Taming Disruptive People in Sectional Title Meetings
By Jennifer Paddock Show off, rambler, obnoxious, nitpicker, bore, latecomer, naysayer and just-plain-old-rude. These adjectives are often used to describe people at sectional title meetings. So how do we deal … Continue reading
How Private is Your Section, Really?
By Anton Kelly One of the fundamental rights of property ownership is the right to control who comes onto your property. But like many other rights, this right is limited. … Continue reading
HUGE Announcement! Paddocks Partners with Mystrata
By Jennifer Paddock We are SO SO excited to announce that Paddocks has joined forces with Mystrata to bring their incredible property management software to the South Africa sectional title … Continue reading
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
Can a Body Corporate Screen Tenants?
By Jennifer Paddock Letting agents are supposed to screen potential tenants from a financial perspective (credit history and current salary) as well as a security perspective (criminal records and the … Continue reading
Prostitution in Sectional Title Schemes
by Jennifer Paddock In the last few weeks I’ve heard of three different sectional title schemes in Cape Town struggling with prostitutes. The severity and nature of the prostitute problems … 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:
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
Funny Nosy Neighbour Story
by Jennifer Paddock According to an online survey of 1100 people, 64% said they had a neighbour who watched them a little too closely and that same percentage said they … Continue reading
Changing Education Paradigms
by Jennifer Paddock Paddocks is proud to offer education online to professionals in the property industry. And we’re interested in creating modern and effective learning experiences for our students. I … 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
Thinking Inside the Box 