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NMB expediting objections against property valuations

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The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is hard at work dealing with the high volume of General Valuation objections that were submitted in relation to the 2022 General Valuation Roll.

“We have processed 70% of the total objections received and are working on finalising the rest by the end of November,” said Executive Mayor, Retief Odendaal.

Mayor Odendaal said the public notices were formally sent to property owners and published in the Provincial Gazette regarding both the inspection and objections processes, in respect of the General Valuation roll and Supplementary valuation roll pertaining to their property as per Section 49 of Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004.

“The Municipal Valuer considers and makes a decision on the objections received from objectors, taking into consideration the nature of the objection, submissions of the objector, and further investigations and inspections that may need to be carried out.

“Due to the number of objections received, and their complexity, the process is at times somewhat tedious in nature,” he said.

Mayor Odendaal said all those who had lodged an objection would receive notification of the Municipal Valuer’s decision, which would be sent formally in writing via e-mail or post, with the relevant objection reference number attached, and any amendments would then be processed.

He said in cases where objectors were not happy with the findings of the Municipal Valuer, an appeal could be lodged on the prescribed 2022 General Valuation Appeal Form, which can be obtained from any of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Customer Care Centres, as well as from the municipality’s website.

“Once the appeal has been lodged, you should receive an acknowledgement of receipt advising you that the Valuation Appeal Board, which is an independent body, will hear and decide on the appeals against the objection outcomes, in terms of Section 56 of the Municipal Property Rates Act,” he said.

Mayor Odendaal said that the new coalition government is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities to all property owners and other stakeholders by expediting a fair and transparent objections process.

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