Wingate Body Corporate v Pamba and Another: Approach a court rather than CSOS at your peril
The CSOS Act provides that the Ombud presides over a dispute resolution mechanism in community schemes: be wary of going to court rather than this...
Tag: Community Schemes Ombud
Mastering the CSOS dispute resolution process
This four-hour online short course, presented over two days, is designed to equip participants with in-depth knowledge and practical skills to navigate the CSOS dispute...
Not happy with the CSOS order? Here is your next step…
It is a common cause that disputes may arise between members of community schemes. It is therefore paramount that provisions be in place to facilitate the dispute resolution process when the need arises.
The Community Schemes Ombud Services, known as CSOS, was founded…
Provided By SchoemanLaw Inc
Love thy neighbour as thyself – Short-term rentals and the law
Can this 2000-year-old commandment effectively address the complexity of contemporary disputes between neighbours? Many have found that trying to love one’s neighbour is not always the easiest thing to do.
Now take it a step further – your neighbour…
Provided By GoLegal
Conduct rule dispute resolution
In Heathrow Property Holdings No 3 CC and Others v Manhattan Place Body Corporate and Others [2021] 3 All SA 527 (WCC), the Community Schemes Ombud...
The jurisdiction of an adjudicator in a sectional title context
In the recent case, Prag N.O and Another v Trustees for the time being of the Mitchell’s Plain Industrial Enterprises Sectional Title Scheme Body Corporate...
Out with the old, in with the new – Sectional title schemes
Many owners of a unit in sectional title schemes, especially those schemes opened before 7 October 2016, remain confused as to which body corporate rules...
Dispute resolution in community schemes – Arbitration or CSOS?
Introduction
Disputes in community living schemes arise often, more so now given the current financial difficulties posed by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Where such a clause...
Legal issues related to solar panels/geysers in Sectional Title Schemes
An article released by The Citizen on the 3rd of April 2019 shows the enormity of the magnitude of the problem we face in South...
Sectional title schemes for beginners
Introduction
This article canvases, at a basic level, some of the aspects that you, as a prospective or current sectional title owner, would need to know...
