Kouga residents are asked to be careful about a misleading property tax email
The mail, sent to an unknown number of property owners last week, claims the sender can help property owners save thousands of Rands on rates and taxes.
Kouga Municipal Manager Sidney Fadi said the municipality was concerned the email was a hoax aimed at taking advantage of property owners who might not realise it is too late to object to the 2009 valuations of their properties.
“There was a formal objection and appeal period in 2009 and 2010. During this time property owners were invited to inspect the general valuation roll and to object to the valuation of their properties if they believed it to be incorrect. This process was completed two years ago and the necessary adjustments were made to the valuations of those whose objections or appeals were successful,” the Municipal Manager said.
He said the next objection period was scheduled for 2014 when the new general valuation roll would be finalised.
“ The objection period is governed by law and the person behind these emails does not have the legal authority to re-open the process either belatedly or prematurely. We advise property owners to keep this in mind before they choose to respond to the email,” he said.
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