My fiance and I recently bought into a sectional title, and now with the first month levy statement, the managing agent has added a domestic effluent charge, nearly R 600, but we are paying rates and taxes of nearly R 1000.
Can they do this?
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I am a trustee who lives in a sectional title complex. when it comes to windows quite a few owners have decided to replace their wooden windows with aluminium windows at their cost. according to the sectional titles act a window is part of the median line so the responsibility of...
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I have a question related to sectional title where the Home Owners Association is dictating what lease agreement to use. I have a problem with this as their lease agreement is not as comprehensive as the one I use as a standard.
Here are the facts:
When buying the property from the...
My mum is behind on her levy payments due to unforseen financial difficulties. She was sent a letter of demand by the attorneys of the body corporate of her complex. The letter was dated mid-January and sent via registered mail. The date marked by the receiving post office was end January, and...
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We live in a 2-bed sectional title in Lonehill, Johannesburg. We have a prepaid electricity meter. From what I've read, prepaid electricity is charged on a sliding scale and should be least expensive on the first of every month, but it seems this does not apply to us!
No matter...
Can anyone recommend a managing agent for a sectional title. I've been living in this apartment since Aug and they haven't collected levies. Problem is that we only have 4 apartments in this complex so the fees might outweigh the collection. Any ideas?
Since I got on the body corporate we...
Hello All, please advise if you any of you have gone through this process.
Is City council approval needed to put up a simple aluminium awning for covering patio. Same question for carport. Where do you go to apply - COJ offices? Do we need to submit some documents (diagram etc?) ? Does...
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I read a sectional title page here a while back but I can not get the search function of the new forum just quite right. I am currently looking into buying a sectional title and I just wanted to clear a few things up.
1. If i purchase a free standing unit is the garden...