Members of the Body Corporate
In Part 3 of this newsletter we looked at the role of the trustees. In this newsletter we will look at the members of the body corporate.
Any registered owner of a unit is by default a member of the body corporate. The defintion in the Act is very simple. 'Member' means a member of the body corporate. Over and above this definition, an owner is also defined as the trustee of an insolvent estate, the liquidator of a company or close corporation or the exectutor of a deceased estate where an owner has passed on. In addition, the Community Schemes Act defines an owner as the holder of a legally secured right of possession, such as a person with a right of use (usufruct or hatitatio) over a unit. Where a husband and wife are married in community of property, and the unit is registered only in the husband or wifes's name, for example if they got married after the husband bought the unit, both are considered members of the body corporate. Very important to remember that they will, together, only have one vote at a general meeting. In Part 5 of this newsletter we will look at the Community Scheme Ombud Service. Article courtesy of Marina Constas and Karen Bleijs Demystifying Sectional Title
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