The proposed Amendment Bill for the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land (PIE) Act must strike an appropriate balance between protecting the rights of occupiers and safeguarding public housing assets funded by taxpayers, says industry organisation the National Association of Social Housing Organisations (Nasho).
Nasho has called for the PIE Amendment Bill to provide stronger protections for publicly funded rental housing assets.
Among other proposals in its submission on the Amendment Bill, it has recommended that accredited social housing landlords be formally recognised within the legislation as key custodians of public housing assets.
In its submission, Nasho warned that building hijacking and organised rental boycotts pose a growing threat to the sustainability of publicly funded rental housing programmes.
It cites as an example the liquidation of Capital City Housing, which is the social housing institution responsible for the Aloe Ridge social housing development, in Pietermaritzburg.
