Community Scheme Management Community scheme management refers to the management of residential, commercial, and industrial properties by a group of owners who have formed a community scheme. These schemes typically involve a variety of tasks, including managing the...
How the Community Schemes Ombud Service can help you deal with ‘nuisance behaviour’ Living in a community housing scheme can be exciting when it involves getting to know close neighbours from different places and backgrounds and their diverse perceptions and...
Who pays?! Article by: Jennifer Paddock This is the crux of most of the questions we get from our members of Paddocks Club. As many of you already know, the general rules are that the body corporate pays for common property expenses and owners pay expenses associated...
Are you making this mistake when proposing special or unanimous resolutions? I recently received notice for two meetings called by a body corporate of which I am a member. The email to which the agendas and supporting documentation for these meetings were attached,...
Resolutions are required to authorise trustee actions The 2021 KwaZulu-Natal high court appeal case of Zikalala v Selma Court Body Corporate and another (Case No. AR255/2020, available from www.saflii.org) dealt with several important issues. This case will be best...
Everything you need to know about paying levies Most buyers who are considering a Sectional Title property know by now that they should first check how much the monthly levy is and what it covers before making an offer to purchase. However, they should also ask for a...
Barking dogs in complex | What can I do about the noise? A new symptom of the Covid-19 crisis and work-from-home business model is plaguing residents in community housing schemes like sectional title complexes and residential estates - barking dogs. BBM Law director...
What is the Maintenance, repair and replacement plan (10 year plan)? The Maintenance, repair and replacement plan is a detailed schedule of expected maintenance for the scheme over the next 10 years. The plan is drawn up by the Scheme Executives, who may make use of...
Useful Sectional Title terms Residential Sectional Title Scheme A residential building or group of buildings where owners own "sections" of the building. Example: Block of flats or apartments; Townhouse Scheme. Section The internal space of the unit consisting of the...
Contravening municipal by-laws | When is noise just noise and not a nuisance? We all live in a world of noise. Our cities reverberate with the cacophony of urban development, construction and traffic - music filtering from bars and restaurants, ringtones, taxis...