HDA Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24

RENTAL HOUSING ACT, 1999 (ACT NO. 50 OF 1999) This Act repeals the Rent Control Act of 1976 and defines the government’s responsibility for rental housing property. It creates mechanisms to promote the provision of rental housing and the proper functioning of the rental housing market. It facilitates sound relations between tenants and landlords by laying down general requirements for leases and principles for conflict resolution in the rental housing sector. It also provides for the establishment of Rental Housing Tribunals and defines the functions, powers, and duties of such tribunals. SOCIAL HOUSING ACT, 2008 (ACT NO. 16 OF 2008) This Act establishes and promotes a sustainable social housing environment and defines the functions of each of the three spheres of government in respect of social housing; administers national social housing programmes including approvals and allocation of capital grants thereto; establishes the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) which accredits and provides statutory recognition to social housing institutions and advises the Minister on social housing matters; and provides for other delivery agents to undertake approved projects utilising public money. PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL EVICTION AND UNLAWFUL OCCUPATION OF LAND ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 19 OF 1998 AS AMENDED) The Act aims to protect the rights of both landowners and unlawful occupiers. It provides guidelines and legal procedures that must be followed when evicting unlawful occupants from land or property. COMMUNITY SCHEMES OMBUDSMAN SERVICES ACT, 2011 (ACT NO. 9 OF 2011) The Act regulates the conduct of parties within Community Schemes.

NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS AND BUILDING STANDARDS ACT, 1977 (ACT NO. 103 OF 1977) The Act promotes uniformity relating to the erection of buildings in the areas of jurisdiction of local authorities and prescribes building standards. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 2000 (ACT NO. 38 OF 2000) The Act provides for the establishment of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) to implement an integrated strategy for the reconstruction, growth and development of the construction industry. The Act mandates the Board to establish and maintain a National Register of Contractors and a National Register of Projects. A special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be required to appoint CIDB-registered contractors on all its housing delivery projects, in addition to the mandatory registration with the NHBRC. All projects above a certain value (currently R200 000) will also have to be registered with the CIDB. PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS ACT, 2019 (ACT NO. 22 OF 2019) The Act consolidates and regulates all property practitioners in the country and creates an an expanded sector regulatory authority, which includes oversight over transformation SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT ACT, 2013 (ACT NO. 16 OF 2013) The Act provides a framework for spatial planning and land use management. It specifies the relationship between spatial planning and land use management systems and other kinds of planning and provides for inclusive, developmental, equitable and efficient spatial planning in the different spheres of government. It also provides a framework for the monitoring, coordination, and review of the spatial planning and land use management system; provides a framework for policies, principles, norms, and standards for spatial development planning and land use management;

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