http://www.sto.co.za/The Latest 100 forum topics on STO.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:01 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7735-Special-General-Meeting http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7735-Special-General-Meeting Many Thanks
Sarah...

read more]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:12:14 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7734-wireless-internet http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7734-wireless-internet Can someone please inform me what he correct procedure would be to agree to wireless internet for a complex.
A tenant did the investigation and found a particular supplier's signal to be the best. This supplier will install a small dish for free and residents will purchase directly from the supplier.
Can the trustees proceed with permission of nstallation or should notice be given to all ow...

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I have never defaulted on my levy payments. So according to section 47 of the ST/Act "...provided that any member who has paid the contributions due by him or her in terms of Section ...

read more]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:53:06 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7732-BC-Insurance--- http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7732-BC-Insurance--- We are aware that SASRIA premiums cover riot and strike action damage.

1. Is there a formula or percentage that one can check these charges?

New sasria charges appearing on our renewal review are Rental loss, Claim preparation,office contents,all risks.Is this correct?
Will appreciate some assistance










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read more]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:51:05 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7730-Accounting-Package http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7730-Accounting-Package
We a self managed complex of 40 units. Can anyone suggest an Accounting package which is not too expenise in terms of annual license fees etc that is useful to keep good financial records? Maybe a package that has a once off fee only. Pastel is an expensive option.

Thx...

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An informal hearing was conducted wherein it was agreed that the staff member was to be given a final written warning, sanctioned for 12 months for this not to happen again or he would be dismissed, also to give a verbal apology and a copy of such in writing.

The complainant (owner) an...

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read more]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:57:50 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7727-maintenance-common-property http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7727-maintenance-common-property Despite repeated emails (some as recent as last month) the only response received is the managing agent saying they have forwarded the letter/s to the trustees. Owners of the flats in question have even approach...

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Please advise i...

read more]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:59:05 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7724-Maximum-Proxies http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7724-Maximum-Proxies
That states that amendments to the act came into effect 28th October 2011. Among other things it states that no-one may hold more than 2 proxies.

Where can I verify this?...

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I recently received my levy account from my managing agent(MA) and have found that I am being charged a R90 admin fee because I had paid my January account late and had thus received a reminder letter.

Upon querying this with the MA, they have mentioned that the R90.00 goes to the MA account and not to the body corporate.

I would like to know if the MA is permitted to charge...

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read more]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:37:24 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7720-Using-a-Dictaphone-Unannounced http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7720-Using-a-Dictaphone-Unannounced Back again.... Our Secretary, at the last Meeting, had a dictaphone 'hidden' somewhere.
Presumably, she had anticipated a heated meeting and she was right; it didn't take a rocket scientist to anticipate what followed.

However, I feel that had the machine been visible, the heated meeting would not have taken place as people would've watched their p's and q's.

I also feel that there...

read more]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:52:57 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7719-household-refuse-storage http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7719-household-refuse-storage
We are a small 4 unit complex. There shouldn't be any problems - right? Dream on!
One of the owners has her unit up for sale, but in this market who knows how long it will take?
My problem is that she insists on putting her household/dog refuse onto the common property i.e. driveway and/or garden, instead of keeping it within her unit until the day of the Municipal collection.
I...

read more]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:18:23 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7717-When-Minutes-get-Personal http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7717-When-Minutes-get-Personal At our last meeting, there were some rather heated words between two trustees. The Secretary has typed up the Minutes and insists that what these two people said to each other is minuted because both sides demand that it is so.

I feel that in the interest of peace, these comments should not be put in the minutes as they are personal and the Chairman should just paraphrase t...

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Because these are house rules, and therefore possibly not registered with Deeds, do we have any claim if we wanted to go against this and bring in our indoor blind cat? What is the difference between House Rules and Management Rules and Conduct Rules? The notes we received said House...

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read more]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:50:12 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7715-Timeshare-sectional-title http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7715-Timeshare-sectional-title As levy-paying (which include insurance) owners, why should we sign an indemnity form?
Would appreciate the views of the sectio...

read more]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:54:56 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7714-Increase-in-Monthly-Levies http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7714-Increase-in-Monthly-Levies
read more]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:26:33 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7713-Choice-of-estate-agent http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7713-Choice-of-estate-agent Thanks...

read more]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:19:39 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7712-Request-to-view-documentation http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7712-Request-to-view-documentation
He is however being protected by a few of the trustees.

As an owner, I have requested the following from the trustees:

- his CV and qualifications
- a list of all complaints against him and warnings issued to him
- his job profile
- his salary with all ...

read more]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:55:53 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7711-Water-Expenses http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7711-Water-Expenses What is the fairest way of sharing the water expenses, in a complex without individual water meters?
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I own and rent out a sectional title unit in Inyati Sands, Douglasdale and am on the top floor. A while ago the owner of the unit below mine told me that my unit was leaking and the damp was affecting her unit. My tenant said she thought it was coming from the pipe in the balcony which was not designed to let the water flow off properly and was ...

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read more]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:43:57 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7705-When-to-collect-Proxies? http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7705-When-to-collect-Proxies? Our AGM is in June and some of the trustees want to collect proxies within a month or two to ensure that their 'faves' are elected.

Can owners in the complex be approached with a blank proxy form to be filled in at an earlier date than the AGM?

Do they have to wait for the Managing Agents to distribute the Agenda and Notice before doing the proxy thing?

Is it 'unlegal' in any way t...

read more]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:19:49 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7704-What-to-put-in-the-Minutes? http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7704-What-to-put-in-the-Minutes? At our last trustee meeting where there was much chatter and interruptions and things got a bit out of hand, it was nevertheless decided that the goings-on ought not be published in the minutes and only the resolutions to issues printed. However, two or three people demanded that their views were minuted. How can this be done if the preamble cannot be written about?

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read more]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:14:03 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7703-increase-of-levies http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7703-increase-of-levies e th
we are going to start perparing for the budget
2012/2013. Can the levy be increased more then 10% as we have some maintenance problems that need to be sorted out this year and our money
situation is not in a good position. we want to put the levy up more than 10?% please advise. ...

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1.) Can the Body Corporate refuse to accept a Tenant and insist that he be evicted if it can be established that the Tenanant has a Criminal Record ( i.e ) Is a convicted Criminal for(whatever reason,) or has Jugdements against him, or has been Convicted for Rape, Theft, Possession of Drugs, etc, etc, despite the fact that the Owner might have already accepted the Tenant a...

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read more]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:00:10 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7700-Trustees http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7700-Trustees I own a unit in a complex and it is doubtful whether the trustees had ever heard of the Act prior to June 2011 when a new owner bought into the complex and informed the trustees that the complex must be managed in accordance with the Act. At first the trustees informed her that they “did not care about the Act” but at a later stage the trustees decided to join Professor Paddo...

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Kindly advise on the folloiwng matter. I live in a sectional title complex Anfield . The trustees whilst doing their inspection of shrubbery and gardening, two weeks ago noticed that a single brick wall which surrounds a electice sub station next to my house is comming loose and that it will need to be taken down. They've done this. The problem now is that the two security gates whic...

read more]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:53:51 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7697-SGM-for-extension-of-a-unit-where-extension-has-already-taken-place http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7697-SGM-for-extension-of-a-unit-where-extension-has-already-taken-place A building is sold as a Sectional Title Scheme by a developer. The building is old, and consequently, in redeveloping the property, the developer extends one of the units to exceed the size indicated on the Sectional Title plans. All construction, excluding cosemtic changes (installation of BICS, etc.) is complete before the BC is formed for this new Sectional Title...

read more]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:42:44 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7696-Pq http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7696-Pq
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Our Conduct Rules however has the following to say about report a conduct rule has been transgressed:

"22.3 Any transgression of these rules may only be reported to the trustees in
writing and as a complaint by an owner or an owner’s duly authorized
representative, accompanied by the written corroboration of such complaint
by ...

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My questions are:

1. can the 6 trustees simply vote the 7th out at a meeting without serious allegations/complaints against him or must they get approval from owners first?

2. how can this trustee fight to stay on board - he has the support of some of the owners and...

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read more]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:03:28 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7685-Owners-not-interested-in-becoming-trustees http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7685-Owners-not-interested-in-becoming-trustees
I have a huge problem, our complex is currently running fairly smoothly. There are a few hicups but the biggest problem I have is that the owners are not interested in getting involved in becoming trustee's and also not showing up for our AGM meetings. Most of the original owners have moved out and are now renting out their property so they aren't really around to attend the trustee...

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read more]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:47:13 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7682-Visitors http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7682-Visitors
What do you do with a visitor that rings all the numbers on the Mircell to gain...

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read more]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:50:36 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7678-Neighbour-burning-wood-constantly-for-a-braai- http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7678-Neighbour-burning-wood-constantly-for-a-braai- Good day I need help
We live right next to the Care Taker (Neighbours) of our Sectional title Complex.
Our neighbours love to braai with wood every other day, or sometimes for Wednesday to Sunday right threw.
1. My son as well as I gets sinusitis because of the smoke, and this leads to us having to go to the doctor. My son is 7 months old and had upper repertory infection twice already fro...

read more]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:48 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7677-Insurance-Claim- http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7677-Insurance-Claim- I live on the 2nd floor. A unit on the 3rd floor's owner was fiddling with the taps in his bathroom and the tap broke = water everywhere and flooding.
My ceiling in my bathroom was damaged in the process.

My question is this - our managing agents, who are aware of all this, as well as what happened, is telling me that because they are unable to get the required paperwork from the ...

read more]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:43:51 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7676-Availabiltiy-Of-Bank-Statements http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7676-Availabiltiy-Of-Bank-Statements
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read more]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:27:44 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7674-Rates-and-Taxes http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7674-Rates-and-Taxes I purchased a sectional title unit, all transfers were completed by January 2010. Its been 2 years later now, and i still have not gotten a rates and taxes statement. So i am already 2 years in arrears. Can someone please advise who i can contact with regards to this?
Thank you...

read more]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:01:06 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7673-Carports http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7673-Carports
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Please advise how to fairly calculate the levies. Because to me it seems that...

read more]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:35:21 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7670-EUA-or-CP? http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7670-EUA-or-CP?
read more]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:55:17 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7669-attorney-fees-legal? http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7669-attorney-fees-legal? few years ago my geyser burst and the guy who did the repairs charged the body corporate 11k for things he didnt do, replacing carpets/skirting. They then put this bill aswell as ins excess on my account. At one stage my account was sitting at R16k outstanding. After 2 years I eventually got them to start reversing these charges.
Account was sitting at about R2500, then the managing ...

read more]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:49:53 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7668-Levy http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7668-Levy
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read more]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:37:02 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7664-Legal-actioon-after-driving-into-complex-gate http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7664-Legal-actioon-after-driving-into-complex-gate
Hope i can get some help here. We had a visitor to one of our Units in the complex that had a little accident with the visitor gate.

When the security officer opened the gate for the visitor he was busy on his cellphone and then when he drove through the gate it was already closing on him. He then got hit by the gate on the side of his car and when he had a fright he then tried to ge...

read more]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:30:17 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7663-House-Rules http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7663-House-Rules
The Rules currently applying to our BC are the standard Management and Conduct Rules. However a need has arisen for very unique 'complex specific' rules or House Rules to be applied so that everyone can co-exist and live harmoniously together. The prescribed Conduct Rules just don't cover everything.

The trustees have put together a set of House Rules that, if enforced would cater for ...

read more]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:17:28 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7662-EUA-displaced-paving http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7662-EUA-displaced-paving
The paving installation was done at the discretion of the owner.

The owner ha...

read more]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:47:24 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7661-Special-General-meeting http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7661-Special-General-meeting A notice was handed to the MA in terms of the Act eight days ago. As per the Act, the trustees must call the meeting within fourteen days. Can the trustees decide to hold the meeting in two, or even ten months, time, or must they hold it within fourteen days of ...

read more]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:15:58 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7660-Enforcement-of-Registered-House-Rules http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7660-Enforcement-of-Registered-House-Rules
read more]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:31:47 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7659-Neighbour\'s-Mess-on-our-Property http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7659-Neighbour\'s-Mess-on-our-Property
read more]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:52:10 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7658-re-election http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7658-re-election
read more]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:54:52 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7657-Anouncing-of-non-levy-payers http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7657-Anouncing-of-non-levy-payers What are the guidelines of doing so?
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read more]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:40:33 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7655-Rules http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7655-Rules
read more]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:49:49 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7654-Non-Levy-payers http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7654-Non-Levy-payers Can the Managing Agent send a letter to "all owners" - stating that owners who does not pay their levies may not benefit of the services that...

read more]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:38:19 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7653-Noise---Use-of-vulgar-language http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7653-Noise---Use-of-vulgar-language
read more]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:02:02 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7652-Pets--Unreasonable-Trustees http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7652-Pets--Unreasonable-Trustees At the first meeting when Trustees were elected, a resident asked for permission to keep a cat, and was granted that by the incoming trustees.
Three years later a new tenant asked for permission for a pet and was refused, whi...

read more]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:23:40 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7651-Failure-to-convene-AGM http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7651-Failure-to-convene-AGM 1. Am I correct in my reaso...

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Please advise on the following. We have a speed limit of 10km in the complex and there is people who speed at 30km-40km and we have tried talking to them but they have ignored our requests. The main reason for the request is that I have children as do some of the other units. We then approached the body corporate and we were told that becuase no one else has complaint, that there is nothi...

read more]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:20 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7649-Owner-holding-complex-\'to-ransom\' http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7649-Owner-holding-complex-\'to-ransom\' He has removed all his furniture from his unit so that the sheriff cannot attach anything from inside his flat He continues to hold loud parties that last till 8am the next day and has upto 20 rowdy guests that break the complex rules every weekend. He has even started confronting other owners that com...

read more]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:18:43 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7648-Special-conditions-for-cats http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7648-Special-conditions-for-cats Can someone please assist me with the approval of two cats in our complex. The house rules stipulate that no catss are allowed and a max of two dogs. There are 3 units ( owners) with each one cat. They received approval for these cats - in addition my tenants adopted two cats with no where else to go. I asked for approval for these cats,no approval was given,without reason. On the genera...

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Please can someone assist me. We would like to change to another managing agent. Should the trustees get permission from the owners? If we need to, do we need a SGM?...

read more]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:21:43 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7646-Repairs-to-sections---who-is-liable http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7646-Repairs-to-sections---who-is-liable Of late some additional maintenance questions have arisen. The doors leading onto the balconies and patios are in need of repairs and in some cases replacement. In the past the BC paid for the maintenance, however the current boa...

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It was established last year before the AGM that we would need in the future to upgrade the system as Multichoice moved and added channels on and off different transponders(13 receivers in total are needed to receive all Dstv channels irrespective of HD/SD or bouquet). At the time of the AGM it was decided to Upgrade the housing of th...

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There is a CCMA objection that has been lodged against a staff member that has been signed by an independant labour consultant. The document has one signature and has been signed by the consultant in the name of...

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read more]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:45:56 +0200 http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7636-Sgm http://www.sto.co.za/forum/topic/7636-Sgm Many thanks.
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Our Admin lady have just resigned and with a mutual feeling amongst the trustees that we need to protect our investment, we feel that is has...

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