1. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF BUYING SECTIONAL TITLE

A Sectional Title Scheme cannot be properly managed by the trustees unless all the owners make regular and prompt payment of levies. The non-payment of levies is one of the main reasons why some body corporates in South Africa find themselves...

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2. 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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3. Exclusive Use Area

Most people who own property in sectional title schemes are familiar with the term "exclusive use area". However, a fair amount of confusion seems to exist regarding the exact nature of exclusive use areas. This is not surprising as there are...

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4. MAINTENANCE OF SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEMES

  I have been asked quite a few questions recently relating to the responsibility of owners and the body corporate to maintain their sections and the common property respectively in sectional title schemes. To understand this issue, one first...

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5. 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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6. DISPUTES ABOUT LEVIES

  A number of owners of sectional title units have asked me whether they are entitled to withhold the payment of levies if they are dissatisfied with the manner in which the trustees appointed by the body corporate are managing the scheme or...

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7. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEMES

 A sectional title scheme is managed by the body corporate and all owners of units in the scheme are members of the body corporate. The body corporate elects trustees to attend to the day to day running and management of the scheme. ...

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8. Building Addition to Sectional Title Units

Subject to local authority town planning regulations, building restrictions and common law, owners of freehold title properties are free to manage their properties as they please. A sectional title owner however, is governed by a number of...

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9. 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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10. 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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