The City will also have copies of the roll available at its offices which can be inspected at no charge. The forms for objection can also be physically obtained at the Valuation unit, the IEC Building at Corner Monument and Ockerse Street or downloaded from the City’s website, at the link above. You can also email the municipality for assistance, at customerservices@mogalecity.gov.za or rina.lagois@mogalecity.gov.za. You can contact the call centre at 0861 664 253 or you can call the valuations department directly on (011) 951 2302.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A SUPPLEMENTARY ROLL?

• To give people the opportunity to object to values assessed in respect of changed or added properties.

WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THESE DETAILS?

• If your property is on this roll, you need to see whether you are happy with the proposed property details as they appear on the roll. If you are happy, you need not do anything.
• If you are unhappy, you will need to object and follow the normal course of the objection.
• If you did expect or want your property to be on the roll (perhaps you were waiting for the roll to open in order to file an objection in relation to your property), and it is not on the roll, then you will follow the normal objection procedure to file an “omission objection”.

HOW IS THE PROPERTY VALUATION DONE?

• Property valuations are based on actual property sales taking place in an open market around the date of valuation for each particular area. The attributes of the different areas are considered when reviewing the market value, it is not based on speculation.

WHY DOES PROPERTY APPEAR  ON THE SUPPLEMENTARY ROLL?

• The property is incorrectly omitted from the roll
• The property is included in the municipality after the last general valuation.
• The property is subdivided or consolidated.
• The property increased pr decreased in value owing to additions, alterations or demolitions.
• The property is incorrectly valued during the last general valuation.
• The property was incorrectly categorised

IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR PROPERTY DETAILS AS THEY APPEAR ON THE ROLL:

You must file an official objection BEFORE OR ON 2 October 2024. If you don’t, there is another way to deal with the situation, but it takes much, much longer and will probably cost you more money. DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE AND MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT YOUR OBJECTION FULLY AND PROPERLY.

WHAT IMPACT WILL ANY CHANGE TO MY PROPERTY DETAILS ON THIS ROLL HAVE ON MY RATES CHARGES?

• If there is an increase or decrease to your property value, it is debateable whether there will be any financial impact to you because there is a weird loophole in the legislation which, if interpreted in the manner that the municipality ordinarily contends for, renders the municipality unable to charge you for any increased charges.
• It is possible, however, if the legislation is interpreted in a different manner, that it might result in increased or decreased charges to you (although it is difficult to say for what period the increase or decrease would be calculated, as the property details on the 2018 General Valuation Roll ceased to have legal effect on 30 June 2024).
• If there is a change in category, the same conundrum applies – it is not certain whether there will be any financial impact to you as the affected customer. We are awaiting judgment in a court case that we hope will provide clarity in this regard.

IF YOU NEED HELP:

HGBSchindlers can assist but we do charge for our services. Email public@hbgschindlers.com for more info or if you require our assistance with your objection.