Is it possible to lose your property if you don't pay land rates?

[Bwenyenye]

@Njenga Malik

1. Land rates are compulsory regardless of whether you’re in Nairobi or the interior.
2. Counties are mandated to levy and collect land rates.
3. Depending on the county finance act, most counties have powers to sell off the land for non-payment of rates. Ideally, the land is auctioned off at market rates to recover the rates and the balance is paid to the now former owner. What mostly happens is that they sell it off at just enough to recover the rates, usually to some connected insider.

Yes…but land rates generally ni mashilingi…so selling it at just enough to recover the rates is way, way below market rates.

[mpendakazi]

@Bwenyenye

Yes…but land rates generally ni mashilingi…so selling it at just enough to recover the rates is way, way below market rates.

Utashangaa, Counties have been revising and updating their valuation rolls for properties within their jurisdictions… And since land rates are a percentage of the property value, non payment can accumulate some serious penalties and figures over time ujipate sio hizo mashilingi unafkiria…
Unyanganywe ploti kimchezo mchezo tuu

[Bwenyenye]

@mpendakazi

Utashangaa, Counties have been revising and updating their valuation rolls for properties within their jurisdictions… And since land rates are a percentage of the property value, non payment can accumulate some serious penalties and figures over time ujipate sio hizo mashilingi unafkiria…
Unyanganywe ploti kimchezo mchezo tuu

Hmmm I will have to review my plots then

[Kijana_hodari]

land rates have the potential to cause instability in a country, and that is why naskia vijana wakisema we introduce property tax I wonder how stupid can they be,

the rates are fair , very fair but the penalties are the problem, pay your rates on time, also look at county finance act before buying property ndio ujue the liability in future,

In general, rates in Kiambu and Nyeri and Laikipia have to increase after 2022 election, hio ni sure bet from trusted sources,

[Cleopatra_VII]

A very informative thread.