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Gauteng High Court rules sectional title owners must accept all settlement conditions. Johlene Wasserman explains why this strengthens fairness and dispute resolution in community schemes.

Property lawyers are warning that many sectional title schemes are relying on informal exclusive use arrangements that carry no legal force, exposing owners, trustees and buyers to growing risk.

Residents in estates and complexes will be able to lodge disputes online from January 2026 as CSOS moves community scheme dispute resolution onto a fully digital platform.

When water leaks from common property cause damage inside a unit, the body corporate may be liable for repairs. A recent CSOS ruling highlights the responsibilities of trustees and managing agents in community schemes.

A Gqeberha homeowner has won a CSOS case after being fined without warning. The Ombud found the penalties were procedurally unfair.

When a body corporate pursues a levy recovery dispute in both court and CSOS simultaneously, the financial burden increases unnecessarily.