Who must register with CSOS?

The CSOS Act states the following:

Regulation 18(3)

18(3) A community scheme must file the registration in Form CS 1, within 30 (thirty) days  of-

            (a) Coming into effect of this regulation; or

            (b) Its date of incorporation in terms of applicable laws.

So what is a community scheme?

The definition in the CSOS Act states the following:

Section 1

“community scheme” means any scheme or arrangement in terms of which there is shared use of and responsibility for parts of land and buildings, including but not limited to a sectional titles development scheme, a share block company, a home or property owner’s association, however constituted, established to administer a property development, a housing scheme for retired persons, and a housing co-operative as contemplated in the South African Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act 20 No. 14 of 2005) and “scheme” has the same meaning;

So you can see that there is no mention that a “community scheme” only refers to residential schemes.  It also includes industrial Body Corporates and Commercial schemes like office parks.