Amending scheme rules step by step
By Jennifer Paddock There are two types of rules prescribed under the regulations to the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (the Act) – management and conduct rules. These rules are generally…
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Geysers
By Rob Paddock Hiss, gush, splash, squelch…. These four sounds are every home owner’s nightmare. When I was young, our geyser burst the night before our family home went…
Q&A with the Prof – 2010 09
By Prof Graham Paddock QuestionPlease help me urgently. I am chairperson on a body corporate where the previous trustees and chairperson “resolved”, without seeking the owners’ permission, that a farewell…
Candice Jooste – Our coordinating queen
By the Newsletter Team Candice Jooste has been looking after Paddocks students since 2008. She was initially part of the marketing team, and became the first official Course Coordinator. Since…
Meet Alison Hagemann
By the Newsletter Team Alison Hagemann is a long-time Paddocks student – she studied the University of Cape Town (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management course in 2007, the Paddocks Sectional…
Who pays for balcony waterproofing repairs?
By Steve Broekmann Balconies are one of life’s little luxuries. They’re mostly a delight – great for a braai or to sit outside for a drink. But problems can arise,…
Trustee nominations and election
By Jennifer Paddock Prescribed management rule (“PMR”) 7 requires nominations by owners for the election of trustees at any annual general meeting (“AGM”) to be given in writing, accompanied by…
Online marketing for the property business
By Anna Malczyk The property business is a high-risk, high-profit industry that is very competitive – and anyone working in it should take every chance to get ahead. However, many…
Home owners’ associations are not the same as sectional title schemes
By Anton Kelly There seems to be some confusion of late as to the differences between home owners’ associations and sectional title schemes. Sectional title is a legal arrangement in…
Sectional Title investor tips
By Rob Paddock There are a number of different motivations for purchasing a sectional title unit as an investment. Are you investing for capital growth or rental returns? Perhaps…
Q&A with Jennifer Paddock – 2010 08
By Jennifer Paddock Contravening the conduct rules Q1: Please advise whether fines or penalties for contravention of the conduct rules can be imposed for persistent transgressors. (more…)
Mandy Paddock – The office mum
By the Newsletter Team Mandy Paddock is the wife of Prof Graham Paddock and the mother to Paddocks managing directors Sam and Rob. In many ways, literal and figurative, she…
Meet Shan Rampersad
By the Newsletter Team Shan Rampersad, the manager of the Durban sectional title department at Trafalgar Property Management, took a few minutes out of his day to tell us a…
Capital of nature or capital punishment
By Clint Riddin The term capital in accounting terminology usually refers to expenditure which relates to purchasing or investing in or acquiring property, plant or equipment which is then used…
Light at the end of the energy efficiency tunnel
By Rob Paddock It has been a bitterly cold winter. The temperatures have regularly been on the wrong side of freezing, and the sun has generally set by the…
The challenges of sectional title in the low-cost sector
By Sayed Iqbal Mohamed There are certain challenges common to all sectional title owners, irrespective of their social or financial status. Management, maintenance, co-operative environment, levies and rules all require…
Q&A with Jennifer Paddock – 2010 07
By Jennifer Paddock AGM meetings notesQ1: Is it enough to send notices via email for annual general meetings and special general meetings or must it be by post even though…
Disqualifications from voting in sectional title meetings
By Jennifer Paddock Owner meetingsThe right to vote is one of the normal consequences of membership of an association. An owner of a unit in a sectional title scheme is…
Meet Tracey du Plessis
By the Newsletter Team Tracey du Plessis, a portfolio manager at Constantia Sectional Title Management and veteran Paddocks student, came upon her sectional title career by chance – and after…
Proposed legislative amendments to the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act
By Peter Newmarch Recent proposed legislative amendments to the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act are set to impact on how sectional title developers, owners and bodies corporates undertake certain actions.…
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