ICYMI – A Bluff pensioner Josephine Stone, 91, has been slapped with a municipal rates bill of over R140 000 after the eThekwini Municipality scrapped its deferred rate payment agreements from July this year.
Her family has now turned to crowdfunding site BackaBuddy to try and save their grandmother’s home of 75 years.
Stone’s grand-daughter Caryn Ferriere said her grandmother received notification from the municipality in April, about the cancellation of the rates deferment facility from July. “She has been in that house since she was 16 years old and, if she is forced to move out, it will kill her,” said Ferriere.
Ferreire approached the municipality to negotiate a payment plan, which has changed. She was initially told her grandmother would have to make a 10% upfront payment with the balance over 3 years , but after further negotiation was offered 5% upfront payment and balance over 60 months. Ferreire received another email advising a 5% upfront payment was required with the balance owing over 2 years .
Having to pay back the total amount now deferred, Ferriere requested the pensioner rebate to be backdated and applied to the deferred amount on her grandmother’s account. Ferreire said, “I have been to the municipality, begging for help on how to resolve this so my gran can live out her last few years in her home.
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