Legal and Property Advice from the Professionals
Our panel is often asked to deal with a variety of issues relating to sectional title complexes, from problems between neighbours to maintenance of the common property. This week's reader question is a classic example of the latter. The reader explains that he has owned and lived in his unit for some time. Approximately two years ago, he approached the trustees of the complex about paving a … [Read more...]
When it comes to assigning responsibility for the maintenance or replacement of windows in a sectional title complex, it is no open-and-shut matter. This week's query comes from a reader who lives in an older block of flats where the existing steel window frames have been repainted over the years, to the extent that many do not close properly any more. As trustee the reader approached the … [Read more...]
Our experts have been alerted to an interesting situation by a reader who owns a flat, which he rents out. When his last tenant's contract came to an end and he left the unit, the owner released his deposit, as he was under the impression that all was in order. Two months later, the reader received a notice from the management agency in charge of the complex regarding an incident that had … [Read more...]
One of our readers, who is currently renting a fixed property, has approached the panel about a maintenance matter. He reports that something went wrong with the bath and it became blocked. After a while, he decided to call his landlord in to have a look. The landlord informed him that if the problem emanated from inside the premises, it would be the tenant's responsibility to fix it since … [Read more...]
The question posed to our panel this week revolves around the issue of the liability to maintain the various areas that a sectional title complex consist of. Our reader states that he understands the maintenance in respect of the outside area of the complex to be the responsibility of the body corporate. He specifically raises the issue of ants infesting the paving in respect of the patio … [Read more...]
Ons paneel het interessante vrae van ’n dame ontvang wat, as trustee, vir meer as 30 jaar die tuin in haar woonstelkompleks se gemeenskaplike tuin in stand gehou het. Die leser het sonder vergoeding na die tuin omgesien en selfs plante op eie onkonste aangeplant. Weens gesondheidsredes is sy nou nie meer in staat om na die hele tuin om te sien nie en het sy as trustee bedank. Die … [Read more...]
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