Property owner receives an update in the General Valuation 2018
The objections will be finalised by February 2019.
The City of Johannesburg provided residents with an update on the General Valuation 2018 process and the status of pensioner rebates.
Earlier this year, the City unveiled its 2018 General Valuation Roll over a period of 45 days which ran from 20 February to 6 April. During this period, all property owners and interested parties were invited to inspect and, where necessary, object to property details as contained in the new Valuation Roll.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance, councillor Funzela Ngobeni stated that, “Objections made by residents are currently being considered by the Municipal Valuer in terms of Section 51 of the Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004. We are working diligently to ensure that we respond to all objectors and owners timeously”.
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A total of 50 595 objections were lodged during the inspection and objection period.
“Admittedly, the General Valuation 2018 process was not without its challenges.
For this we would like to apologise to our residents. We continuously work towards improving our systems to provide the customer-centred service that the residents of Johannesburg deserve,” added Ngobeni.
The objections will be finalised by February 2019.
The City will ensure no credit management processes will be initiated against objectors, provided that the accounts were not in arrears as at 30 June. Residents who have lodged objections must continue to make payments on their rates accounts, as prescribes by the law.
Where an objection to the new property valuation is declined, any outstanding rates on the property arising from the valuation will become due and payable immediately.
In the instances where an objection is approved, the relevant account will be adjusted accordingly.
All properties categorised agricultural residential are advised to apply for a rebate, currently set at 10 per cent of the property value.
The City offers residents a number of rebates which are outlined within the Rates Policy. Should you qualify, applications forms can be downloaded from the City’s website, https://www.joburg.org.za or collected from any Customer Service Centres.
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