Can Your Complex Suspend Your Biometric Access Over Unpaid Levies?
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
Can an estate use electronic access to enforce payment? The HOA referred to its Memorandum of Incorporation.
The Right to Quiet Enjoyment - Neighbours Conflicts With Short-term Rentals
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
Nuisance law is all about balance: it protects your right to enjoy your home while making sure you don't unfairly ruin your neighbours' peace.
Installing an EV Charger in a Sectional Title Complex - Legal Process and Trustee Approval
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
Installing an electric vehicle (EV) charger in a South African sectional title scheme is governed by the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011
Understanding the Role of a Trustee in a Body Corporate
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
If you live in a sectional title complex, the "Body Corporate" is the group that manages the building.
No More Estate Fines By HOA's or Body Corporates - Without Warning
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
If you live in a complex, estate, or sectional title development in South Africa, you’ve probably seen it happen: a sudden fine on your levy statement
What You Need To Know About Exclusive Use Areas In Sectional Title Complexes
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
Living in a complex or apartment building usually means sharing everything—the pool, the halls, and the driveway.
Can a complex’s "Conduct Rules" override a person’s Constitutional rights?
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
It sounds like a storm in a teacup - a fight over where a washing machine belongs - but this case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)
New CSOS (Community Scheme Ombud Scheme) Services Directive - Issued 18 July 2025
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
In July 2025, CSOS issued a consolidated directive which now binds any and all forms of community schemes.
Know Your Rights: When Your Body Corporate Threatens to Cut Your Electricity
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
Know your rights if your Body Corporate threatens to cut electricity over unpaid levies. Disconnection without a court order is illegal.
Prepaid Meters in Complexes: What You Need to Know
Category Sectional Titles and Body Corporate
Switching to prepaid electricity meters in a community scheme requires owner approval and legal compliance. Learn the rules and install safely today.