Dear Valued Managing Agent It is crucial that every person execute a valid written Will. At the very least the Will appoints an Executor to take care of their affairs when they pass on and appoints beneficiaries to inherit from them. National Wills Week is on our doorstep and runs from 13 – 17 September […]
Dear Valued Managing Agent We will be holding a 30 minute Zoom Training Session for Managing Agents on Friday, 17 September 2021 from 09h00 – 09h30am. We will cover the below topics for 10 minutes each:2.1 Have all your ducks in a row! Properly preparing for CSOS Applications, taking into account the 2 relevant CSOS Practice Directives;2.2 Successfully […]
Dear Valued Managing Agent As a FAST AND EFFECTIVE TOOL, we are more and more successfully, applying to the High Court, to TERMINATE THE ELECTRICITY OF OWNERS IN ARREARS, limit their water and obtain judgement against them for payment of the arrears. In the past, these applications have been more effortlessly granted by the Judges of the High […]
Dear Valued Managing Agent It is important to carefully read the attached CSOS Practice Directives on Dispute Resolution, 1 August 2019 and 23 June 2020. The 23 June 2020 Directive states:– Para 8.2 – Adjudications will be conducted based on papers filed by the parties and further written submissions, documents and information requested by the Adjudicator;– Para 8.6 – The […]
Dear Managing Agent This week Tuesday, 3 August 2021 in the afternoon, ALA was urgently contacted by a Managing Agent, as the Ekurhuleni Municipality, had terminated the entire electricity supply to a 96 unit Scheme. Although the Scheme was in arrears with the Municipality, the Scheme had logged queries for most of the arrears, with the Municipality. […]
Dear Managing Agent We have launched a SPECIAL ON OUR POPIA AND PAIA PACK for Schemes that to date are NOT compliant and do NOT have a pack. It is important to remind these Scheme Executives, that non-compliance with the POPIA can attract large fines for the Scheme and that it is a criminal offence not to make a PAIA Manual […]
Dear Managing Agent If you, as the Managing Agent (or any of your schemes) have a website, it is recommended that the website have a privacy policy. We have prepared a privacy policy, which is available for purchase by you. The price is R1 999.00 ex VAT per Managing Agent and R999.00 ex VAT per Scheme. […]
Dear Managing Agent Please have reference to our Attached Circular 52, on whether you as the Managing Agent, have decided to be the Information Officer, of your schemes or not. Should you have decided to be, please see Attached Agreement to appoint an Information Officer, which the Scheme may use to appoint you. Please ensure that you […]
Dear Managing Agents We recently communicated with you, as to whether the Managing Agent, could or couldn’t be, the Information Officer of a scheme, in respect of the POPIA and the PAIA. The attached circular dated 9 July 2021 by CSOS confirms that the CSOS met with the Information Regulator on 7 July 2021. Unfortunately, […]
IMPACT OF NEW PMR 28 ON MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH BODY CORPORATES Article by ALAN LEVY from Alan Levy Attorneys (ALA), Notaries and Conveyancers. Up until 7 October 2016, Managing Agents were able to enter into management agreements with Bodies Corporates for a period of 1 year. At the end of the initial period the agreements […]
