Demystifying CSOS: What It Is and How It Protects Your Scheme
Demystifying CSOS: What It Is and How It Protects Your Scheme. The Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) plays a crucial role in dispute resolution and Scheme regulation. What Schemes need to know: All community Schemes must be registered with CSOS. Annual returns...
Levy Collections Made Clear: The Laws, the Challenges, and How to Get It Right
Understanding Levy Collections in South African Community Schemes: Legal Framework, Challenges, and Effective Strategies In South Africa’s vibrant property landscape, community schemes such as sectional titles (BCs) and homeowners associations (HOAs) form the...
Property Investor? Let ANGOR Managed Rentals Handle the Hassle
Property Investor? Let ANGOR Managed Rentals Handle the Hassle Managing tenants, payments, and maintenance can be stressful – ANGOR Managed Rentals takes care of it all for you. Here’s what you get with our Managed Rental Solutions: End-to-End Rental Management...
Budgeting for the Unexpected: Why Schemes Need a Maintenance Buffer
Budgeting for the Unexpected: Why Schemes Need a Maintenance Buffer. While a 10-Year Maintenance Plan covers predictable upkeep, real life often brings unexpected repairs – like a failed gate motor, a premature pool pump breakdown, or an insurance shortfall...
Levy Collections – Legal Framework, Remedies and Effective Enforcement
Levy Collections – Legal Framework, Remedies and Effective Enforcement When arrears persist, trustees and directors must move beyond reminders and AODs to formal enforcement. This article sets out the core legal pathways – court and CSOS – how they...
Special Levies: What They Are, When They’re Needed, and How They’re Decided
Special Levies: What They Are, When They’re Needed, and How They’re Decided. A common question in community schemes: “Why are we paying a special levy?” Here’s what owners and Scheme Executives should know: Special levies fund unforeseen expenses not budgeted for in...
Understanding Levy Collections in Community Schemes
Understanding Levy Collections in Community Schemes Levies are the lifeblood of any community scheme. They fund essential services, routine operations and long-term maintenance. When levy arrears rise, schemes face service disruptions, deferred maintenance, insurer...
Working with Managing Agents and Owners in a Community Scheme
Working with Managing Agents & Owners in a Community Scheme Running a community scheme, whether a Sectional Title or a Homeowners Association, relies on collaboration between Scheme Executives, the Managing Agent, and the Owners. Each has defined duties under...