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Estate News

the importance of house building
plans has once again resurfaced. this
is especially relevant if you want to sell
or mortgage your property. according
the hoa rules and regulations, no
exterior renovation, addition, alteration
or extension of any structural nature
may be carried out before the building
plans have first been submitted to workers for 2021. there are still several
the hoa for the approval thereof by access cards to be collected at the
the hoa. thereafter, these plans must estate office. these cards must always
be submitted to the Municipality for be carried by the household workers
approval by the Municipality. after the when they are in the estate or gaining
completion of the building works you, as access to the estate via any of the gates.
the owner, or your project manager must the cards must be used to access the
make application to the Municipality estate should the biometric readers fail
for the Certificate of occupancy (Co). to grant access. the Security has been
the Municipality building inspector tasked with inspection of the cards.
for our area will visit and inspect the there was no security breach during
building, to confirm whether you have the previous month. however, the estate
built according to the approved plans Management received complaints from
and that all the other compliance were not updated by you or the previous residents regarding the informal traders
certificates, for example the electrical, owner, you will be requested to update on the corner of nellmapius and van
glass, solar, raft foundation and/or gas the plans, and have them approved by ryneveld roads. the presence of these
certificates, have been issued. the hoa and the Municipality. this could traders presents a security and safety
once you have sold your property delay the issuing of the hoa clearance risk as there is no control over them. It
and before the hoa issues the required certificate and the transfer of the also causes road traffic hazards when
hoa clearance certificate, the estate property. hence, the estate Management vehicles stop next to the road to buy
Manager will inspect your property requests all home owners to ensure that products or produce from them. Many
to confirm that the property and the their building plans are approved and of them stay overnight at this site, using
building plans on record at the estate filed at the estate office. the open veld as their toilet. there is also
office correspond and that the exterior of the estate Management would like an accumulation of refuse on the site.
your property, including the garden, is in to thank the residents for attending to Discussions were held with the affected
a well-maintained condition. If the plans the re-registration of their household parties, including M & t, the owners

Informal traders at the intersection

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