The City of Johannesburg defines a commune as:

” Means a dwelling house where the habitable rooms are rented out for an extended period to unrelated persons who share the communal facilities such as the kitchen, lounge, dining room and bathrooms. “

 

Approved & Registered Communes in Melville (Sept 2016)

communes-approved

 

 

The following documents are available for download:

 

Should you wish to report communes not on the (above) list as obtained from the City of Johannesburg:

COMPLAINANT NAME & CONTACT DETALS
ISSUE:
ADDRESS OR ERF NO:
PREVIOUS REFERENCE NO IF ANY:
KNOWN OCCUPANT / LAND OWNER & CONTACT DETAILS

 

Illegal building must be reported to
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Jan Van Eden
0834503102

Commune Noise Complaints must be reported to
Auxiliary Services Ops. Manager
Ms Ashendri Reddy
AshendriR@joburg.org.za

Illegal Land use must be reported to
LAND USE MANAGEMENT – LAW ENFORCEMENT
Lesego Maloka
0823182321 / 0845696949
Health and Environment Issues must be reported to
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER
Bernadette Gentz
0832880744
0112268311/00

Please copy the MRA Land Use Portfolio Sub-Committee (mra-landuse@ilovemelville.co.za) as well as Ward Cllr Bridget Steer (bridget.steer@gmail.com) on the complaints.