This week the Property Poser panel clarifies a situation in which a reader is being threatened with early eviction due to outstanding rental payments. The tenant is two months in arrears but has offered to repay the money in instalments. However, the landlord is not satisfied with his offer and has demanded, via the rental agency, that the reader vacate the property … [Read more...] about Rental Arrears Eviction Advice
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Choose Your Property Management Company Carefully
This week the Property Poser panel addresses a reader's issue with a property (mis)management company. He writes that he ended his homeowners' association's (HOA) mandate with the company, which was responsible for administration and accounting services. The HOA had become dissatisfied with the service provider and, despite efforts by the company to improve, the situation … [Read more...] about Choose Your Property Management Company Carefully
Property Partnership Pitfalls
Co-ownership of property, or partnerships, is a cause of concern for many Property Poser readers. The situation before our panel this week involves two partners, one of whom lives on the property. The latter is also the one who makes the bond repayments. Our reader is however concerned that the resident partner is "abusing the bond", which places him as co-owner at … [Read more...] about Property Partnership Pitfalls
Noisy neighbours nettle owner
This week the Property Poser panel helps a reader who is at his wits' end with noisy neighbours. He writes that the owner of the next-door property rents it out to eight students, who often hold loud parties until the early hours. He has had meetings with the owner, who has undertaken to do something about the noise. However, instead of improving the situation, it has … [Read more...] about Noisy neighbours nettle owner
Owners responsible for section repairs
This week the Property Poser panel deals with two similar questions regarding responsibility for maintenance in a sectional title complex. The first reader is having problems with water damage to built-in cupboards, caused by a leaking shower in the unit above. The body corporate referred the issue to the person living in that unit, but he is merely a tenant who has … [Read more...] about Owners responsible for section repairs
