosure application, they should go through the following questions and take into…
By Prof Graham Paddock Voting in layered scheme Q1. I own a unit where there are 260 units. There are approximately 60 units that are semi-attached homes. These units have…
By The Paddocks Club Team Below are examples of two questions on the Discussion Forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members! Trees…
By Prof Graham Paddock Problems with development not selling well Q1. We bought a home in a complex of six units almost a year ago. We are the only occupants…
By the Newsletter Team From pro golfer to sectional title manager: Craig Pape has recently undergone an interesting career change. Here, he shares a bit about this dramatic shift, his…
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