Stop Living in the Dark Ages: Online Meetings in Sectional Title
By Jennifer Paddock Everything is moving online. And many things already have. Who has time to sit in a queue at the bank and wait for a teller? No one, … Continue reading
Unanimous Resolutions – How to Pass them PROPERLY
By Jennifer Paddock A unanimous resolution is the type of agreement amongst sectional title owners that is required for very important decisions such as: the sale or long lease (over … Continue reading
Special resolutions – How to pass them properly
By Jennifer Paddock It’s a question that comes up time and time again – how does a body corporate pass a special resolution properly? There are so many misunderstandings around this … Continue reading
Unfinancial Owners Can’t Vote… Sometimes!
By Jennifer Paddock You’ve probably heard that if an owner of a unit in a sectional title scheme is in arrears with his levies he is not entitled to vote. … Continue reading
Annual General Meeting Prep Cheat Sheet
by Jennifer Paddock Make sure you plan your next Annual General Meeting ‘by the book’ with our AGM Prep Cheat Sheet:
Proxies: What You Need to Know
by Jennifer Paddock Proxy appointments must be: 1) made in writing; 2) signed either by the owner or by a person “duly appointed in writing” to make that appointment (more … Continue reading
CheatSheet: Who Pays? Maintenance & Repairs
by Jennifer Paddock A major area of conflict in sectional title is the answer to the question: “who pays??” Who is responsible for the maintenance and repairs of a specific … Continue reading
CheatSheet: Trustee Decisions
by Jennifer Paddock Here is a list of decisions that sectional title trustees can make on their own (please note this is not intended to be an exhaustive list): Approving … Continue reading
CheatSheet: Summary of Consent Levels for Body Corporate Decisions
by Jennifer Paddock In sectional title schemes there is often confusion about what level of body corporate consensus is required for certain decisions. Is a simple majority enough or do … Continue reading
Body Corporate Trustees: Election or Selection?
Today we have another Guest Post written by the lovely Anne Greening, currently serving her 10th term as trustee in a successfully self-managed 120 section retirement village in the Southern … Continue reading
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
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