With the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) coming into effect this week (1 July), community housing schemes which have not yet done so urgently need to appoint their official Information Officers and ensure that they are registered with the …

Leading property management company Trafalgar has just launched a free online course for sectional title building managers and caretakers – the latest addition to a range of e-learning courses the company has been offering since last year as part of …

It has been almost five years since the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (STSMA) came into effect, and most schemes now seem to be complying with one of the biggest changes it introduced, which was the requirement for every Sectional …

Leading property management company Trafalgar and top law firm Michalsons have joined forces to launch a compliance “toolkit” that will assist community housing schemes (CHS) to prepare for the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) before the …

It is quite common for the trustees and directors of Sectional Title and other community housing schemes to want to change the Conduct Rules of their schemes in pursuit of a harmonious and co-operative atmosphere between residents – but they …

There is much that Sectional Title trustees and Home Owners’ Association directors can do to avoid large insurance claims arising in their housing schemes – and also much that they must do to avoid any claims that are submitted from …

Good financial and cash flow management is at the heart of all well-run and efficiently operated community housing schemes, including Sectional Title schemes, shareblocks, retirement developments and Home Owners’ Associations (HOAs). And the basis of this, says Andrew Schaefer, MD …

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on levy income cash flow in many Sectional Title schemes this year so it is no surprise that trustees are looking for other sources of revenue, including rentals for certain parts of …

Sectional Title schemes that are not yet compliant with the reserve fund provisions of the Community Housing Schemes Ombud Services (CSOS) Act should rectify that position as soon as possible. So says Andrew Schaefer, MD of national property management company …

Community housing schemes have just a few months left to ensure that their record-keeping systems and those of their managing agents are compliant with the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, which became effective on 1 July this year with …