by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2019 | Body corporate, Dispute resolution, Litigation, Property, Sectional Title, Sectional Title and Community Schemes
From the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (“STSMA”) it is clear that the body corporate of a sectional title scheme is the entity responsible for the enforcement of the rules, the control, administration and management of the scheme and the common property for...
by VDT Attorneys | May 13, 2019 | Property, Sectional Title and Community Schemes
Home Owners’ Associations (HOAs) are generally quite similiar to sectional title schemes, with residents in a community often joining together to help maintain infrastructure and the safety and security of those living within the community. HOAs also formulate their...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 26, 2018 | Conveyancing, Neighbour, Sectional Title, Sectional Title and Community Schemes
Complex living, euphemistically stated, is complex. There are several benefits to living in shared living accommodations such as complexes, apartments and retirement villages. They include increased security measures, affordability and shared maintenance...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2018 | Property, Sectional Title, Sectional Title and Community Schemes, Water Rights
The general rule in sectional title schemes is that owners are billed according to the participation quota in the scheme, determined according to the relative size of the unit. The problem with this is that this is not always reflective of the actual use of the water....
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 8, 2017 | Property, Sectional Title, Sectional Title and Community Schemes
Before installing a spa bath or Jacuzzi in your sectional title unit, you should consider the following. Firstly, it is important to distinguish whether the area you wish to install the spa bath on forms part of the common property of the sectional title scheme or...
