This week a reader asks the Property Poser experts whether a managing agent is allowed to lead the body corporate of a sectional title complex and give advice. In addition, as a trustee of the complex in which he resides, he is concerned about a situation in which one or two of his fellow trustees are trying to take control. According to Brian Kinnear, principal of Fresh … [Read more...] about Complex management issues
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Moisture puts damper on tenant’s lease
This week, the Property Poser experts help a tenant who is experiencing massive problems with dampness in the property he rents. The reader tells us that the foundations of the house have subsided to such an extent that cracks have appeared in various places. Of even greater concern is the fact that the shower floor in the bathroom has also subsided, causing water to seep … [Read more...] about Moisture puts damper on tenant’s lease
How to Keep Pedestrians off Private Property
This week the Property Poser experts address a reader's concern about preventing pedestrians from crossing her vacant seafront plot. The reader explains that she bought the land a decade ago and initially intended to build on it but has since decided to sell. The problem she faces is that the local residents, mostly fishermen, use a pathway across her land to access the … [Read more...] about How to Keep Pedestrians off Private Property
When 50-50 isn’t joint ownership
This week our Property Poser experts are again faced with an emotive issue involving siblings who jointly inherited a fixed property and cannot seem to agree on the day-to-day running of it. A reader writes that she not only inherited half the property but also lived there for a number of years - first with her mother, who owned the other half, and later, after her mother's … [Read more...] about When 50-50 isn’t joint ownership
Home Owners Association making unilateral decisions
This week the Property Poser panel helps a reader whose Home Owners' Association (HOA) makes unilateral decisions affecting residents without achieving a quorum at meetings. Although the required number of members are never present, the reader says the HOA continues to make changes to the rules of her complex. This includes the building design and style of new homes being … [Read more...] about Home Owners Association making unilateral decisions
