Sectional Titles
Paddocks Press - December 2016
19 January 2017
This month's edition includes: Decisions requiring a special resolution ito the STSM Act; changes to Levy collection ito the STSM Act; and who makes the HOA rules?Paddocks Press - January 2017
02 February 2017
This month: Amending conduct rules; a background to Sectional Title scheme development in a very small nutshell; and short-term letting in sectional title schemes.Paddocks Press - February 2017
23 February 2017
This month: Quorum requirements and voting procedures at annual general meetings; the CSOS duties of executives; and investing body corporate funds.Paddocks Press - March 2017
06 April 2017
This month: Protecting body corporate funds; an introduction to retirement schemes; questions about AGMs; and naming and shaming non-levy paying owners.CSOS Practice Directive 01/2017
13 April 2017
Community Schemes Ombud Service Practice Directive 01/2017: Payment of levies and fees in terms of the Community Schemes Ombud Service.CSOS Chief Ombud's Circular 01/2017
20 April 2017
CSOS Chief Ombud's Circular 01 of 2017: Operational guidelines and clarity on the implementation of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act and Regulations.Paddocks Press - April 2017
04 May 2017
The April edition includes: Levy collection in light of the ST Act, the STSM Act, and the CSOS Act; water consumption in ST schemes; and parking problems.Nip arrears in the bud
11 May 2017
Jack Crook highlights a recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision which puts at risk a body corporate’s right to apply for the sequestration of levy defaulters’ estates.Section 4(2) application
01 June 2017
Allen West discusses s 4(2) of the Sectional Titles Act which provides relief when a scheme is opened on more than one piece of land which can't be consolidated.Paddocks Press - May 2017
22 June 2017
This month's newsletter includes: Maintenance of the common property; CSOS fidelity insurance; and forcing an owner to give up a common property garden.
