Estate Living Knowledge Hub
Community Schemes - Estate Living
Explore the principles, responsibilities and challenges involved in managing residential community schemes, including sectional title and other forms of community association living.
Demystifying the CSOS levy
Explore the CSOS and its levy introduced in 2016, designed to support impartial dispute resolutions for residents.
How best to work with CSOS
Tips on how to work with the CSOS and to ensure that they provide you with the most efficient and timely service
Levies decided by majority vote in a Communal Scheme
Explore the complexities of levies in sectional title schemes and how they impact residential owners in South Africa.
Undesirable Rules often found in Community Schemes conduct rules
Our Constitution is woven through the very fabric of our daily lives, and this is so clearly seen (or should be clearly seen) in the Rules of Community Schemes all around the country!
STSMA came into operation 7th October 2016 – Act No. 8 Of 2011
The Sectional Title Schemes Management Act, Act no.8 of 2011 (STSMA) has introduced a number of new requirements into sectional title management, with serious financial impact on most sectional title schemes.
Short term letting within community schemes
Many people buy into residential estates and sectional title developments for investment purposes and, with economic pressures being what they have been in the last few years, everyone is looking to maximise their return on investment.
