This week the Property Poser panel addresses a reader's issue with a property (mis)management company. He writes that he ended his homeowners' association's (HOA) mandate with the company, which was responsible for administration and accounting services. The HOA had become dissatisfied with the service provider and, despite efforts by the company to improve, the situation became untenable. The relationship was terminated in order to appoint a new property manager. Unfortunately, says … [Read more...] about Choose Your Property Management Company Carefully
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Levies Divide Homeowners Association Owners
This week, a reader confronts the Property Poser panel with a rather complex issue regarding levy payments in a freehold estate. He owns a property in such a development, which is managed by a homeowners' association (HOA). When the estate was developed, he says, it was decided that there would be 25 separate plots and that the levy would be shared equally among the owners. A few owners, however, purchased double plots and built only one property per combined erf. Effectively, the … [Read more...] about Levies Divide Homeowners Association Owners
Unseating a complex chair
After experiencing ongoing problems with the chairperson of her homeowners' association (HOA), a reader asks our panel what the correct procedure is for unseating such a person. The reader says that, despite the HOA members having voted unanimously for her removal, she is continuing in the role. The chairperson contends her dismissal is merely temporary until a current dispute with her neighbour is settled. In such instances - where an HOA is formed as a non-profit company - the Companies … [Read more...] about Unseating a complex chair
Changing the Scheme of Things
www.MyPE.co.za: This week our panel of experts addresses the issue of whether a sectional title scheme could be converted into a homeowners' association. As manager of a body corporate, one of our readers is often confronted by annoyed sectional title owners who cannot understand why they require permission to make alterations to their property. She would like to know if they could be appeased through a change in the structure of ownership. "To answer this, we really have to look at each … [Read more...] about Changing the Scheme of Things
