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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is clamping down on problem buildings, which have become a safe-haven for criminals and a nuisance for residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 40 problem buildings were identified, and the problems with four of them have already been resolved through the Municipality\u2019s intervention. Centrahil, Richmond Hill, North End and the Port Elizabeth CBD are some of the priority areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These actions have primarily been taken to send a message to rogue landlords who are non-compliant and failing to cooperate with the metro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are going to start taking action against the property owners of these buildings and we have issued notices to them. We have issued intentions to demolish some (of the buildings) and some (owners) have received notices to fix their buildings,\u201d Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The demolished building in Pearson Street in Centrahil.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Unsafe floorboards of the demolished building in Pearson Street in Centrahil. Photos: KAILIN DANIELS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip and Mayoral Committee Members at the demolished site in Pearson Street in Central Hill. From left: MMC: HS, Councillor Nqaba Bhanga, Senior Building Inspector, Pumza Gwabeni, Exeutive Mayor, Athol Trollip and Councillor Sandile Rwexwana. Photo: KAILIN DANIELS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Problem Buildings By-law will be given to the council on August 16. While the city is still waiting for the new by-law, they have appointed a special committee to deal with the problem buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are currently using exiting laws, such as the Health and Safety Act, to get rid of the buildings,\u201d said Human Settlements MMC Councillor Nqaba Bhanga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The municipality is working with the Provincial Resource Heritage Act Council and the Nelson Mandela Bay Heritage Trust to assist with problem buildings. \u201cAlthough they are not keen on the demolition of historical buildings, they are very pleased with our endeavours to prevent the demolition of historical buildings,\u201d Trollip said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are currently using exiting laws, such as the Health and Safety Act, to get rid of the buildings.<\/div>\n
Human Settlements MMC Councillor Nqaba Bhanga<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

However, some of these buildings have to be demolished taking into account that most of them are unsafe to occupy and the criminals are illegally occupying the buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of nine landlords have been taken to court and litigation is proceeding against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The municipality have also identified state institutions and has given a notice to Transnet to start fixing its derelict buildings in the South End area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip, briefing the media at City Hall regarding the problem buildings. From Left: Councillor Sandile Rwexwana, Leonie Bently SAPS Official, MMC: S&S Councillor John Best, Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip, MMC: HS, Councillor Nqaba Bhanga and Pumza Gwabeni, Senior Building Inspector. Photo:KAILIN DANIELS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Department of Education have also received a notice to start tidying up, securing and or demolishing many of their school buildings that lay unoccupied across the metro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe often get very little cooperation from government institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, we have also embarked on a process to litigate against state-owned enterprises and departmental owned properties in the city,\u201d Trollip said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trollip has led a delegation of Mayoral Committee Members, SAPS and Metro Police on a site visit on August 2 to one of the recently demolished problem buildings in Pearson Street in Centrahil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mayor added that the building was in a terrible state and now that it\u2019s demolished, an open space is available for someone to create something new. \u201cWe want South Africans and every lawful citizen in this city to be safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt cannot be a safe city when criminals are allowed to prey on the community,\u201d Trollip said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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