Browsing: Sectional Title Law

A body corporate’s bid to sequestrate a property owner over unpaid levies was dismissed after the High Court found insufficient evidence of insolvency and an advantage to creditors.

Not every rule adopted in a sectional title scheme can be enforced. Registration, prescribed rules and the legal status of house rules matter.

A practical guide to the CSOS remedies available when body corporate meetings are improperly convened or resolutions are void or invalid.

Parking disputes are common in sectional title schemes. Here’s how South African law determines whether a parking bay is an exclusive use area or common property.

Can trustees raise a special levy to pay legal costs? South African law sets strict limits on when body corporates may impose special levies.

A practical guide to the appointment, powers and legal duties of body corporate chairpersons, and the remedies available when meeting procedures are not followed.

Law academic Ashwini Singh explains when trustees and owners can lose voting rights in sectional title schemes and how resolutions may be declared void.

Law academic Ashwini Singh examines a Pretoria High Court ruling that found a managing agent cannot continue acting for a body corporate once the contractual mandate has lapsed.