Social Housing Act, 2008 (Act No. 16 of 2008)RegulationsSocial Housing RegulationsChapter 5 : Investment Criteria19. Land and Service Criteria |
| (1) | In order to comply with the land and service criteria, the social housing institution responsible for the housing stock during development, must— |
| (a) | be the registered owner of the land to be utilized for development or have a minimum lease period of 30 years of the land with the public sector; or |
| (b) | secure rights to develop the land through a Land Availability Agreement, with the improved land to be transferred to the social housing institution at a later stage. |
| (2) | If the land for the project is located in a proclaimed township, the developer or the social housing institution concerned must institute a township establishment process leading up to proclamation with land use rights established to suit the project. |
| (3) | If the land for the project is located in a proclaimed township, the developer or social housing institution concerned must ensure that the housing project complies with the present zoning, if this is not the case, a rezoning process must be implemented to obtain the desired zoning and land use rights. |
| (4) | The developer or the social housing institution concerned must secure access to bulk services, such as water, electricity and sewerage, and road access to the municipal street network, either by way of a service agreement or via written confirmation from the municipality. |
| (5) | The availability of bulk services as well as the agreed connection points must be recorded. |