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.
READ MORETrustees play a pivotal role in the government, administration, and financial management of complexes, flats and estates around South Africa. Sometimes these individuals resign or retire, which is why a proper handover is indispensable
READ MOREFor trustees and managing agents, staying POPIA compliant is no longer just about best practice. It’s a legal obligation, and with the new regulations, fines, stricter procedures, and expanded rights for data subjects are now firmly on the table.
READ MOREIf you live in a complex, estate, block of flats, or any other kind of community scheme in South Africa, you’ve probably heard of CSOS (the Community Schemes Ombud Service). But what exactly is it, and why are you paying them a levy?
READ MOREIn sectional title schemes, the issue of unpaid levies quickly becomes a point of friction. But one question that often arises from owners, especially those on the receiving end, is this: “Can the trustees send final demand letters without the owners’ approval?”
READ MOREWhat happens when a lush exclusive use garden - neatly landscaped and lovingly maintained - sits directly above someone else’s exclusive use garage… and water starts seeping through? That is the problem facing a group of trustees who recently contacted us for help. In their scheme, Exclusive Use Area (EUA) gardens have begun leaking into EUA garages below. The repairs including removal of the gardens, re-waterproofing, and reinstatement are estimated to be close to R1m.
READ MOREIn many older sectional title schemes, life outside your front door can be trickier than you’d expect. You’re not just upgrading a pergola for example - you’re weaving your way through a maze of legislation, body corporate politics, sectional plans and draft sectional plans of extension, participation quotas and variations of them, and a whole lot of “he-said-she-said” at AGMs.
READ MORECan a single property fall under the management of both a Homeowners’ Association (HOA) and a Body Corporate (BC)? And more to the point — can an owner be required to pay levies to both?
READ MOREIn community schemes, the appointment of a managing agent can spark debate, especially when owners feel they weren’t consulted or informed. We often receive queries from owners asking whether trustees are allowed to appoint a managing agent without engaging the owners.
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