K2012190864 (Pty) Limited v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (8538/2022)
K2012190864 (Pty) Limited v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (8538/2022) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1178 (26 September 2023)
The court found that the applicant was the true customer for the disputed municipal account, notwithstanding misdescription in the respondent's records. The respondent's billing practices were found to be inaccurate, with arbitrary termination of instalment plans, excessive charges, and failure to properly account for payments and faulty meter readings. The respondent's denials were unsubstantiated and did not raise genuine disputes of fact. The applicant established its entitlement to rectification of the account, reinstatement of the 2017 instalment plan, proper reflection of actual meter r…
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- Municipal Billing Dispute
- Statement And Debatement
- Rectification Of Account
- Local Government Credit Control
- Meter Reading Estimation