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The debts have been accruing since February 2009 when Government introduced the multi-currency system.
On average, the city is sending out 4 000 summons every month to defaulting residents encouraging them to make payment arrangements, failure of which the city attaches property to recoup its money.
Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda said only two percent of the debtors were having their property attached for auctioning.
“Those of our stakeholders whose movable and or immovable assets have been placed under judicial attachment constitute two percent of our debtors.
“Before we got to where we are now, they would invariably have ignored our initial and final letters of demand effectively requesting them to settle their dues or make a payment plan,” he said.
He said upon their failure to pay, summons, default judgments, warrant of execution, judicial attachment and sale in execution follow.
“We do not like resorting to these extreme measures but the recalcitrant debtors leave us with no choice,” he said.
Harare City spokesman, Mr Leslie Gwindi, confirmed on Tuesday that council was left with no option but to auction goods belonging to defaulters.
“We gave them ample time to settle their bills. We even asked them to make payment plans but others chose to ignore,” he said.
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