Deadline is looming for Sectional Title Home Owners to pay levies directly to the eThekweni municipality, so it's critical to obtain your property's final valuation and to know the exact amount you need to pay.

This advice comes from Sifiso Msomi of Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys. "Failure to pay rates can result in the forced sale of your property by the municipality to recover the monies owned", he advises.

Previously rates were included in the levy payment and were collected by the Body Corporate. As of 1 July, it will be the responsibility of the municipality to collect rates.


Relevant Information Documents

In terms of Section 50 of the Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004, the period for inspection and lodging of objections with the municipality against any matter reflected in, or omitted from, the City of Tshwane’s Valuation Roll effective 1 July 2008 has been open from 3 March to 30 May 2008 and is now closed.

A new Roll with updated supplementary valuations inclusive of omissions will be published at a later date on this website and a prior Notice to this effect will be advertised in accordance with the Act.

Frequently Asked Questions about Municipal Property Rates Act

What are municipal property rates?
Municipal property rates are a Cent amount in the Rand levied on the market value of immovable property (that is, land and buildings).
Municipalities have a long history of rating property in terms of the old Provincial Ordinances (of the former Cape, Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal provinces), especially in the formerly white urban areas. In addition, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa gives municipalities the power to value and rate property in their area of jurisdiction. The Municipal Property Rates Act replaces the old system of property valuation and rating based on the old Provincial Ordinances. It does not give municipalities the original power to rate property; it merely seeks to regulate an original power vested in municipalities by the Constitution.
Who is liable for the payment of municipal property rates?
All immovable property owners are liable for the payment of rates. Therefore, all property owners, including commercial, residential (homes), agriculture, government, etc, are included in the definition of property. Land tenure rights such as permission to occupy (PTOs) commonly found in communal areas, are also included in the definition of property.
Municipalities must ensure that unit owners in sectional title schemes are registered with them because they will no longer be able to rate the body corporate.
How are municipal property rates determined?