Legal and Advisory

When Residential Estates Become “Business Users”- The SCA Clarifies Electricity Tariffs in Mixed-Use Developments

Is Compliance with PMRs 25(1) and (2) a Prerequisite for Levy Debt Enforcement?

5 hidden items that every trustee should read

6  Financial red flags trustees should never ignore 

The 10-Year Maintenance Plan: The blueprint for stronger, more resilient community schemes

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.

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.

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.

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.