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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Dear Resident
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">As you might be aware, the City of Cape Town has recently published their General Valuation Roll.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">The valuation process takes place every four years and takes into consideration, amongst other things,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">the general property market values within a certain suburb of the municipality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Evergreen has reviewed the General Valuation Roll, via our property valuer consultants from Norman
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Griffiths and Associates. We have not simply objected to all property valuations. We have submitted
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">objections to those properties where the valuations are not justifiably based on market related evidence
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Regardless of the objections lodged, the new monthly property rates will come into effect on 1 July 2023.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Should the objections be accepted, and the valuations lowered, the City will then back-date any credits to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">1 July 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">The valuation roll may be viewed online on the City of Cape Town website, or alternatively, you may view
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">the valuation roll in our management office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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