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A High Court judge has warned that body corporate levy litigation over small debts may amount to abuse of court process where legal costs far exceed the debt.

The Johannesburg High Court dismissed a body corporate’s R1.4 million sequestration bid, ruling that strict insolvency requirements were ignored and allowing the unit owner to keep her home.

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

When a body corporate fails to follow its own rules, affected owners may face financial losses.

Legal academic Ashwini Singh clarifies that, according to CSOS guidelines, duplicate disputes cannot be entertained.