by VDT Attorneys | Sep 5, 2024 | Billing dispute, Dispute, Electricity, Municipal Service, Municipality
Question:I am the owner of a property, and the Municipality provided me with a statement of account in which certain costs were added to the account that should not have been reflected on the account or that were incorrectly added to my account. I have lodged a...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 27, 2024 | Body corporate, Dispute, Electricity, Municipality
One of the statutorily prescribed obligations of a municipality is to provide residents with access to a minimum level of basic services, which includes the provision of electricity. The recipients of such services by the municipality have a reciprocal obligation to...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 14, 2021 | Government, Information, Information and data protection, Municipality, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) has been enacted to give effect to the constitutional right to privacy as enshrined in section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. POPIA does this by putting measures in place to...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 16, 2021 | Municipal Service, Municipality
The short answer is they can. According to the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 municipalities have the power to charge interest on municipal accounts in arrears over residential properties. The Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Business, Dispute resolution, Interdict, Municipality, Property, Residential, Rights, Zoning
From the outset it must be clearly stated that not all businesses being operated from a residential property is illegal and unlawful. There are a number of aspects that must be considered to determine whether or not the business may be operated from a residential...
