HISTORICAL DEBT DEBATE PUT TO BED Jordaan and Others v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others; City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v New Ventures Consulting and Services (Pty) Limited and Others; Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Livanos and Others (CCT283/16,
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday this week that new property owners cannot be held liable for historic municipal debts incurred by previous owners. Once ownership is transferred in a Deeds Registry, the local authority cannot demand a new property
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Read MoreSTBB’S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE In this, the thirty-second set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Management Rule 11 is discussed. read more Prescribed Management Rule 11 (N.B. Print in landscape) STBB’S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE In this, the thirty-third
Read MoreFUTURE RATES IN CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES: NOT PERMITTED SAYS SYSTEMS ACT Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality v Amber Mountain Investments 3 (Pty) Ltd (576/2016) [2017] ZASCA 36 (29 March 2017) Local authorities usually include a certain amount of future (estimated) rates when
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