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Everything you need to know about paying levies
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...
A four-point guide on insurance for first-time buyers
A four-point guide on insurance for first-time buyers Buying a home is one of the biggest investments most people will make in their lifetime, and it comes with a fair amount of stress. There are so many things to consider before signing on the dotted line: home...
Barking dogs in complex | What can I do about the noise?
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)?
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
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?
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
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...
Semigration gone wrong! Don’t let your dream move turn to dust
Semigration gone wrong! Don't let your dream move turn to dust Call it semigration, reverse migration, or the Great Move. Either way, thousands of South Africans who’ve got a taste of remote working are grabbing the chance to leave big cities, flocking to greener...
Removing a director serving on the board of your Home Owners’ Association
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
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...