Liberty Group Limited and Another v Valuation Appeal Board for City of Johannesburg and Others (2023/067833)
Liberty Group Limited and Another v Valuation Appeal Board for City of Johannesburg and Others (2023/067833) [2025] ZAGPJHC 700 (4 July 2025)
The court found that the Valuation Appeal Board failed to comply with its statutory and constitutional obligations as an administrative decision-making body. The Board did not properly assess or evaluate the competing expert evidence, nor did it provide adequate reasons for preferring the City's valuer over the owners' experts. The Board's reliance on information from unregistered leases in determining market value constituted a breach of section 46(3)(c) of the Municipal Property Rates Act. Furthermore, the Board's uncritical acceptance of the City's evidence and rejection of the owners' evi…
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- Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
- Municipal Property Rates Act
- Valuation Review
- Bias In Administrative Decision
- Expert Evidence
- Market Value Determination