Why does City of Johannesburg bill Residential Sectional Title Properties Business rates?

Article written by Chantelle Gladwin-Wood and Maike Gohl, both Partners at Schindlers Attorneys. 28 February 2022 INTRODUCTION Owners of sectional title units should be billed by their respective municipality for rates based on the rating category applicable to such units as set out in the municipality’s prevailing rates policy. In the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan
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COULD AIRBNB’S BECOME A THING OF THE PAST IN SOUTH AFRICA?

INTRODUCTION Why is the South African tourism industry up in arms about the latest craze to hit our shores since Uber? Well this article, seeks to explore and answer this   question. Hospitality groups are placing pressure on government to implement laws legislating Airbnbs’ and enforce stricter rules on persons involved in running Airbnbs’. This has
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Liability for ‘Historic’ Municipal Debt in Sectional Title Schemes

Introduction This article considers whether or not (and if so, to what extent) sectional title unit owners are liable to firstly the body corporate, and secondly the municipality, for municipal debt incurred by the body corporate prior to their becoming owners, and if so, in what proportions. The problem Imagine that you are an owner
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