Annexure 9 - CONDUCT RULES
[Section 35 (2) (b) of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986]
1. Animals, reptiles and birds
(1) An owner or occupier of a section shall not, without the consent in writing of the trustees, which
approval may not unreasonably be withheld, keep any animal, reptile or bird in a section or on
the common property.
(2) When granting such approval, the trustees may prescribe any reasonable condition.
(3) The trustees may withdraw such approval in the event of any breach of any condition
prescribed in terms of sub-rule (2).
2. Refuse disposal
(1) An owner or occupier of a section shall-
(a) maintain in an hygienic and dry condition, a receptacle for refuse within his section, his
exclusive use area or on such part of the common property as may be authorised by the
trustees in writing;
(b) ensure that before refuse is placed in such receptacle it is securely wrapped, or in the
case of tins or other containers, completely drained;
(c) for the purpose of having the refuse collected, place such receptacle within the area and
at the times designated by the trustees;
(d) when the refuse has been collected, promptly return such receptacle to his section or
other area referred to in paragraph (a).
3. Vehicles
(1) No owner or occupier shall park or stand any vehicle upon the common property, or permit or
allow any vehicle to be parked or stood upon the common property, without the consent of the
trustees in writing.
(2) The trustees may cause to be removed or towed away, at the risk and expense of the owner of
the vehicle, any vehicle parked, standing or abandoned on the common property without the
trustees' consent.
(3) Owners and occupiers of sections shall ensure that their vehicles, and the vehicles of their
visitors and guests, do not drip oil or brake fluid on to the common property or in any other way
deface the common property.
4) No owner or occupier shall be permitted to dismantle or effect major repairs to any vehicle on
any portion of the common property, an exclusive use or in a section.
4. Damage alterations or additions to the common property
(1) An owner or occupier of a section shall not mark, paint, drive nails or screws or the like into, or
otherwise damage, or alter, any part of the common property without first obtaining the written
consent of the trustees.
(2) Notwithstanding subrule (1), an owner or person authorised by him may install-
(a) any locking device, safety gate, burglar bars or other safety device for the protection of his
section; or
(b) any screen or other device to prevent the entry of animals or insects;
Provided that the trustees have first approved in writing the nature and design of the device
and the manner of its installation.
5. Appearance from outside
The owner or occupier of a section used for residential purposes shall not place or do anything on
any part of the common property, including balconies, patios, stoeps, and gardens which, in the
discretion of the trustees, is aesthetically displeasing or undesirable when viewed from the outside
of the section.
6. Signs and notices
No owner or occupier of a section, used for residential purposes, shall place any sign, notice,
billboard or advertisement of any kind whatsoever on any part of the common property or of a
section, so as to be visible from outside the section, without the written consent of the trustees first
having being obtained.
7. Littering
An owner or occupier of a section shall not deposit, throw, or permit or allow to be deposited or
thrown, on the common property any rubbish, including dirt, cigarette butts, food scraps or any other
litter whatsoever.
8. Laundry
An owner or occupier of a section shall not, without the consent in writing of the trustees, erect his
own washing lines, nor hang any washing or laundry or any other items on any part of the building or
the common property so as to be visible from outside the buildings or from any other sections.
9. Storage of inflammatory material and other dangerous acts
An owner or occupier shall not store any material, or do or permit or allow to be done, any other
dangerous act in the building or on the common property which will or may increase the rate of the
premium payable by the body corporate on any insurance policy.
10. Letting of units
All tenants of units and other persons granted rights of occupancy by any owner of the relevant unit
are obliged to comply with these conduct rules, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in any lease or any grant of rights of occupancy.
11. Eradication of pests
An owner shall keep his section free of white ants, borer and other wood destroying insects and to
this end shall permit the trustees, the managing agent, and their duly authorised agents or
employees, to enter upon his section from time to time for the purpose of inspecting the section and
taking such action as may be reasonably necessary to eradicate any such pests. The costs of the
inspection, eradicating any such pests as may be found within the section, replacement of any
woodwork or other material forming part of such section which may be damaged by any such pests
shall be borne by the owner of the section concerned.
