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Unpaid levies? Lights out: Court empowers Body Corporates

06 May 2025,  Deonay Scholtz

Sectional title owners behind on their levies and utility bills may find themselves in the dark—literally. We unpack the implications... of an illuminating High Court judgment.

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Can a body corporate withhold a clearance certificate?

20 September 2024,  Nathan Christians

Once an offer to purchase is signed and the transfer process begins, sellers of units in a sectional title scheme... face several challenges, including the obligation to ensure that all dues to the body corporate are settled. 

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Can a Homeowners Association take over refuse removal from a local authority?

27 March 2024

With many local authorities struggling to provide municipal services to residents, a key question that arose in a recent case... was whether a Homeowners Association was entitled to take over the function of refuse removal from the local authority and whether the local authority was still entitled to charge for refuse removal.

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Are sacrificial rituals allowed in sectional titles?

14 July 2021,  Corlia van Zyl

A neighbour in my sectional title unit is very traditional, and has been hinting that he wants to hold a... sacrificial slaughter at his home as an offering to his ancestral spirits. Although I have no objection to this, I am concerned as to whether this is allowed in a sectional title scheme as I think that there may be objections from other owners in the complex if he continues. Can he do this on his property in the complex?

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Can I run an Airbnb from my sectional title unit?

16 March 2021,  Corlia van Zyl

I am an owner of a sectional title unit and would like to advertise my unit for short term rentals... on Airbnb, is this legally allowed?

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What to do if my pesky neighbour keeps parking in the visitors parking area

06 January 2021

One of the residents of the sectional title scheme I live in, constantly parks his vehicle in the parking bays... designated for visitors. This is frustrating as there is limited visitors parking and often visitors are forced to park outside the scheme which is inconvenient and a safety risk. What can be done about this resident?

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Can a body corporate institute action against the sectional title developer?

10 November 2020,  Corlia van Zyl

In our sectional title scheme, it has become clear that many of the structures on the common property have been... poorly built and are defective. However, the body corporate is uncertain whether it can take action against the developer for these defects and accordingly nothing is happening. Surely the body corporate should be able to do something?

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Sectional Title body corporates, and Covid-19

10 July 2020,  Corlia van Zyl

I live in a small sectional title scheme and am on the body corporate. We have tried to comply as... much as possible with the Covid-19 regulations but am unsure about what we may or may not do in this time. Is it possible to get some guidance in this regard?

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When do the levies of a sectional owner increase after an extension of their unit?

16 October 2019,  Cleopatra Mukhari

I live in a sectional title scheme and pay levies according to the participation quota of my unit. However, a... number of unit owners have recently extended their units and although the body corporate has approved such extensions, I know the sectional plans have not been amended. So now although their units are larger the owners are still paying the same levies. When must the body corporate increase their levies?

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Can you convert the garage of your sectional title unit into an extra room?

13 September 2019

In our sectional title scheme, I’ve heard that one of the unit owners is busy planning to convert her garage... into a hair salon and then park her car in the public parking area. I’m not happy with this at all as not only will it increase unknown persons in the complex, it will also reduce the already limited public parking spaces we have. Surely she cannot just go ahead and change her garage?

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Can I institute legal action on behalf of my body corporate?

07 June 2019,  Corlia van Zyl

I live in a sectional title that used to have beautiful common property areas. The last year or two though,... owners have been causing damage to these garden areas and walkways and the body corporate is doing nothing to stop it. Can I take legal action against the owners that are causing the damage or can only the body corporate do something?

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