by VDT Attorneys | Oct 31, 2024 | Body corporate, Development, Levies, Review, Sectional Title
Before we look at the court’s finding, it is good to just briefly refresh on what a real right of extension is. In terms of the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 (“Act”) a real right of extension is the right to extend a sectional title scheme by adding sections or...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 20, 2024 | Body corporate, Levy clearance certificate, Sectional Title, Sectional Title Scheme
This raises the question of whether a body corporate can in certain circumstances refuse to issue a levy clearance certificate and whether there are any limitations to such an entitlement. Over the years the courts have been approached to settle disputes where a body...
by VDT Attorneys | May 29, 2024 | Body corporate, Common property, Property Development, Sectional Title, Unit extension
Common property represents the shared ownership vested collectively among all sectional title owners in a scheme. This shared ownership in the common property highlights a communal responsibility and mutual interest in the maintenance and preservation of specific...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 21, 2023 | Property, Sectional Title, Sectional Title Scheme, Solar, Solar Panels
The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (the Act) accompanied by the Sectional Title Schemes Management Regulations (the Regulations) published on 7 October 2016, regulate the legalities around the powers, rights, responsibilities and obligations of the...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 21, 2023 | Sacrificial rituals, Sectional Title, Sectional Title Scheme
This is a complex question and has also been the topic of some intense debate between animal anti-cruelty activists and traditional groups for which animal slaughter forms a part of their culture and is seen as essential to their identity. The South African Bill of...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 13, 2023 | Criminal, Criminal Record, Employee Screening, POPI, Sectional Title
With the South African crime rate being of concern to all South Africans, many citizens choose to live in sectional title schemes where security is often given a high priority. But what if the threat lies within the walls of the scheme? For this reason, many body...