The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act No. 8 of 2011 (the “Act”) and Regulations came into operation on 7 October 2016. Our previous article on this topic dealt with the additional requirement placed on Body Corporates to establish and maintain…
The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (the “Act”) which came into operation on 7 October 2016 had the impact of amongst other amendments repealing section 37 of the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 which section dealt…
The Community Schemes Ombud Service Act 9 of 2011 and regulations came into operation on 7 October 2016. For the first time in South Africa, legislation has been enacted with a view to the promotion of good governance for all…
Sectional title owners are used to contribute levies towards the body corporate’s administration fund, to cover the estimated annual operating costs for repair, maintenance, management and administration of the common property, including reasonable provision for future maintenance and repairs of…
Till now, there has not been a cost effective dispute resolution mechanism for any type of a dispute that arises in Sectional Title or other Community Schemes that does not involve expensive legal costs. This will however be changed by…
The long awaited Sectional Title Amendment Act 11 of 2010 has finally been published on 7 December 2010. The Amendment Act aims to clarify, define and redefine a number of issues related to the everyday dealings with Sectional Title concepts.…
The Sectional Titles Act has recently been amended. Some of the managing agents are interpreting the amendment to mean that the Seller has to pay all levies which are due up to the financial year end. In effect therefore the…
We are pleased to advise that a new protection mechanism has recently come into effect which provides protection for sectional title owners. Prior to the amendment, members of body corporates could be held personally liable for body corporate bad debt,…