Ratepayer owes municipality R1m, but will benefit from debt incentive scheme

18 January 2021 - 11:13
By Amanda Nano
A ratepayer owes the Buffalo City municipality more than R1m.
Image: REUTERS A ratepayer owes the Buffalo City municipality more than R1m.

A ratepayer in Bonnie Doon, East London, owes the Buffalo City municipality more than R1m even though the home has been unoccupied for more than a year.

In a pre-termination notice seen by DispatchLIVE, the resident’s arrears were stated as R1,003,235.27.

The amount has accumulated from October 2017.