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
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
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
A Comical Look at the Frustrations of Apartment Life
Living in sectional title can be frustrating. I should know. I live in a fairly big apartment block and with yesterday being a public holiday, there were lots of people … Continue reading
Sectional Title: Can the Trustees or Managing Agent Give Out Owners’ Contact Details?
We get this question a lot! Trustees and managing agents are often approached by an owner asking for the contact details of all other owners in the scheme. When the … Continue reading
5 Benefits of Owning and Living in Sectional Title
At times I feel that there is a lot of negativity surrounding sectional title. People complaining about their neighbours, frustrated by scheme rules, unhappy with the chairman or board of … Continue reading
Building a Sectional Title Community
Some of the best sectional title schemes to live in are NOT the fanciest buildings with the best facilities. They are the ones where the members of the body corporate … Continue reading
Dealing with Noisy Neighbours
Living in a sectional title property often involves sharing walls with your neighbours and having people living above you, below you or even both. Noise nuisance is one of the … Continue reading
7 Top Tips for Successful Sectional Title Living
Be aware – know the laws and rules so you know your rights and responsibilities Be involved – if you’re not a trustee you can attend their meetings so you … Continue reading
Children in Sectional Title
With sectional titled property often being more affordable than conventionally titled property, many newly weds and young couples are buying their first property in a sectional title scheme. You know … Continue reading
Thinking Inside the Box 