Finding enough money for maintenance tasks is a constant struggle in most sectional title (ST) schemes, even if they do have a sizeable reserve fund, but no matter how stretched the budget is, the body corporate cannot transfer responsibility for common property maintenance to individual owners…
MOSSEL BAY NEWS – Judgement was recently reserved in the high court in the Western Cape in the case between the owner of a dwelling unit at Baydunes on Hartenbos and three defendants including Baydunes Body Corporate…
Author Ané de Klerk: In this article, I will dispel three common myths members of bodies corporate tend to live by.
Two investors bought properties in a sectional title scheme, specifically for purposes of generating an income from short-term letting. When the properties were purchased there was no prohibition on short-term letting…
When you go from renting in a sectional title (ST) complex to buying your own apartment or townhouse in the same complex, or another ST scheme, it’s easy to assume that nothing much will change except that you will have the levy now instead of your landlord paying it.
One of the most important responsibilities trustees have is to ensure that their scheme is adequately insured against unforeseen events such as storm damage or destruction by fire…