Beware of prepaid meter arrears as Paarl landlord lumped with surprise debt
The Western Cape High Court ruled that a Paarl property owner was liable for unpaid accumulated prepaid meter charges, even if a tenant had it installed and no one had put money in the meter.
However, Judges Gayaat Salie and Deidre Kusevitsky drew the line at how many years of debt the municipality could force him to pay. The property owner, in this case, got a lucky break because on Tuesday the court found that six of the nine years' debt of R71 05.68 was prescribed . South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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