AN OWNER sells a unit. The trustees know that some of the owner’s building works are not approved. These may be in an exclusive use area or on the common property. They may also be unauthorised lofts, roof decks or other alterations to the exterior of a section. Can the trustees or managing agent issue…
Recovering money from people can certainly be challenging. It is therefore not surprising that trustees and managing agents alike prefer to add contributions and charges payable by members directly to what we in practice commonly refer to as their “levy account” or “levy statement”. One of the obvious reasons for this is that it gives…
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! Installation of air conditioner on outside wall Member’s question: Good day Paddocks, If an owner wants to install an air conditioner on the outside of their unit (common…
A High Court judgment that examines, among other issues, a body corporate’s right to insist on actual payment before issuing a clearance certificate for transfer, the effect of a magistrates’ court judgment on its claim, the need for taxation of legal collection costs and the use of the services of the Community Schemes Ombud Service…
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.
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…
The March 2021 edition of Paddocks Press is now available.
One of the primary complaints received from owners in sectional title schemes around the country is, “My levies are too high, what can I do?” In order to understand why levies can be considered “too high”, we first need to understand why levies, or contributions, are necessary in the first place. Please note that…
It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed previously unimaginable stress on our country’s economy and its people. The owners of units in sectional title schemes are certainly not exempt from this grim reality and therefore bodies corporate are increasingly facing a situation where their members are falling behind with the payment of their…
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! Can a body corporate withhold a levy clearance certificate for levies due on another unit? Member’s question: Good day Paddocks, Can a body corporate withhold a levy clearance…
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…
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…
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,…
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?”…
