Legislation taking effect from July will allow the Dunedin City Council and other councils to charge a full set of rates on each separately inhabited part of a residential property.
Monday, November 4th 2002, 1:26PM
by The Landlord
Under the existing legislation, councils have been able to charge only one uniform annual general charge and one drainage charge per certificate of title, regardless of how many residential units are built on that property.
In Dunedin, adopting the legislation could mean increases of more than $350 a year per unit, an amount landlords would probably pass on to their tenants...
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