Paddocks Press – August 2019
The August 2019 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
Two wrongs don’t make a right
One of the most frustrating tasks some trustees and managing agents have to tackle, is the situation where the body corporate finds itself in financial difficulty as a direct result of some of its members failing, and/or refusing to pay their contributions (commonly referred to as “levies’). It is from this place of frustration that…
CSOS and your scheme’s rules
This article will focus on the role played by the Community Schemes Ombud Service (“the Service”) in regulating, monitoring and controlling community scheme governance documentation. In terms of section 4(c) of the CSOS Act, one of the functions that the Service must fulfill is to regulate, monitor and control the quality of all sectional titles…
Q&A – 2019 08
By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Who must open a new scheme’s administration fund account? Member’s question: Good day Paddock Team, With the establishment of a new sectional title scheme, who opens the administrative…
Paddocks Press – July 2019
The July 2019 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
Build a Braai – consider this before you give your neighbour the green light.
As South Africans we are incredibly passionate about our braais. It is evident in our social calendars, our meal planning, and certainly our homes. When selling a home these days a braai is advertised with as much enthusiasm as an en-suite bathroom or double garage and has certainly overtaken pools as the “must-have” item in…
Sectional title final warning for noise: What should you do?
So you live in a sectional title unit, and suddenly you get a message from the managing agent or trustees saying your family is making too much noise. The message is headed “Final Warning” and says you have broken the scheme’s rules. If it happens again, you will be fined. The complaint may relate to…
Q&A – 2019 07
By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Owner’s dog bit another’s dog: Must the body corporate get involved? Member’s question: Good day Paddock Team, We have an incident at one of the Sectional Title Schemes,…
Paddocks Press – June 2019
The June 2019 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
The short-term rental revolution
This article will take a closer look at the global home short-term rental revolution, why so many community schemes in South Africa are fighting to stop it and why their efforts may be in vain. It all started with the growth of the sharing economy, which has exploded over the past decade and disrupted many…
Resolutions in sectional title schemes – Part 2
Previously we published a list of all the resolutions that can be taken in a sectional title scheme. The list identified the type of resolution required for specific purposes and set out the level of consensus necessary to take each resolution. However, there can be specific conditions that apply in addition to the level of…
Q&A – 2019 06
By the Paddocks Club team Below are examples of two questions on the Paddocks Club discussion forum, to show you what is available to our Community members! Snoring: Breach of conduct rules? Member’s question: Good afternoon, We have a tenant who resides in a sectional title complex. The managing agents have had complaints from his…
Paddocks Press – May 2019
The May 2019 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
But I didn’t agree to that!
Following the attention the concept of special levies has enjoyed in the media over the past few weeks, the question on every sectional title unit owner’s lips seems to be: “If I did not agree to a special levy being raised, how can the body corporate possibly add this additional amount to my levy statement?”…
Resolutions in sectional title schemes – Part 1
There is often confusion about what level of body corporate consensus is required for certain decisions. Some years ago, Jennifer Paddock assembled a list of resolutions taken by the body corporate and by the trustees, and I thought it worth doing the same by creating an updated list in terms of the Sectional Titles Schemes…