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Overview of the Community Scheme Ombud Service Bill, 2010

15 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock The Community Scheme Ombud Service Bill (the “Bill”) was recently approved by the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements. In terms of the Bill, “community schemes” include:…

A fair share of the levy

15 years ago

By Anton Kelly A rather large home owners’ association (HOA) has another HOA as a subsidiary, which in turn has a sectional title scheme as one of its subsidiaries. This…

Threat to the financial stability of home owners’ associations averted!

15 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock I am sure that all Paddocks Press readers know that an owner cannot transfer a unit in a sectional title scheme without first getting a clearance…

The trustees’ responsibilities relative to the audited financial statements

15 years ago

By Clint Riddin It is that time of year again, when many audit practices start auditing clients whose year-end is February. As the prescribed management rule in sectional title defaults…

Q&A with the Prof – 2011 03

15 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…

Meet Gerrie Scheepers

15 years ago

By the Newsletter Team Gerrie Scheepers is the CEO and executive director of Vision Properties, a property management, letting and sales company. Gerrie started working in the property industry in…

By Anton Kelly The Sectional Titles Act and the prescribed rules provide relatively complicated processes for certain operations. Getting everything right depends on a fairly comprehensive knowledge of the Act…

Paddocks Club

15 years ago

By the newsletter team Sectional title scheme executives often need support in carrying out their day-to-day scheme management duties. Members of community schemes regularly need assistance in establishing and enforcing…

The anatomy of a property bubble

15 years ago

By Pierre Heistein Property bubbles seem like strange things: if everyone wants to buy and build better property, why should this cause the prices and investments to crash? Using a…

Q&A with the Prof – 2011 02

15 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Petitions and controlling the managing agent Q1. We have received two weeks’ notice of our AGM and I would like to submit a petition signed by…

Stilus’ Santam Insurance

15 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Cash-flow Assurance as opposed to Levy Finance The type of insurance referred to in the Sectional Titles Act and the prescribed management rules is “indemnity insurance”.…

Sectional Titles Act management provisions amended

15 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Sectional Titles Amendment Act, No. 11 of 2010 was published as Notice No. 1172 in Government Gazette No. 33849 of 7 December 2010. Pages 4 to…

Personal liability of executives of home owners’ associations

15 years ago

By Anton Kelly It is unusual for executives of home owners’ associations (HOAs) to be held personally liable for a failure of the association to perform any of its obligations.…

An owner is not entitled to withhold levies

15 years ago

By Jennifer Paddock An owner is not entitled to withhold levies to set-off a debt she believes is owed to her by the body corporate. (more…)

Q&A with the Prof – 2011 01

15 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Time and date of AGMQ1. Does the AGM agenda and time change if only one owner in a 140-unit complex asks for it to? (more…)

Meet Jennifer Gerhard

15 years ago

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…

Dealing with insurance claims

15 years ago

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…

Creating a home owners’ association

15 years ago

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…

Meet Nohlene Kieck: The sectional title chartered accountant

15 years ago

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…

Create a garden path with pavers

15 years ago

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…

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