Trafalgar property guide

In a move that could have significant implications for the owners of inner-city buildings that have been ‘hijacked’, two property-owning companies recently lodged an application in the Johannesburg High Court to compel the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), among others, to fulfil their statutory obligations with regard to providing temporary emergency accommodation (TEA) for illegal occupants.

Community Housing Schemes should as a matter of urgency be making sure that they have a secure water supply system that is independent of the municipal infrastructure.

In a Sectional Title scheme, it is usually the trustees and managing agents who are seen to be running things on a day-to-day basis and dealing with the maintenance of the common areas and amenities. However, says Andrew Schaefer, MD of leading property management company Trafalgar, the trustees are in fact only acting on behalf of the body corporate, which is a legal entity made up of all the owners in the scheme and has the fundamental responsibility for ensuring a well-run and financially secure property.