Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004)

Chapter 3 : Liability for Rates

27. Accounts to be furnished

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(1)A municipality must furnish each person liable for the payment of a rate with a written account specifying—
(a)the amount due for rates payable;
(b)the date on or before which the amount is payable;
(c)how the amount was calculated;
(d)the market value of the property;
(e)if the property is subject to any compulsory phasing-in discount in terms of section 21, the amount of the discount; and
(f)if the property is subject to any additional rate in terms of section 22, the amount due for additional rates.

 

(1A)        A person liable for a rate must furnish the municipality with an address where correspondence can be directed to.

[Subsection (1A) inserted by section 17 of Act No. 29 of 2014

 

(2)A person is liable for payment of a rate whether or not that person has received a written account in terms of subsection (1). If a person has not received a written account, that person must make the necessary inquiries from the municipality.

 

(3)The furnishing of accounts for rates in terms of this section is subject to section 102 of the Municipal Systems Act.