This article takes a look at the process of conciliation at the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS).

A body corporate requires a minimum of two funds, namely one for the administrative fund and the second, a reserve fund. The administrative fund is used to fund the operating expenses of the body corporate for a particular year, and the reserve fund for the implementation of the maintenance, repair and replacement plan of the body corporate. In this article Bruce investigates just how many bank accounts a body corporate needs.

It is completely understandable, that one could easily get confused when it comes to what you can do in a body corporate. In this article Nicole provides a top 20 list of what you can do in a body corporate.

Since Covid-19 hit and the National Lockdown drastically changed life as we knew it, it has been very interesting to see the effect it has had on sectional title schemes. In this article Zerlinda talks about woking from home in your scheme.

In this article Zerlinda looks at a brief breakdown of the requirements, under the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, regarding the method of delivery of the notices of general meetings of the members of bodies corporate.

As a tenant residing in a sectional title scheme, it's at times difficult to feel as though you are part of the community, in this article Zerlinda takes you through the life of a tenant in a body corporate.

In this article Zerlinda talks about navigating the administration nightmare that could occur during online annual and special general meetings.

In this third and final article in the series, Zerlinda takes a look at a few requirements for voting in terms of virtual meetings.

in this article, Zerlinda will be taking a look at some practical suggestions to accommodate remote attendance at general meetings in community schemes.

WHEN, not IF, the National Lockdown comes to an end, and we have the opportunity to face reality, as we will then know it, Zerlinda believes that virtual meetings will not become a thing of the past, and instead may become the preferred method of meeting, not only in the context of the workplace but in community schemes as well.