This webinar took place on Thursday 22 September 2022.
How to successfully lodge a CSOS application: Some tips and tricks.
Many people end up disappointed after lodging an application with the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) when their matter is dismissed, or they are denied the relief they seek.
Applications are often drafted incorrectly and there is a lack of clarity on the issues that you can – and cannot – lodge with CSOS.
Together, Marina Constas and Karen Bleijs from CSOS unpacked the most common mistakes people make in their applications to the Ombud service.
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Thank you to our sponsors:
CIA
As one of SA’s largest Community Schemes insurance providers, CIA understands the unique and growing challenges faced by today’s Bodies Corporate, their trustees and managing agents. Our Community Living Insurance Policy has been designed to cover all types of residential, commercial and industrial community and sectional title schemes. www.cia.co.za
WeconnectU
WeconnectU offers the most advanced end-to-end body corporate and HOA management solution that addresses all core business processes of professional community management. We help property managers overcome their greatest challenges: Compliance, manageability, scalability, profitability, and empower them to create optimal efficiency and complete transparency. WeconnectU – Transforming the Property Management industry. www.weconnectu.co.za
ZDFin
ZDFin is a specialist finance company providing smart solutions for community schemes. With a wealth of practical experience in property and financial management and an understanding of the challenges, their range of targeted financial products can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your scheme. www.zdfin.co.za
BCMTrac provides innovative scheme management software to community scheme managers. With a user-friendly dashboard, BCMTrac offers an accessible financial accounting application with comprehensive reporting capability and communications modules, streamlining our clients’ business and saving them time. BCMTrac – Financial accounting and communications, simplified. www.bcmtrac.co.za
MeetingPal is a system specifically developed for the management of virtual meetings for Sectional Title Schemes and Homeowners Associations in full compliance of the STSM Act and adaptable per MOI. Owners can access the MeetingPal voting system as a mobile App or as a webpage making voting easy and convenient. www.meetingpal.co.za
PKF Octagon
PKF Octagon provides complete audit, accounting, tax and consulting services to meet the specific reporting and financial needs of all residential and commercial bodies corporate and community schemes. We are a proud member of PKF International, a global family of independent firms bound together by a shared commitment to quality and integrity in a complex regulatory environment.www.pkfoctagon.com
Sectional Title Solutions is focused on providing value-add solutions to community schemes nationwide that reduce cost, generate revenue and increase property value. Solutions offered include innovative Funding and Treasury, Efficient Energy, Smart Technology, Legal Advisory and a host of other service solutions. Building sustainable relationships, helping our communities thrive. www.stsolutions.co.za