{"id":2154,"date":"2018-11-20T11:38:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T09:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2022-03-03T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T10:06:10","slug":"common-property-problems-cause-damage-to-section-can-i-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/common-property-problems-cause-damage-to-section-can-i-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought of the Week | Common Property Problems Cause Damage to Section: Can I Claim?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act obliges the body corporate to maintain a scheme\u2019s common property. Owners are in turn required to repair and maintain their sections.<\/p>\n

Is the body corporate, as a result, automatically responsible to arrange and pay for the repair of damage to an owner\u2019s section if it results from some defect or failure in the common property? The short answer is no, as the Act does not automatically hold the body corporate liable for consequential (ensuing) damages.<\/p>\n

An owner may therefore request the body corporate to pay for the damages caused by defects arising out of the common property, but if the body corporate refuses to pay, the owner must then proceed to either enforce their common law rights, or the owner may consider filing an application with the Ombud against the body corporate for an order requiring the them to have the repairs and maintenance carried out.<\/p>\n

For more, read\u00a0here<\/a>. Contact\u00a0us<\/a>\u00a0for assistance in all your sectional title disputes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act obliges the body corporate to maintain a scheme\u2019s common property. Owners are in turn required to repair and maintain their sections. 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