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Submitted | first-name | support | concern | top-concern | message |
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2026-10-11 08:21:42 +02:00 | Ingrid | No I do not | All of the above | Threat to Supplemental Household Income & Rising Cost of Living | |
2026-10-10 20:18:27 +02:00 | Anri | Yes I do | No concern, I Support the By-Law | ||
2026-10-10 09:00:39 +02:00 | Concerned | No I do not | All of the above | Threat to Supplemental Household Income & Rising Cost of Living | |
2026-10-10 04:53:41 +02:00 | Donavan | No I do not | All of the above | Fair Competition: Aligning Dedicated Commercial Lets with Hotels | |
2026-10-09 07:51:56 +02:00 | Mark | No I do not | All of the above | Threat to Tourism Competitiveness, SMMEs & Informal Jobs | This is bullshit. You are revenue extracting from white households again. Try this in a township with their backyard rooms who are not ubder planning permission and you will be told where to go but you keep taxing whites and extractibg revenue. How about you derrgulate. Stop passing more useless laws. We are tired of your Bullshit DA. |
2026-10-08 23:15:45 +02:00 | Keith | No I do not | Consumer Impact: Higher Nightly Accommodation Rates & Reduced Choice | ||
2026-10-08 10:29:53 +02:00 | Ismail | No I do not | Threat to Supplemental Household Income & Rising Cost of Living | ||
2026-10-08 07:52:26 +02:00 | james curlewis | No I do not | All of the above | Threat to Supplemental Household Income & Rising Cost of Living | How hard are the politicians taxed,you seem to be the real hyenas |
2026-10-07 21:42:01 +02:00 | Adrian | No I do not | All of the above | Threat to Tourism Competitiveness, SMMEs & Informal Jobs | I strongly oppose this proposed Bill. Flawed “Availability” Test: Taxing hosts based on open calendar days rather than actual income penalises owners whose properties sit empty off-peak. An empty flat listed online earns zero revenue yet gets hit with a commercial tax penalty. Punishing Household Survival: Middle-class families, retirees, and single-property owners rely on seasonal holiday letting to cover skyrocketing bond rates, electricity tariffs, and living costs. Inflated Prices for Guests & Tourists: Reclassifying rentals onto commercial rates increases operational costs by up to 135%. Hosts will pass these costs onto guests, making Cape Town less affordable for domestic South African families. Draconian Sanctions & POPIA Risks: Threatening property owners and tech platforms with 6 months in prison over administrative registration numbers is excessive. Automated data-sharing between global platforms and municipal databases raises personal privacy concerns under POPIA. “Slapping commercial property rates on holiday lets will simply result in higher prices at checkout. Domestic South African families looking for affordable beach holidays will be priced out, while small local businesses, restaurants, and transport operators will suffer if tourist spending decreases.” |
2026-10-07 11:56:50 +02:00 | Gerdia | Yes I do | No concern, I Support the By-Law | ||
2026-10-07 09:16:26 +02:00 | Jaime | No I do not | All of the above | Threat to Supplemental Household Income & Rising Cost of Living | I do not support the draft Short-Term Letting By-law. It treats a listing as commercial activity even when the property is empty. Clause 4.5 of the Rates Policy and section 8 reclassify a property as Business and Commercial if it is listed as available for more than 50% of annual room-nights over a rolling 365 days. Availability is not occupancy or income. A flat open for the year but booked for a few peak weeks would still face commercial rates, often roughly double the residential tariff, including backdated bills. That misses the stated aim. Primary residences, spare rooms and granny flats used to cover bonds and pensions are not hotels. The by-law does not cap nights or return stock to long-term tenants; it mainly raises rates while hosts pass the cost to guests. Section 11’s fine or up to six months’ imprisonment for a missing registration number is disproportionate for an administrative omission, and mandatory platform sharing of addresses, municipal accounts and live calendars needs clear POPIA limits. If the City wants rate parity, tax actual commercial use, exempt genuine home-sharing, and use civil remedies, not criminal ones. Thank you |
2026-10-06 14:54:32 +02:00 | Alexi | No I do not | All of the above | Threat to Supplemental Household Income & Rising Cost of Living | I am against State interference in controlling supplementary income derived from short term rentals |
2026-10-05 23:15:07 +02:00 | K | No I do not | Listed Availability vs. Actual Booked Occupancy (Flawed Tariff Test) | ||
2026-10-05 23:01:28 +02:00 | Heike | No I do not | All of the above | Data Privacy Risks, POPIA Compliance & Mandatory Platform Sharing | What explicit legal and technical safeguards will the City implement to ensure platform data integrations comply with POPIA and prevent data breaches? POPIA Exposure: Transmitting sensitive host account details and live property occupancy calendars into municipal databases raises significant privacy and data-security risks under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Third-Party Contractors: Section 13 allows the City to contract private third-party service providers to implement and monitor the system, raising concerns about who has access to host and property data. |
2026-10-05 21:06:01 +02:00 | Janelle | No I do not | Other |
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- Level Playing Field:
Traditional hotels, B&Bs, and registered guesthouses pay commercial rates and utility tariffs. Dedicated full-time Airbnbs operating as commercial businesses should contribute equal municipal rates. - Infrastructure Contribution:
High-density tourist rentals place heavier loads on municipal roads, water, waste, and security infrastructure in tourist hubs. Commercial rates ensure fair municipal cost recovery. - Consumer Protection:
A verified municipal registry helps eliminate online rental scams and fake listings, giving holidaymakers confidence in legitimate accommodation.
- Level Playing Field:
“Mandatory municipal registration protects tourists from fake listings and accommodation scams. Displaying an official City registration number guarantees the property is legitimate and traceable.”
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- Flawed “Availability” Test:
Taxing hosts based on open calendar days rather than actual income penalises owners whose properties sit empty off-peak. An empty flat listed online earns zero revenue yet gets hit with a commercial tax penalty. - Punishing Household Survival:
Middle-class families, retirees, and single-property owners rely on seasonal holiday letting to cover skyrocketing bond rates, electricity tariffs, and living costs. - Inflated Prices for Guests & Tourists:
Reclassifying rentals onto commercial rates increases operational costs by up to 135%. Hosts will pass these costs onto guests, making Cape Town less affordable for domestic South African families. - Draconian Sanctions & POPIA Risks:
Threatening property owners and tech platforms with 6 months in prison over administrative registration numbers is excessive. Automated data-sharing between global platforms and municipal databases raises personal privacy concerns under POPIA.
- Flawed “Availability” Test:
“Slapping commercial property rates on holiday lets will simply result in higher prices at checkout. Domestic South African families looking for affordable beach holidays will be priced out, while small local businesses, restaurants, and transport operators will suffer if tourist spending decreases.”