Undeveloped land: These judgments that Moroccan mayors refuse to execute
Official reports point to the refusal of several municipalities to execute court decisions annulling the tax on undeveloped land. Faced with this slowness, developers and individuals are considering seizures and heavy financial penalties.
As reported by the investigations carried out by Al3omk, the divisions of internal affairs of multiple prefectures have recently drawn up damning reports. These documents, transmitted to the central services of the Ministry of the Interior, document the inertia of the local authorities in the face of final judgments.
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In recent years, many real estate companies and private owners have successfully challenged the legality or method of calculating this property tax. They have thus obtained irrevocable administrative rulings ordering the outright cancellation of the amounts claimed.
However, the implementation of these orders is hampered by what the file describes as a veritable "administrative slowness". The lack of initiative by the presidents of municipalities to apply the law is now generating strong tensions with the beneficiaries who demand the reimbursement of their funds.
Faced with this blockage, the plaintiffs are preparing a new legal offensive aimed at imposing financial penalties. These penalties, calculated for each day of delay, could seriously burden local budgets, especially since the procedure for direct seizure of municipal funds is not excluded.
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The aggravation of these disputes is arousing the greatest vigilance of the supervisory authorities. As the execution of judicial decisions remains a pillar of the rule of law, any persistence in this refusal could expose the responsible elected officials to serious administrative and legal proceedings.
