Owners of units in sectional title schemes are often surprised when they need to pay an excess on a claim submitted to the body corporate’s insurers. It seems like many owners do not understand the relationship they have with the scheme’s insurance policy and the terms attached to such a policy. One of the important responsibilities of trustees is to ensure...
It can be quite costly when leaks cause damage inside a sectional title unit. This can happen when a geyser bursts or malfunction, or as a result of a leak from a pipe or the roof. The reality is that in many cases, the damage can be avoided – or at least, minimised – if it is maintained regularly. There are...
It is undeniable that managing agents are critical to the successful management of a sectional title scheme. Selecting the right managing agent for your scheme is an important decision for which the trustees are responsible for. So how does one go about making this big decision? In this blog post, we attempt to distinguish between the different types of agencies and the...
All the members in a sectional title development contribute to the scheme’s income which is used to pay its expenses. This may seem simple in theory but when a member starts falling behind in their levy payments, it can quickly escalate and put the scheme under financial strain. In this article, we take a look at how bodies corporate should deal...
Living in a sectional title scheme has many advantages but one very distinctive disadvantage is being exposed to noise disturbances. This can be a challenging problem to deal with but let’s look at what the prescribed conduct rules say about noise disturbance in the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act: Rule 7 deals with how occupiers and visitors in schemes should...