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Difference Between Home Owners Association & Sectional Title

Difference Between Home Owners Association & Sectional Title Herewith, in short, only a few matters of relevance to both schemes.
  1. When is the complex established?
  2. What forms part of the owner's property?
  3. Who handles the management of the scheme?
  4. Who may serve as a Trustee?
  5. How is levies calculated?
  6. What is covered by the insurance policy?
  7. What is for the owners insurance?
  8. Which maintenance is for he complex's account?
  9. May owners alter the outside of their property?
  10. How does the scheme pay municipal rates and taxes?
  11. What does an owner do when the geyser of his property burst?
  12. If the windows leak or the gutter outside the property needs repairs, what does the owner do?
  13. How does voting work?
  14. Are EUA (Exclusive Use Areas) in the scheme possible?
  15. May the property be rented out and how can owner assist Trustees?
  16. How is the complex managed?
  1.  Upon registration of plan and first transfer.
  2. All sections in your name, including EUA.
  3. The owners elect Trustees annually.
  4. Owners or non-owners allowed.
  5. According to quota, in other words size of unit.
  6. Fixed items like geyser, carpets, cupboards.
  7. All loose items like furniture and clothes.
  8. Common property, like outside, gardens, gates.
  9. Only with approval from Trustees/owners.
  10. By means of budget and levies.
  11. Contact body corporate – is an insurance claim.
  12. Contact body corporate – Common property.
  13. One vote per section registered in name.
  14. Yes, registered with Article 27 or Article 27 A.
  15. Yes, but inform Trustees of tenants’ details.
  16. Management- & Conduct Rules.
  1. With registration of erf/erven.
  2. Erf and house, also gardens on erf.
  3. The owners elect Trustees annualy
  4. In some cases only owners allowed.
  5. Per erf, all owners pay the same amount.
  6. Common property like boundary wall, gates.
  7. Home and contents hereof.
  8. No word to houses, only common areas (roads)
  9. In accordance with Constitution.
  10. Each owner pays for won erf.
  11. Repairs and maintenance for owner’s account.
  12. Repair and payment for owner’s account.
  13. One vote per erf registered in name.
  14. No, there are no EUAreas in a HOA.
  15. Yes, but inform Trustees of tenants’ details.
  16. Constitution.


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