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...
Why you should think twice before bypassing the CSOS dispute resolution procedures 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...
Removing a director serving on the board of your Home Owners’ Association Generally speaking, it can be quite difficult to get volunteers to serve on the board of directors of Home Owners’ Associations (HOA’s) registered as non-profit companies. Usually members are...
Payment of sectional title trustees 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...
Sectional title funds – why a cheque account simply won’t do The worst types of mistakes made are those we make without even realising it. Why? Because one minute we’re going about our business in ignorant bliss and the next the rug is pulled from under us when...
Dealing with smoking nuisance in community schemes This article aims to provide information to owners and residents of community schemes who are bothered by ‘second-hand smoke’ that drifts from another dwelling or an open area into their private area and causes them...