A STAGGERING sum of RM380mil is owed to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) by ratepayers as of Oct 31 last year.
This whopping figure in assessment arrears for up to 10 years involves some 240,000 accounts comprising commercial and stratified properties.
A special counter is set up in DBKL to help make it easier for the disabled to pay bills.
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DBKL’s payment counter at its headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut. — Photos: AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star
Some residents in the city were caught by surprise when they received a WhatsApp message urging them to settle their assessment tax on time.
A bunting warning of an operation to seize movable property of errant ratepayers.
Counters at DBKL’s headquarters for people to settle their bills.
DBKL officers explaining the situation to a telecommunication shop employee in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman during an operation to recover assessment fee arrears. — Filepic
DBKL officers sealing off a commercial premises during an operation to collect assessment arrears. The seals were removed after the business owner paid the sum. — Filepic
DBKL officers visiting a pawn shop in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman to collect assessment arrears. — Filepic
The goods seized from a textile shop being returned after the proprietor paid 30% of the amount they owed in assessment arrears. — Filepic
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