Schemes need reliable executives to work with their managing agents. People are becoming more conscious of their rights and more demanding of those who owe them duties. At the same time, society is becoming less polite. People revel in their ability to be highly assertive and initiate loud and sometimes brutal conflict at meetings, on…
Obligation of Sectional Title Schemes To Use The CSOS To Resolve Their Disputes And Collect Arrears In Heathrow Property Holdings v Manhattan Place Body Corporate, the judge examined a sectional title body corporate’s obligation to take disputes to the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) for resolution, rather than to the high court. He decided that taking…
The September 2021 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
How much does it cost, per square meter, to paint a 10 storey building? What is the expected life of a lift? What is the annual erosion rate of a sand dune situated beneath a boundary wall? How do you determine the structural integrity of a building foundation? How much does it cost to waterproof…
The August 2021 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
The Covid-19 pandemic, which has now been a feature of our lives for 18 months, continues to generate new controversies. People who by nature are orderly and conscientious – and that includes most managing agents and trustees – are usually prepared to accept restrictions of their freedoms. Their priority is to protect themselves, their families…
The July 2021 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
Originally published on www.theadvisory.co.za Einstein famously said: “the only source of knowledge is experience” and while I have the greatest respect for the historical figure, I have to respectfully disagree with him on this one. My reason for doing so? I have witnessed experience alone to be the achilles heel of too many managing agents…
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! Does the POPI Act apply to the presentation of the levy roll? Member’s question: Good day Paddocks, Please can you advise with the new POPI Act that came…
The June 2021 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
On 01 June 2021, the High Court (Western Cape Division, Cape Town), delivered a judgment in respect of an urgent application in which relief was sought in relation to the reasonableness of a body corporate’s conduct rule prohibiting short-term letting and the validity of the trustees’ decision to install a biometric access control system. Interestingly,…
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! How can trustees collect rental income from a tenant if the owner has overdue levies? Member’s question: Good day Paddocks, We have an owner who is in arrears…
When engaging with the students on our Paddocks UCT Scheme Manager – Sectional Title short course online forum recently, I noted the telltale signs of widespread panic among those who work as managing agents. The root cause of the distress appeared to be the fast-approaching deadline for schemes to become compliant with the POPI Act….
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! Pest control maintenance and responsibility Member’s question: Good day Paddocks, We have a sectional title scheme where there are a lot of issues regarding pest control and where…
The Protection of Personal Information Act (more commonly known as POPI Act) came into operation on 1 July 2020. A grace period of 1 year has been granted to all organisations to ensure compliance with the POPI Act, and the deadline of 30 June 2021 is fast approaching. This article is not a step-by-step guide…
