Maximum Rate of Interest on Arrear Levies
by Jennifer Paddock Hello Thinking Inside the Boxers! An attorney contacted me recently telling me about a client of his who had been charged interest on arrear levies at a … Continue reading
Seconding Motions at Body Corporate Meetings – Is that necessary?
by Jennifer Paddock The short answer is NO. But this post would be very short if I didn’t elaborate… The Sectional Titles Act, the prescribed rules and the South African … Continue reading
The Body Corporate Chairperson’s Leadership Role
Are you ready for a Reader Contribution?! Anne Greening, currently serving her 10th term as Trustee of a successfully self-managed 120 section retirement village in the Southern Cape, shares some … Continue reading
Online Scheme Management
Managing sectional title schemes online is becoming more and more of a reality. It’s happening here through services like The Massive and it’s happening overseas through services like OurBodyCorp and … Continue reading
What Can You Do to Give Back?
Yesterday the Paddocks Team made over 100 sandwiches to donate to St Annes Shelter in Woodstock. Mandela Day was a great reason for us to do something to ‘give back’ … Continue reading
Why You SHOULD Attend the AGM
AGMs are notorious for being poorly attended. In my experience working as a managing agent I found that poor attendance was often for one of the following reasons: Owners were … Continue reading
How to Amend Body Corporate Rules Step-by-Step
1. Draft the amendment/additional rule You may be able to do this yourself or you may require the services of a sectional title attorney to draft it for you. Things … Continue reading
Paddocks on CapeTalk
Yesterday was a big day for me (Jennifer Paddock – for those of you who don’t know, I write this blog!). Why? Because I was interviewed live on 567 CapeTalk … Continue reading
Smoke Free Apartment Living – A Glimpse into the Future?
The issue of second hand smoke in sectional title schemes often comes up. A non-smoker lives above or next to a smoker and has to bear awful second hand smoke … Continue reading
12 Steps to Successfully Chair Body Corporate Meetings
General meetings in sectional title schemes often drag on. Without an effective chairperson, owners can go off on long-winded and wild tangents that leave the other members frustrated and restless. … Continue reading
What?! The Trustees Can Raise a Special Levy WITHOUT Consulting Owners!
Special levies are the one thing we as sectional title property owners dread more than anything. We understand that we have to pay our general/ordinary levies and we budget for … Continue reading
Are Fines in Sectional Title Schemes Legal?
Can the body corporate of a sectional title scheme, through its trustees or managing agent impose fines on owners and residents for breaches of the rules? Neither the Sectional Titles … Continue reading
6 Things to Check Before Buying a Sectional Title Property
Buying a sectional title property is VERY different to buying a conventional title house. Don’t wait until after the transfer has gone through to find out that certain things are … Continue reading
3 Tips to Love Working From Your Sectional Title Home
In a residential sectional title scheme you aren’t allowed to ‘carry on a business’ in your section unless you have permission from the local municipality and other owners in the … Continue reading
Thinking Inside the Box 