The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) is compiling the fourth General Valuation Roll which consists of property information of all rateable properties within the boundaries of the municipality for the determination of assessment rates.
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The roll, which is under under compilation, will be implemented from July 1, 2021, and be valid until June 30, 2025.
As part of compilation process, the municipal valuer and their team will have to physically inspect some properties, and will need access to be able to carry out inspections.
Physical inspections for purposes of compilation of the roll started on February 4, and will continue until January 26, 2021.
In terms of section 41(1) of the Municipal Property Rates Act as amended (MPRAA), the valuer of a municipality, assistant municipal valuer, data collector or other person authorised by the municipal valuer in writing, may: (a) Between 07.30am and 7pm on any day except a Sunday or public holiday, enter any property in the municipality that must be valued in terms of this Act (MPRAA); and (b) inspect that property for the purpose of the valuation
If a person authorised by a municipal valuer in terms of subsection (1) is not in possession of an identity card in the prescribed format containing a photograph of that person, the municipality must issue to that person such a card.
Residents are requested to give access to the municipal valuer and their team.
“The team will be carrying out inspection wearing a uniform, which will be lime T-shirts, yellow bibs and white cricket hats/caps,”said CoE spokesperson, Themba Gadebe.
The owners of income producing properties, and specialised properties, are requested to cooperate with the municipal valuers when requesting information that will assist in evaluating such properties.
Information include leases, plans for existing buildings, financial statements, among others.
“With about 700 000 properties in Ekurhuleni that must be included on the valuation roll, it is impossible to gain access to all properties within a year. However, because it is a mass valuation, the City also uses tools such as pictometry, geographic information system (GIS), aerial photos and views of some areas to determine the value on those properties.”
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