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June 2016
June 2016
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Message From TheEstate Management
Dear resident,
In this month’s issue please find a short information outlay regarding the inspections that will take place in order to determine the point of entry at your house for the fibre installation. All inspectors will wear identifiable clothing and will be in possession of a permit issued by us.
For owners of Sectional title units there is an interesting article regarding the enclosure of patios and balconies. Please study the contents in order to stay in touch with legislation regarding these topics.
Regarding renovations and additions to homes it is important that owners must submit plans for any alterations or amendments to the aesthetic committee for approval. Please bear in mind that the HOA will not give permission for the issuing of clearance figures in order to transfer the property from the seller to the buyer, unless we are in possession of plans approved by both the aesthetics committee and Tshwane building department, together with the occupation certificate. The absence of these documents will impact and delay the transfer of the property with obvious financial implications for all parties involved.
Jaco BreytenbachGeneral Manager
FTTH : Fibre to the Home in The WildsHello all and welcome to the amazing world of FTTH. (Fibre Optics – for best internet and phone access).This is a short information outlay, to give you an indication of what to expect (installation activities) from Monday 20-06-2016.Should there be any enquiries; please feel free to contact our Call Centre – [email protected]
Part 1Our call centre will call to arrange an appointment, ensuring the resident’s presence on site. We will initiate the ‘Pre-Inspections’, at The Wilds, to determine ‘Point Of Entry’ for the Fibre installation. We require your desired location of the router. Our Fibre Technicians are qualified to
assist in any query, regarding the Fibre installation route and hardware. This information is needed for installation to be prepared, on a follow-up date, as indicated in “Part 2” below. Should the POE not be up to standard or available, please relay the info back to your estate manager (Jaco Breytenbach).
Part 2We will be calling you again for the physical installation to commence. The Fibre Technician will float the Fibre, from the ‘Point Of Entry’, through to your house, and install, according to the pre-inspection done as stated in “Part 1”. You will be required to supply (in person) your login & password, received via SMS from Telkom. Please
do NOT give this login details to the Technician, but enter the details yourself. It’s to protect the integrity of your product and access.
It is our aim to provide you with world-class products and services, delivered and installed by Huawei and Telkom.
SecurityOur teams will be going through the estate’s security procedures and will be clearly visible in our blue t-shirts with Huawei and Telkom logos. The vehicles will also be clearly marked on both the passenger and driver door.
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Estate Contact DetailsJaco Breytenbach [email protected] (012) 996 1921Ronel Mulvaney [email protected] (012) 996 0123Eugenie Grobler [email protected] (012) 940 8285Charmaine Strange [email protected] (012) 996 0551
If you experience any problems regarding access cards, please contact Charmaine at Gate 1 (one). Tel no 012 996 0551
SECURITYEstate office [Clubhouse] 012 940 8285 07:00 - 16:00Change to: Gate 1 [Admin Office] 012 996 0551 07:00 - 16:00 (Except Thursdays) 07:00 - 15:00 (Thursdays) Gate 2 [Security Control Office] 012 996 1062 24/7Accon Security office emergencies 012 993 2798 24/7
24-hour security number for Accon Solutions’ control room – off site: 086 112 2266
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“Patio enclosure” - two words generating mass panic, for both owners and trustees. Carol is the proud owner of a sectional title unit, she wants to create a home to the likes of something you will see in the House and Home magazine. She figured that the patio/balcony can be used as a television room or sun room for cold winter months, this would make the unit much more appealing. Carol applies to the trustees of the Body Corporate to extend her patio, to enclose the patio with glass doors and to put a roof on. All the units in the complex have patios and there are already different types of enclosures at some of the units. She was taken aback when her application was denied by the trustees on the basis that there are already too many units with enclosed patios/balconies.
Carol did a bit of digging and discovered that there are no written documents available for the other units as none of the other owners applied, nor received proper approval or feedback. This was because the pervious board of trustees was not too concerned with the conditions of the Sectional Titles Act (the Act) or the rules. Carol now faces the wearisome issue many sectional title
owners are often faced with, following the correct procedure and abiding by the rules in order to successfully survive sectional title ownership. At this juncture it is important to take note of the Act, your scheme’s conduct rules and the management rules. Primarily the nature of the balcony has to be established. This means determining whether it is included in the square meterage of the section or whether it forms part of the common property of the complex. Should the balcony form part of the section, it cannot be assumed that it may be enclosed, however it may be less challenging to obtain approval. In this instance the provision of s24 of the Act will have to be complied with. This section specifies “If an owner of a section proposes to extend the limits of the section, he or she shall with the approval of the body corporate, authorised by a special resolution of its members, cause the land surveyor or architect concerned to submit a draft sectional plan of the extension to the Surveyor-General for approval.” A similar approach would have to be followed if the patio forms part of common property, even if it is an exclusive use area, this might however be a bit more challenging.
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Unpleasant enclosing encounterArticle by CILNA STEYN & KIMRIE RICHIE SSLR Inc.
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A critical consideration would be whether the proposed plans would conform to the ‘harmonious appearance’ of the complex, in terms of the prescribed management rule 68(1) (iv). This rule provides that an owner may not do anything to their section or exclusive use area that is likely to prejudice the harmonious appearance of the building. Although being incredibly subjective, it is imperative and is still required to be approved by the trustees.
A balcony is usually considered to be a non-habitable area; therefore, a significant step would be to determine whether converting it would change it into a habitable area. Carol is indeed intending to convert it to be habitable. In this instance the local authority would need to give permission to enclose the area, along with the permission of all her fellow owners of the neighbouring sections. In some circumstances the balcony may be too small to be deemed a room, in terms of the National Building Regulations and this would without a doubt impact the successful outcome of the approval. Once all of the above has been considered Carol would then be required to obtain a special resolution. Only once this has been obtained, would she be able to arrange for draft section plans of the extension to be drawn up and submitted to the Surveyor General.
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The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of the property plays a vital role in the decision. F.A.R., which is also known as bulk or coverage, is a zoning requirement which determines what percentage of the area of the ERF may be covered with habitable building. If the allocation for the bulk has been reached for the building, the local authority will not approve the plans.
Should Carol’s planned extension cause an alteration of more than 10% of her participation quota, which is calculated on the additional square meterage of the section, then the holders of a bond over all the sections in the complex will need to approve the proposed extension. If this consent is required, it is important to note that conveyancing fees will be payable by the owner to have the consent forms completed and submitted to the Deeds Office. If the increase in the square meterage of the section has an impact the participation quota this will result in an increase in her levies. These are good examples to demonstrate to owners that the
actual building costs should never be considered in isolation when you want to determine whether an extension would be cost effective or not.
Carol now has a very good understanding of what should be done to comply with the Act and rules, but is faced with trustees refusing to approve her application. The decision by the trustees must be fair and reasonable. If Carol feels that the only reason for the decline of the application is that Mathilda Martin, the Chairperson, is still upset about Carol’s refusal to share her Lemon Meringue recipe she does not have to succumb to shattered dreams of a sun room, she still has few options at her disposal. She would be able to institute arbitration proceedings as set out in prescribed management rule 71, in circumstances where she feels that the application is being unreasonably declined. A possible more cost effective and potentially swifter option would be to approach the Community Schemes Ombud, when in operation, to make a ruling in this regard.
If, however Carol is strongly opposed to putting in too much effort, and decides to enclose the patio without the necessary consent, she will be in contravention of the Act. She might then be compelled to restore the unit to its original state at her expense. If she refuses to restore the unit, the trustees can then call for arbitration on the matter or institute a High Court Application which will compel her to do so.
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DID YOU KNOWyou could visit our Community Portal to find information on:
• Operating a business from home• Garden Services• Cleaning Services• Private Armed Response Services• School Shuttle Services• Clubhouse bookings• Estate Agents• Extra access cards • Booking the Tennis or Squash Courts (online bookings)
Application forms for all of these listed points are available on The Wilds’ Website / Community Portal: www.the-wilds.co.za
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GARDEN SERVICESCOMPANY NAME CONTACT PERSON E-MAIL ADDRESS CONTACT NUMBERAEJ Garden Services Pierre de Beer [email protected] 083 271 3127Altech Maintenance Brian Chambers [email protected] 083 256 6355Bee's Garden Danie Groenewald [email protected] 072 590 8233Corp-Clean Hannes van der Merwe [email protected] 072 478 1158
I Khaya Dionne Du Toit [email protected] 071 175 7499
Jomo Faerie Glen Martin Petzer [email protected] 082 339 9782Raindrop Gardens Nic Vreken [email protected] 082 445 6267St John Garden Services Johnny Brett [email protected] 074 473 5551
Tekkies Garden Service Andre Schawarzer [email protected] 083 648 5192
The Garden Folks Renier Esterhuysen [email protected] 076 832 9442 W J Koekemoer Tuindienste Willie Koekemoer [email protected] 083 676 0118
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COMPANY NAME CONTACT PERSON E-MAIL ADDRESS CONTACT NUMBERSupreme Clean Leon Potgieter [email protected] 083 280 5233Gofin Giel van Helsdingen [email protected] 083 305 6240Kudos Cleaning Service Lorinda de Beer [email protected] 082 726 4993Linco Cleaning Service Alinda Boshoff [email protected] 082 828 1511Skitterblink Caron Allan [email protected] 074 449 5970MB Cleaning Buddies Mariesa Botha [email protected] 072 120 7546
CLEANING SERVICES
No business may be conducted without the written consent of the HOA. All owners/tenants wishing to conduct businesses have to apply to the HOA in writing”
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COMPANY NAME CONTACT PERSON E-MAIL ADDRESS CONTACT NUMBERADT Sello Makgala [email protected] 012 998 0621Bull Security J P Griessel [email protected] 012 997 0799Accon Solutions Wiekus Roux [email protected] 012 993 5831
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ESTATE AGENCY AGENT NAME CONTACT # E-MAIL ADDRESS SELLING LETTING
Apple Property Connection Ansie JacobsInge-Maud Nowitz
082 494 6677083 380 6414
[email protected]@hotmail.com X
Bianca Properties Vino Baum 082 372 6030 [email protected] X XDunamis Properties John Traas 076 724 5803 [email protected] X X
FAR Properties Andre le SueurWelmie le Sueur
084 769 5113083 775 6910 [email protected] X X
Johanita Properties Chrisita Smit 082 575 3277 [email protected] X XKaris Properties Betsie Strydom 072 122 5586 [email protected] X XLeapfrog Property Beatrix Jagemann 083 380 3295 [email protected] X X
Moreleta Properties Carol van der NestJan Ackerman
071 493 0522082 412 868
[email protected]@mweb.co.za X X
Pam Golding Donovan Lindique 082 468 5417 [email protected] X XPerformer Properties Kobus van der Vyver 082 575 5815 [email protected] X X
Property 100 Jan Badenhorst 083 264 2452 [email protected] X X
Red Table Properties Marthinus J. Potgieter 082 908 3423 [email protected] X XRealnet Moreleta Hennie Steyn 072 739 2005 [email protected] X X
Realty1 Pretoria New East Izelle MattheeLourette van Tonder
083 278 1911 082 739 1280
[email protected]@realty1moreleta.co.za X X
REMAX Infoglobe Gawie KlueRietha Klue
083 233 5482 083 233 343
[email protected]@remaxinfo.co.za X X
REMAX Infoglobe Marieth KloppersIvan Swart
082 820 5549 079 520 0195
[email protected]@remaxinfo.co.za X X
REMAX Jowic Brenda-Lee Barnes 079 933 3188 [email protected] X XREMAX Property Merchants Erna de Bruyn 082 879 3099 [email protected] X XRenmor Properties Arlene Marais 082 741 1997 [email protected] X X
Rawson Properties Woodlands Andre BruynsAndre Theron
082 954 1929 083 644 5757
[email protected]@rawson.co.za X X
Seeff Properties Yvette de Ponte 082 859 9435 [email protected] XDominique Lochoff 083 412 6919 [email protected] X
THE WILDS ESTATE REGISTERED ESTATE AGENTS as of 18 March 2016
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HEIDI’S PILATES @ THE WILDS
Pilates Classes at the Wilds Clubhouse from 4th of May
IwillbePresentingPilatesclassesasfromthe4thofMayonaTuesdayandWednesdayfrom5-6PmEveryoneiswelcometojoininonthefunandexercise,AllyouneedisaMat,TowelandWaterBottle.
Cost of Classes. R250p/mfor2classperMonth
PleaseContactforBookings:HeidiPeach-0824671430
HEIDI’S PILATES @ THE WILDS
Pilates Classes at the Wilds Clubhouse from 4th of May
IwillbePresentingPilatesclassesasfromthe4thofMayonaTuesdayandWednesdayfrom5-6PmEveryoneiswelcometojoininonthefunandexercise,AllyouneedisaMat,TowelandWaterBottle.
Cost of Classes. R250p/mfor2classperMonth
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