1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. WHAT IS THE COMMON PROPERTY and EXCLUSIVE USE AREAS?

WHAT IS THE COMMON PROPERTY?  This comprises the areas which are utilized by all owners, e.g. the grounds, driveways, roads, recreation facilities, corridors, entrance areas and exterior of the building i.e. whatever does not constitute...

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5. Special Levy

A Body Corporate may raise a special levy in order to effect alterations or improvements to the sectional scheme. The special levy is payable over and above the normal monthly levies. The special levy will be calculated according to each...

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6. Exclusive use rights to a parking bay

Owners are sometimes under the impression that they have rights of exclusive use of specific parking bays because they purchased the specific bays in terms of their offers to purchase. This is not necessarily the case. Owners should look...

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7. Separate rates clearance certificates for Sectional Title Units

Pretoria Registrar's Circular 2/2008 Pretoria Registrar's Circular No.2 of 2008 - As from the 1st of July the City of Tshwane Municipality will be rating sectional title units separately. Therefore separate rates clearance certificates must be...

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8. Sectional Tittle Explained

Every owner owns at least one section within the scheme, along with an undivided share in the common property. The owner's flat or townhouse is a section or part of a section. Garages and storerooms may be separate sections or parts of the...

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9. Body Corporate Establishment

In terms of section 36 of the Act, the body corporate is established at the time that the first unit is transferred from the developer into the name of its new owner. Within 60 days of establishment, the developer is obliged to convene a meeting...

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10. What must happen at the first meeting of the Body Corporate?

Section 36(7) of the Act states that within 60 days of establishment, the developer is obliged to convene a meeting of the new body corporate. The agenda for this meeting, of which at least seven days notice must be given, is prescribed by...

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