41. SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEME CONDUCT RULES

  Every sectional title scheme has rules which bind the body corporate and the owners and occupiers of all units in the scheme. There are two sets of rules, namely the management rules and the conduct rules. The management rules deal...

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42. Sectional Title Levy's

Whether you are an owner, a trustee, a managing agent or an attorney, you will agree that levies are essential to the efficient running of sectional title schemes. Levies are the 'lifeblood' of the body corporate; owners have to pay them, and...

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43. Sectional Title in a nutshell

Sectional Title Examples of sectional title units are flats, townhouses, semi-detached houses, duet houses, holiday apartments, shops or office blocks. In the case of sectional title units, different people each own a portion of a building or...

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44. Sectional Title F.A.Q

1       WHAT IS SECTIONAL TITLE? A Sectional Title Development Scheme (usually referred to as a Scheme) provides for separate ownership of sections of a property by individuals. These schemes fall under the control of the...

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45. SECTIONAL TITLE AND LEVIES

The financial affairs of a sectional title scheme are managed by the trustees appointed by the body corporate. In some sectional title schemes the individual owners do not pay rates direct to the municipality for their individual units. The rates...

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46. SARA permission

SARA permission A Person may not alter or demolish any structure or part thereof which is 60 years or older without a permit from the relevant Provincial Heritage Resources Authority. Speak to one of our Conveyancers for Specialist advice in...

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47. Rules of the Sectional Title Scheme

From the date that the body corporate is established, every sectional scheme is subject to rules for the control and administration of the scheme. Under the current Sectional Titles Act, these rules are known as Management Rules and Conduct...

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48. Rezoning or Subdividing Your Property.

You need to apply to the local authority to re-zone or subdivide a property. Your application can take anything from 6 to 4 Years to be approved or declined. The documentation required is very involved and expensive, it is advisable to seek...

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49. Restrictions on Your Property.

Restrictions on Your Property. The use of every privately owned property in South Africa is subject to certain control measures, which may restrict you from making the changes you would like to make to your new home. If you are able to check...

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50. Resolutions at an meeting

The term "ordinary resolution" is neither defined nor recognised in the Act or rules. However, in this publication the term is used to describe a resolution that is neither "special" nor "unanimous".   Ordinary Resolutions An ordinary...

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