Mgobozi v Mhlontlo Municipality and Others (70/2017)
Mgobozi v Mhlontlo Municipality and Others (70/2017) [2019] ZAECMHC 29 (4 June 2019)
The court found that the applicant's cause of action was based in nuisance, not solely on constitutional grounds. The third respondent, as the district municipality, is statutorily responsible for domestic waste-water and sewage disposal systems, and is regarded as the entity in control of the area between the second respondent and the applicant. The facts established a continuing and serious nuisance caused by seepage of sewerage from the second respondent's premises onto the applicant's property, materially interfering with her comfort and business. The third and fourth respondents failed t…
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- Nuisance
- Municipal Responsibility
- Structural Interdict
- Domestic Wastewater And Sewage
- Abatement Of Nuisance