THE WORST MUNICIPALITY EVER

I HAVE OWNED MY HOUSE (ROSSLYN PTA)SINCE 2013 AND THE HOUSE IS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED AS I WORK AROUND JO'BURG. IT WAS ONLY THIS YEAR THAT I GOT LETTERS THAT I OWED R7500 FOR RATES AND TAXES FOR THE PAST YEAR (I GOT THE HOUSE IN DECEMBER). I WENT TO THE ROSSLYN MUNICIPALITY TO INQUIRE AND THEY SENT ME TO PRETORIA CENTRAL. IN PRETORIA CENTRAL I INQUIRED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AMOUNT HAD TO BE ADJUSTED AS I WAS CHARGED BASED ON VACANT LAND AND THAT I SHOULD SUBMIT MY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WHICH I DID. I LATER WENT BACK AFTER 2 WEEKS TO CHECK IF THE AMOUNT WAS ADJUSTED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH, I THEN SAID THAT I WILL PAY THE AMOUNT HOWEVER COULD THEY FREEZE THE AMOUNT SO THAT I PAY WHAT I CAN AFFORD MONTHLY UNTIL I FINISH. THERE WAS A LADY AND AN INDIAN MAN-WHO LOOKED LIKE THE MANAGER (COUNTER 5) WHO HELPED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD PAY 80%. MIND YOU THIS WAS THEIR MISTAKE AND THIS WAS ADMITTED BY THE MAN. I AGREED TO PAY R2000 MONTH END WHICH I DID. THIS MONTH THEY HAVE ADDED AN EXTRA CHARGE OF R2000 AND CUT OFF MY WATER AND ELECTRICITY WHICH I DO NOT GET AS I AGREED AND ARRANGED TO PAY. THE ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE AT COUNTER 5 WAS HORRIBLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL