Swemmer & Levin

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Wanneer jy dit oorweeg om in ‘n kompleks te koop, is dit noodsaaklik om na meer as die geadverteerde uitgawes soos heffings te kyk. Sonder deeglike navorsing kan potensiële kopers hulself met onverwagte finansiële uitgawes bevind.

Die struktuur van deeltitelskemas

In deeltitelskemas besit jy jou eenheid, maar deel die gemeenskaplike areas met ander eienaars. Hierdie kollektiewe eienaarskap, bekend as die regspersoon (body corporate), is verantwoordelik vir die instandhouding van buite strukture, tuine, sekuriteit en die algemene onderhoud van die kompleks. Hierdie verantwoordelikhede word gefinansier deur maandelikse heffings, wat meer ingewikkeld kan wees as wat dit aanvanklik voorkom.

Maandelikse administratiewe heffing

Die administratiewe heffing is die primêre fooi in deeltitelskemas, wat dikwels verskil volgens eenheidgroottes, dus sal groter eenhede gewoonlik meer bydra. Hierdie heffing dek nie net die nutsdienste nie—soos elektrisiteit en water, wat gesamentlik aan die skema gefaktureer word en dan volgens verbruik aan eenhede toegeken word—maar ook die instandhouding van gemeenskaplike areas, bedryfskoste, en gebouversekering.

Reserwefondse en spesiale heffings

Sedert 2016 vereis die wet dat ‘n gedeelte van heffings aan reserwefondse vir langtermynonderhoud toegestaan word, soos bepaal deur ‘n 10-jaar plan. Hierdie heffing, tipies nie minder as 15% van die administratiewe heffing nie, is ontwerp om skielike spesiale heffings vir groot onderhoudsprojekte te voorkom.

Ten spyte van die reserwefonds se doel om groot uitgawes te dek, kan onvoorsiene kostes soos beduidende herstelwerk of rekeningsfoute tot spesiale heffings lei. Die bedrag word deur die trustees bepaal en kan ‘n groot bykomende uitgawe wees.

CSOS heffing

Die Ombudsdiens vir Gemeenskapskemas (CSOS) heffing, nog ‘n koste in deeltitelskemas, is die minste bedrag van R40 of 2% van ‘n eienaar se heffing wanneer dit R500 oorskry, met geen heffing vir bedrae onder R500 nie. Dit word kwartaalliks deur bestuursagente ingevorder.

Die risiko van nie-betalende eienaars

Nie-betalende eienaars in deeltitelskemas hou ‘n beduidende risiko in, wat die skema se finansies kan benadeel. Trustees kan laat heffings aanspreek deur ‘n beslissingsbevel van die Ombudsdiens vir Gemeenskapskemas (CSOS) te versoek of regstappe deur ‘n prokureur te neem om betalings af te dwing. Hierdie stappe kan egter tyd neem, en intussen kan ander eienaars onverwagte spesiale heffings in die gesig staar om finansiële tekorte te bestuur, wat jou begroting en finansiële beplanning direk beïnvloed.

Maak ‘n ingeligte besluit

Voordat jy jou tot ‘n aankoop verbind, vra eers die nuutste heffingsverklaring aan om maandelikse kostes ten volle te verstaan. Die werklike koste, insluitend nutsdienste, kan ver bo aanvanklike kwotasies wees. Dit is ook noodsaaklik om die mees onlangse jaarlikse algemene vergaderingnotule, huidige begroting, en finansiële state te hersien om die finansiële gesondheid van die skema te verstaan en te verhoed dat jy in ‘n swak bestuurde, onstabiele skema belê.

Terwyl alle redelike pogings aangewend word om die akkuraatheid en deeglikheid van die inhoud van hierdie publikasie te verseker, sal geen van die skrywers van die artikels of die uitgewer enige verantwoordelikheid dra vir die gevolge van enige aksies gebaseer op inligting of aanbevelings hierin nie. Ons materiaal is vir inligtingsdoeleindes. Aangedryf deur SucceedGroup.

Jan Fourie

Director |  Attorney, Notary & Conveyancer | BA. LLB

Jan graduated in 1974 with a five-year BA LLB degree from the University of Stellenbosch, whereafter he was admitted as an advocate and prosecuted as such in the Cape Town and Wynberg Courts. In 1974, he joined Swemmer & Levin as the Candidate Attorney of Mr Levin (founding member) and was admitted as an attorney on 7 April 1976, as a conveyancer on 11 January 1978, and as a Notary on 19 December 1984. Since 1974, he has served in various committees, including the West Coast Chamber of Commerce, the Vredenburg School Committee, and the Malgas Lions Club. 

Furthermore, Jan was the author of the first bilingual law book, The New Debt Collecting Procedures (Die Nuwe Skuldinvorderingsprosedures), which was used by all the Magistrate Courts throughout South Africa. With the founding of the Small Claims Court in Vredenburg, Jan served as one of the first Commissioners. He is currently based at Swemmer & Levin’s Vredenburg office and has been with our firm for more than 47 years.

Pieter Smit

Director | Attorney & Conveyancer | BA. LLB

Pieter obtained his BA Law degree from Stellenbosch University in 1995 and his LLB degree from the North-West University in Potchefstroom in 1998. He served his articles at Marais Muller Attorneys from 1998 to 1999 and was admitted as an attorney in 2000 and as a conveyancer in 2002. Pieter is the founder of PP Smit Attorneys, which opened its doors in 2004. He also became a director of Swemmer & Levin in 2006. Pieter loves the outdoors and participating in all forms of sport, including tennis, golf, fishing, spearfishing, scuba diving, and hiking. 

Johann Maree

Director | Attorney | BA. LLB

Johann matriculated at Oudtshoorn High School and attended Stellenbosch University, where he obtained his BA Law and LLB degrees. Following his studies, he worked for three years as State Prosecutor at the Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town. Johann completed his legal training with the State Attorney in Pretoria and then moved to his hometown, Oudtshoorn, where he worked as a lawyer for a year. In 1983, he finally moved to Vredenburg and joined Swemmer & Levin, where he is still practising as a director. When he is not in the office, Johann enjoys cycling and in his earlier days, he used to be a long-distance junkie.

Richard Phillips

Director | Attorney | Bcom & BProc

After matriculating at Paarl Boys’ High School, Richard completed his BCom and BProc degrees at the University of Port Elizabeth. He served his articles with Van Wyk Fouchee in Paarl and quickly developed an affinity for litigation. Richard has always had a deep love for the ocean and when he was presented with an opportunity to join Swemmer & Levin on the West Coast, he agreed without hesitation and has been with our firm since 1997. Richard specialises in general litigation and divorces. When he is not in the office or with his family, he tries to spend as much time as possible in or on the water.

Jandré Smith

Director | Attorney | LLB

Jandré grew up and matriculated in the small Klein Karoo town of Oudtshoorn. He furthered his studies at the North-West University in Potchefstroom, obtaining his LLB degree during 2015. He completed his articles at Swemmer & Levin in 2017 and was subsequently appointed as a professional assistant. In 2020, Jandré was promoted to the position of director at the firm, where he practises in the Litigation department at our Langebaan office. When not practising law, Jandré is an avid sports fan. He has a passion for nature and enjoys camping, trail running, and mountain biking with his family.

Andre van der Walt

Director | Attorney | LLB

Andre graduated in 2015 with an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria. He later went on to obtain his NQF 7 Certificate in the Administration of Deceased Estates from the University of South Africa, which allowed him to further his career in deceased estates and the drafting of wills and trusts. Andre served his articles at Barnard & Patel Attorneys under the supervision of Mr YAS Patel. After being admitted as an attorney in 2016, he continued working at Barnard & Patel Attorneys as a professional assistant in the deceased estates department.

Andre joined Van Rensburg Attorneys in 2019 and was head of the deceased estates department until 2021. He then received the opportunity to move to the West Coast, where he joined Swemmer & Levin Attorneys. Andre loves travelling and enjoys the beauty that our country has to offer with his friends, family, and loved ones.

Harmann Potgieter

Attorney | LLB

Harmann graduated in 2018 with an LLB degree from the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. He went on to study and grow in various fields, including doing a course on the Consumer Protection Act and a course at the University of South Africa where he obtained his NQF 7 Certificate in the Administration of Deceased Estates.

Harmann completed his articles of clerkship at Swemmer & Levin under the supervision of Mr Richard Phillips. After being admitted as an attorney in 2020, Harmann continued with Swemmer & Levin as a professional assistant in the deceased estates department as well as the litigation department. He loves to study, possesses a deep curiosity about the world, and is dedicated to giving back to the community.

 

Carla Cloete

 

Director | Attorney, Conveyancer & Notary | LLB  

Carla obtained her LLB at the North West University, Potchefstroom Campus in 2015. She completed her articles in 2017 with Brits Dreyer Inc in Bellville. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer. After her articles she relocated to Kimberley where she worked as a professional assistant in the Conveyancing department of Van de Wall Inc. Coming back to her Western Cape roots, she now joins the Swemmer & Levin team as a professional assistant.