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Noise nuisance
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Noise Nuisance during the Festive Season

Introduction  The summer season in South Africa brings increased festivities and celebrations. Holidays such as Halloween, Guy Fawkes, Christmas and New Years Eve mean increased socialisation. It is meant to

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What is a Body Corporate
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Who and what is the body corporate?

In terms of section 1 of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (“the STSMA”) ‘‘body corporate’’, in relation to a building and the land in a sectional title scheme, means the body corporate of that building. This definition does not shed much light on what the body corporate is.

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Pool safety
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Swimming Pool safety in Body Corporates

Neither the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (the “STSM Act”); nor the prescribed management rules (the “PMRs”) or prescribed conduct rules (the “PCRs”) made thereunder contain any provisions that specifically deal with the granting consent or setting out the process for the installation and safety requirements of swimming pools within the scheme.

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