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Social Housing Act, 2008 (Act No. 16 of 2008)

Regulations

Social Housing Regulations

Chapter 2 : Applications, accreditation, qualifying criteria

2. Application for accreditation

 

(1) An institution that carries on or that intends to carry on the business of social housing must apply in writing on the form that corresponds substantially with Annexure A, as may be amended from time to time, to the Regulatory Authority for accreditation as a social housing institution.

 

(2) The application contemplated in subregulation (1) must be accompanied by—
(a) the institution's founding documents;
(b) the institution's business plan;
(c) the institution's operational policies; and
(d) such information and documentation as may be prescribed by rules of the Regulatory Authority in order to assess the applicant's—
(i) arrangements for good governance;
(ii) financial sustainability;
(iii) effective tenant management; and
(iv) efficient property-management capacity.

 

(3) Applications must be submitted to the Regulatory Authority in the following manner:
(a) Post: Social Housing Regulatory Authority

Postnet Suite 240

Private Bag X30500

Houghton

2041;

 

(b) Hand delivery: Ground Floor, Building B

Sunnyside Office Park

32 Princess of Wales

Terrace Parktown,

Johannesburg, 2193

 

(c) facsimile: 086 720 2484

 

(d) electronic mail: [email protected]

 

(4) The Regulatory Authority may, when accrediting any applicant as a social housing institution, stipulate such reasonable conditions as may be appropriate in the circumstances in order to ensure compliance with the Act, these regulations and the rules.

 

(5) The Regulatory Authority may, for purposes of an application for accreditation and subject to the provisions of regulation 17, make such enquiries and conduct such investigations as may be necessary to evaluate an application.

 

(6) The Regulatory Authority must, within 90 days of receiving an application for accreditation—
(a) approve an application by an institution for accreditation and accredit the applicant as a social housing institution; or
(b) reject the application.

 

(7) The Regulatory Authority must notify an applicant of its decision in writing and, where it has declined an application or has imposed any condition contemplated in subregulation (4), the Regulatory Authority must, without detracting from the provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000), notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such decision.