Legal Talk: Community schemes expert answers your questions

Hosted by Saskia Falken, CapeTalk on 12 January 2026

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In this Legal Talk segment Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to body corporate legal specialists Zerlinda van der Merwe and Nicole Nel regarding listener questions related to property and sectional title / community scheme issues.

This discussion covered:

• The advantages and disadvantages of buying into a shared block and retirement scheme.

• Are bodies corporate liable for repairing or replacing broken toilets?

• Dispute resolution processes for the removal of trustees.

• Working from home in a community scheme.

• Are rates included in life right levies?