Dear Owners, As trustees of the Body Corporate, and owners and residents ourselves, we work hard to make and keep our building a pleasant and comfortable place to live. But we cannot do this without your continued support. Of late, the number of transgressions of our rules have been rising, to the detriment of living comforts. Unless you as owners help manage your tenants and your visitors, we will need to take steps as a Body Corporate to ensure such…
The minutes of the trustees’ meeting of 27 February 2025 are now available on WeConnectU. Go to https://app.weconnectu.co.za/signin You will be presented with the following screen: Log in with your credentials. If you do not have credentials or you need help accessing the system, please contact SAProperty.com via agents@thevillagehoutbay.com. You will be presented with the following screen: Select the correct profile to continue. You will be presented with the following screen: On the left-hand side menu, select “Documents”. Then select…
It has come to our attention that the garage door does not fully close. While this is not an immediate security issue, we have ensured that the service provider will come to The Village in the next days to resolve this issue.
Dear owners and residents, As trustees we try to keep you informed of the current affairs in our building and our community. This update is long overdue, for which my apologies. I will try and make this a monthly communication. Christian, Chairman The Village Hout Bay Maintenance We have been replacing roof sections over the past months, prioritizing critical areas where water poured into units. Less critical areas, like those with damp or mould, are being addressed next. Weather delays…
This morning the garage door was unable to close for some time. There was an issue with one of the sensors. This problem has been resolved. We have reviewed security camera footage to confirm no unauthorised individuals had entered the premises. We will continue to monitor the garage door.
The website notifications tests have completed. You will not receive any more test notifications after this one. Whenever the website is updated, you will be informed.
The trustees are working to implement a new access control system that will include an intercom at the main entrance that can both be controlled by mobile phone (by calling an owner, only SA phone numbers) and by mobile app (over internet). This system will also include new access control panels that no longer require physical tokens. Once the negotiations with suppliers have completed, we will inform you of the migration planning.
After a few hiccups the security audit has been completed and all currently enabled security tags are accounted for. If you experience issues with your security tags, please connect with security@thevillagehoutbay.com.
The maintenance team has been experimenting with durable replacement materials for the atrium handrails. We have found a suitable solution that we will implement over the next 2 months. This new solution will be as maintenance free as possible and will last easily another 10 years.
Next week the maintenance team will start cleaning and priming the beach-facing facade of the building. The steel beams and railings will be made rust-free and coated in pink primer. As soon as the painting of the atrium interior has completed, the facade will receive its final coat of paint.