Municipal Property Rates Act Programme

This course focusses on the legislative framework requirements for municipal rates

• Municipal Rates policy
• Community participation
• Differential rates to be levied on all rateable property
• Exemptions, reductions and rebates
• Limitations on levying of municipal rates & impermissible rates
• Limits on annual increases of rates
• Compulsory phasing-in of certain rates
• Municipal register of properties applicable properties
• Liability for municipal rates by property owners
• General valuation roll & Supplementary valuations roll
• Municipal Valuation Rolls requirements
• Inspection of property
• Processing of objections
• Right of appeal & Adjustments or additions to valuation rolls
• Establishment of valuation appeal boards