FROM THE PRESIDENT
Message from the
PRESIDENT
. . .
It is with immense pleasure that we can bring you this,
the 6th edition of the Residential Estate Industry Journal,
which was launched at the 7th ARC Annual Conference
held at San Lameer on the South Coast of KwaZulu-
Natal. The Association of Residential Communities
(ARC) enters its 11th year of existence, during which
we have experienced much change, both negative and
positive. Membership of ARC has grown to close to
400 residential communities, and we have developed
wonderful partnerships with best-of-breed providers to
the residential community industry, and for that we are
extremely grateful.
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n this edition of the Journal we have reported on some High Court and Supreme
Court cases in which the ability and the rights of the HOA to implement their own
rules and regulations have been tested. We have also included the birth of the
Residential Communities Council (RCC), which will serve the industry as a non-profit
company in staying abreast with, challenging, and even recommending legislation
that would serve the best interests of the residential community industry. The
South African chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAISA) is going strong,
and courses were arranged around the country to allow estate managers, staff and
service providers the opportunity of gaining professional qualifications and designations
within the residential community industry. The annual general meetings of both
these organisations were held at the ARC conference in September 2019.
During this year, ARC hosted a series of workshops covering important elements
of the Companies Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Labour
Relations Act and the Protection of Personal Information Act. These workshops
were attended by over 150 estate managers, and served as useful insight for them
to take back into their communities in order to stay up to date with this important
legislation.
Over 20 regional chapter meetings took place around the country, and members
had the opportunity to network with their peers, and also to learn from industry
experts on issues such as sustainability, the environment, fire protection, financial
reserve studies, and the future threats facing us in respect of water resources.
Huge gratitude must go to the team at Estate Living, who, with ARC, managed to
source some extremely insightful speakers to address delegates at these chapter
meetings. This edition of the Journal also profiled some member estates, to whom
we are thankful for their contribution in making this a valuable resource. I hope that
this Journal will take pride of place in reception areas of the offices of HOAs,
community centres and clubhouses across the country.
Jeff Gilmour
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