Legal and Advisory Archives | Sectional Title Solutions

16 October 2025 Legal and Advisory

Round robin voting for special and unanimous resolutions in bodies corporate

In sectional title governance, decision-making often involves several layers and formal steps. This blog focuses on one useful mechanism within the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA) that allows members to pass special or unanimous resolutions without calling a meeting. This process is commonly referred to as a round robin.

16 October 2025 Legal and Advisory

When community becomes conflict - addressing harassment between trustees and members

Community living is meant to bring people together, to share costs, create safe environments, and protect the value of everyone’s investment. Yet, within many sectional title schemes, the very structures intended to promote order can sometimes become a source of tension.

25 September 2025 Legal and Advisory

To Airbnb or not to Airbnb?

In January 2021, the High Court of South Africa delivered a landmark decision in what has become known as The Paddocks case. The judgment confirmed that a body corporate can prevent owners from using their units for short-term Airbnb rentals if such use is prohibited under validly adopted Conduct Rules.

15 September 2025 Legal and Advisory

The 2025 CSOS Directive - A new era of fairness and accountability in community schemes?

The implementation of the 2025 CSOS Consolidated Practice Directive is certainly a step forward, in harmonising the growing need for community living, and ensuring that vital principles of legality and fairness are being upheld.

11 September 2025 Legal and Advisory

Struggling to pay your levies? Here’s what you can do

Financial hardship can happen to anyone. A sudden job loss, unexpected medical expenses, or broader economic pressures can leave sectional title owners struggling to keep up with levy payments. It’s a situation more common than many realise, and it can have serious consequences not only for the individual owner, but for the body corporate and the entire scheme.

26 August 2025 Funding and Treasury, Legal and Advisory

Practical steps for collecting arrear levies in community schemes

Left unchecked, arrear levies can spiral into financial instability, deteriorating facilities, overdue municipal accounts, and even service disconnections. However, with a clear, structured strategy and the right financial tools, your scheme can address arrears effectively and lawfully.

25 August 2025 Legal and Advisory

Can an owner or tenant run a business from their section in a sectional title scheme?

The shift toward remote and hybrid working models, originally accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, has since become a long-term structural change in the workplace. Many companies have recognised the benefits of flexible work arrangements, including reduced overhead costs, improved employee satisfaction, and access to a broader talent pool unconstrained by geography.

24 August 2025 Legal and Advisory

Legal and Advisory

Round robin voting for special and unanimous resolutions in bodies corporate

When community becomes conflict - addressing harassment between trustees and members

To Airbnb or not to Airbnb?

The 2025 CSOS Directive - A new era of fairness and accountability in community schemes?

Struggling to pay your levies? Here’s what you can do

Practical steps for collecting arrear levies in community schemes

Can an owner or tenant run a business from their section in a sectional title scheme?

Ensuring a smooth trustee handover in sectional title schemes

Is your community scheme POPIA compliant?

The ins and outs of paying CSOS levies, and why it really matters

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