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...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 24, 2023 | Development, Sectional Title, Sectional Title Scheme
Sectional title schemes continue to be hugely popular in South Africa with more and more South Africans electing to move away from conventional standalone properties in exchange for the benefit of, among others, increased security, convenience and affordability that...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 29, 2023 | Loadshedding, Renewable energy, Sectional Title
The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (“Act”) accompanied by the Sectional Title Schemes Management Regulations (“Regulations”) regulate the legalities around the powers, rights, responsibilities and obligations of the body corporate of a sectional...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 28, 2023 | Home owner, Home Owners Association, Penalties, Sectional Title
When living in an estate, whether it be a sectional title scheme or homeowners’ association, a fact one must reconcile yourself with is that estates have rules and regulations that govern the functioning of the estate and are intended to provide a fair and regulated...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 15, 2022 | Home insurance, Home owner, Sectional Title
Generally, when you buy a home, you buy either a stand-alone house or a unit in a sectional title scheme. In both these instances, your main responsibility must be to ensure you pay your monthly mortgage installments. And remember … keep your bank informed of any...
