What do you need to know about death emergencies and funerals in community schemes?

Episode 37 | 09 March 2026

This episode of Nicole's Neighbourly Advice navigates how these sensitive situations can often create unique challenges in community schemes, Nicole covers:

• handling medical emergencies;

• planning for ‘after-tears’ gatherings;

• managing neighbours and parking, and

• cultural practices such as the slaughtering of animals within schemes.

This episode offers helpful guidance for managing agents, trustees, owners, occupiers and/or tenants on responding to these events respectfully, while maintaining order within the scheme.

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Nicole Nel is a Senior Community Schemes Legal Consultant

Nicole’s Neighbourly Advice is a segment where Nicole Nel discusses everyday problems that people experience in their apartment buildings, and how best to go about dealing with them - offering practical advice that tenants, owners and trustees can use.

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