Rental administration, body corporate management, Homeowners' Association governance and prepaid utilities — explained clearly by the people who run these services every day, for the South Africans who have to manage them.
Lease administration, tenant placement and screening, rental collections, deposit handling, maintenance management and statutory compliance for South African property owners.
Eviction in South Africa is governed by the Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act, and in Gauteng the Magistrates' and High Court rolls add their own queue. Here is the realistic 2026 timeline, the documents required at each step, the typical legal cost, and the procedural mistakes that send property owners back to the start.
A bad tenant costs a Johannesburg Property Owner more than a vacant month — it costs the eviction, the legal fees, the arrears written off and the damage at hand-back. Most Property Owners assume the National Credit Act governs tenant vetting; in fact, section 8(2)(b) of that Act specifically excludes a lease of immovable property from the definition of a credit agreement. The vetting bar is set instead by the Consumer Protection Act, the Protection of Personal Information Act and the Rental Housing Act — and by what the courts will accept as a defensible placement decision. This is the structured process Mosaic Home Services runs on every applicant, with the documents, the ratios and the worked numbers.
When rental collection depends on a tenant remembering to make an EFT each month, late payments are inevitable. Mosaic Home Services operates as a PASA-registered Third-Party Payment Provider, collecting rent directly on the contractual due date through the regulated banking payment rail.
Levies, reserve funds, trustee duties, Annual General Meeting procedure, Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act and Community Schemes Ombud Service compliance, conduct rules and dispute resolution for sectional title schemes and Homeowners' Associations.
When a Johannesburg owner stops paying levies, trustees must move quickly through a structured, lawful arrears process. This guide explains the practical escalation path, owner options, and how schemes protect cash flow without unlawful self-help.
The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act sets a minimum reserve-fund contribution that every body corporate in Johannesburg must meet. Here is the formula, how it connects to the 10-year maintenance plan, the trustee liability if it is under-funded, and a worked example for a 40-unit Sandton scheme.
Levy clearance certificates are one of the most operationally critical components of the South African sectional title and Homeowners' Association transfer process. Without an accurate clearance figure, transfers stall, registration is delayed and financial risk multiplies — making accurate accounting, real-time receivable visibility and integrated utility reconciliation operational necessities for any modern managing agent.
Prepaid electricity, water and gas on-billing, meter accuracy, tariff structuring, recovery rates and resident-facing transparency.
From 1 July 2026 City of Ekurhuleni residents face proposed tariff increases averaging 9.01% on electricity, 11% on water, 8.35% on sanitation, 3.7% on refuse and 2% on property rates. The Energy Business Unit has also restructured residential tariffs A.1 and A.2 from inclining-block to flat-rate kWh charging. Mosaic Wallet gives Ekurhuleni residents real-time consumption visibility, automated PayShap top-ups and per-property utility recovery to absorb the hikes without disrupting cash flow.
From 1 July 2026 City of Johannesburg residents face approved tariff increases of 8.63% on electricity, 12.5% on water, 11% on sanitation and 6.2% on refuse. Prepaid customers gain a slightly lower electricity ceiling, but the rand impact lands in every household budget. Mosaic Wallet gives residents real-time consumption visibility, automated PayShap top-ups and per-property utility recovery to absorb the hikes without disrupting cash flow.
Mosaic Wallet provides a modern prepaid utility management platform designed for sectional title schemes, residential estates, property owners and rental portfolios across Johannesburg and South Africa — combining utility technology, administration, reporting and collections integration into a unified platform focused on operational efficiency and financial control.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed property, the FTSE/JSE South African Listed Property Index, Real Estate Investment Trust distributions, yield analysis and the weekly Stock Exchange News Service roundup for South African property investors.
The week's most material SENS announcements from JSE listed-property counters, summarised and ranked for South African property investors.
The week's most material SENS announcements from JSE listed-property counters, summarised and ranked for South African property investors.
The week's most material SENS announcements from JSE listed-property counters, summarised and ranked for South African property investors.
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