Paddocks Press

Paddocks Press is an ad-hoc free digital newsletter published to educate and update the sectional title community. The current issue (Volume 1, Issue 4) has the following articles:

The forthcoming Management Act and Ombud Service - dealing with the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act, and the effect of the changes on managing agents and trustees.

Sectional Title and Company Law - Karen Bleijs writes about a situation where the provisions of the Sectional Titles and Companies Acts come into play with the establishment of a home owners association.

Scheme Management Industry Picks itself up - news about the UCT Sectional Title Scheme Management Course.

The Rates Act and Sectional Title Bodies Corporate budgets - implications of the removal of the rates expense from the body corporate finances.

Graham's Q & A - Erecting a wendy house in an 'exclusive use area', and office use of a residential section.

Cape Town: Dealing with individual rating of units - thoughts by Chris Farley on the individual payment of rates by unit owners as from 7 July.

Paddocks Press Vol 1, Issue 4