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Passing a Special Resolution could be easier than you thought!

15 years ago

The reality is that in schemes where there are no particular financial problems, attendance at general meetings tends to be poor. Prescribed management rule (“PMR”) 58 takes this eventuality into…

Taking Action Against The Developer

15 years ago

In new sectional title developments, the first purchasers of apartments in the building usually buy their properties “off-plan” from the developer,as the actual buildings are not yet in existence at…

Dealing with Spalling Concrete

15 years ago

A friend of mine was recently looking to buy a sectional title unit on the Atlantic Seaboard in Cape Town. After many Sundays of viewing apartments and searching on the…

Leaking Balconies in Sectional Title Schemes

15 years ago

Sectional title living often sees people living above and below each other. This means that when there is a leak in a first floor or higher section, the section below…

Condensation

15 years ago

The condensation of water vapour leads to dampness, and as we all know, dampness is nothing but bad news. In this article I will be outlining the condensation process in…

The Three P’s: Pets, Parking and difficult People

15 years ago

By Jennifer Paddock Pets, parking and difficult people are possibly the three most contentious issues in sectional title living. In this article we will look into each issue, the laws…

The Power of Trustees

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15 years ago

There is a common misconception amongst sectional title owners that the trustees of the body corporate are more important than the ordinary members of the body corporate, with the chairperson…

Apartment ownership in the Netherlands

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15 years ago

The Netherlands government tackles insufficient provision for future maintenance costs and ensures scheme information is generally available. Apartment ownership has been a feature of the Netherlands legal system since 1951.…

Wood, Insects and Fungus

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15 years ago

Do the words Hylotrupes Bajulus, Oxypleuris Nodieri , Anobium Punctatum , Lyctus Brunneus ,Bostrycidae, Phoracantha, Stenocellis Hylostoides, Nicobium Castaniun, Ondontotermes Badius , Macrotermes swaziae, Ernobius Molus or Xylocopidae mean anything…

What is “Fractional Ownership” in Sectional Title schemes?

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15 years ago

The Concept Fractional means “being a part / fraction of a whole ”. So “fractional ownership” should mean “part ownership” and, in the context of real property, “part ownership of…

Buying a property in a sectional title scheme

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15 years ago

When buying an apartment in a sectional title scheme, is it necessary to be more careful when you sign on the dotted line than you would have to be if…

Sectional Title Bookkeeping course workshop photo

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15 years ago

Paddocks in association with Clint Riddin presented the Sectional Title Bookkeeping Course workshop in Johannesburg on the 14th and 15th of October 2009. We had a great interactive group of…

Sectional Title Proxies

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15 years ago

All votes at general meetings in sectional title schemes can be cast either personally or by proxy. In this article we spell out the law in respect of proxies appointed…

Quorums and the Value of Votes: Proposed Changes to Prescribed Management Rules 53, 57 And 64

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15 years ago

By Charles Baker I was recently requested to chair the Annual General Meeting of a local KwaZulu‐Natal sectional title body corporate. The members wanted a reliable and independent person to…

Trustees Need to Take A Closer Look at Fidelity Cover

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16 years ago

By Mike Addison Recently, the question of fidelity cover has arisen on the STO website and others. Here follows more or less what our thinking is in terms of insuring…

Trust money, trust accounts and managing agents – what are the basic rules?

17 years ago

By Dr Gerhard Jooste Over the years Managing Agents have developed two basic ways in which they manage the trust money of their clients. Some have created individual current accounts…

The Power of Trustees

Apartment ownership in the Netherlands

Wood, Insects and Fungus

What is “Fractional Ownership” in Sectional Title schemes?

Buying a property in a sectional title scheme

Sectional Title Bookkeeping course workshop photo

Sectional Title Proxies

Quorums and the Value of Votes: Proposed Changes to Prescribed Management Rules 53, 57 And 64

Trustees Need to Take A Closer Look at Fidelity Cover

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