Cape Town Property Developer Hit With R1 Million Fine Over Apartment Block In Residential Area

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Cape Town Property Developer Hit With R1 Million Fine Over Apartment Block In Residential Area
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Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has upheld the City’s Municipal Planning Tribunal’s decision to impose a record penalty of R1 million for unauthorised building work after a developer erected an apartment building on a single residential property.

" “Despite the City ordering a stop to construction in September 2022, the developer continued not only building but also tenanting the unauthorised apartment block. “Occupation of such a building poses a safety risk to tenants without the necessary safety and building plan approvals, land use rights, and occupation certification.” The developer’s lawyer, Martin Green, said his client had been hoping for a slap on the wrist.

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