Sectional Title Garage Door Maintenance

Maintenance in sectional title schemes is regulated by the sectional titles schemes management act 8 of 2011 the stsma which provides that the body corporate must maintain the common.

Sectional title garage door maintenance.

Rob paddock is the operations director for paddocks. I often get queries on who is responsible for the maintenance including repair or replacement of windows and doors within sectional title schemes. We recommend following a daily checklist. Responsibility to repair and replace windows and doors.

The words maintenance and maintain will be used for maintenance repair and replacement and the equivalent verbs. With these few garage door maintenance tips your garage doors should continue to operate smoothly for months to come. Garage doors get a lot more use than most unit owners realise. In this article i will address the financial responsibility for maintenance of the windows and doors including garage doors.

The basic maintenance and repair responsibilities are set out in the sectional titles schemes management act the act in section 3 functions of the body corporate and section 13 duties of owners. We also advise having your doors evaluated at least two times per year by a trained and certified technician. If owners responsible for interior repairs maintenance of windows and doors and body corp. For free sectional title advice go to www sto co za.

Responsible for the repairs maintenance of exterior of the windows and doors why does 4th paragraph of article state therefore the expenses which could include maintenance repair and replacement costs in regard to any window or door including garage doors in an exterior section wall should. Here are some maintenance specifics for sectional doors. The article also takes a brief look at safety. Responsibility to repair and replace windows and doors.

The sectional titles schemes management act the sectional titles schemes management act 8 of 2011 the act took effect on 7 october 2016. By carryn melissa durham. For more information about paddocks please contact kate. We often get queries on who is responsible for the maintenance including repair or replacement of windows and doors within sectional title schemes in this article i will address the financial responsibility for maintenance of the windows and doors including garage doors.

Kate paddocks co za or go to www paddocks co za. These days developers of sectional title schemes generally opt for open underground parking as opposed to the individual ground level garages of days gone by for owners in older blocks garage door maintenance is a reality and should be included on their annual to do list.