Buy That House! You’re off the Hook for the Seller’s Municipal Debts

A recent Pretoria High Court judgment has come to the rescue of property buyers being pressured by the local municipality to pay the previous owner’s debts.
When you buy a property, the municipality won’t issue the seller with a “clearance certificate” – necessary for the transfer of the property to you – until all rates and taxes, water and electricity accounts etc due for the 2 years prior to transfer have been paid in full. With Wedding S… …read more