Westville Ratepayers Association remains resolute after court ruling on rates dispute
The Westville Ratepayers Association (WRA) said they were "undeterred" by the Durban High Court's decision to dismiss their application to challenge rates charged by the eThekwini Municipality, but were disappointed with the ruling.
Yesterday, the court dismissed the association's application to challenge rates charged from 2005 to 2008. The association claimed the municipality did not comply with all the relevant legislation, especially a piece of legislation that required the city to publish the rates promulgation in the provincial gazette. They further claimed the rates were therefore unlawful.
The municipality disputed this and said it had complied with the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and published the promulgation in the gazette.
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