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CITY OF HARARE v FORRESTER HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD 2018 (1) ZLR 363 (H)

2018 (1) ZLR p363

Citation

2018 (1) ZLR 363 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-165-118

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Charewa J

Heard

14 February 2018

Judgment

28 March 2018

Counsel

K Kaseke, for the plaintiff
G R Sithole, for the defendant

Case Type

Special plea

Annotations

Flynote

Local government – urban council – rates – recovery of – whether council obliged to make written demand before instituting legal proceedings for recovery of unpaid rates – distinction between claim against property owner and claim against occupier or agent

Statutes – Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15] – ss 279 & 281 – liability to pay rates – whether council obliged to make written demand before instituting legal proceedings for recovery of unpaid rates – distinction between claim against property owner and claim against occupier or agent

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