Belvedere West Residents Association (BWRA) has raised concern over mushrooming of illegal settlers who are invading the suburb.
The residents claim that some of the illegal settlers are constructing their houses on wetlands and spaces reserved for roads, according to The Herald.
BWRA chairman Charles Garande said the illegal settlers were there as a result of some bogus land developers who are illegally selling stands on undeveloped pieces of land.
Garande said stands were initially being sold by the City of Harare before it withdrew the project from the developer. He said:
Belvedere West is a medium-density project with a finite number of stands.
Residents bought stands directly from the council and after the council withdrew the project from a developer residents were asked to lead their own initiatives in compliance with the land acquisition procedure.
Serious initiatives were made towards land development in the area with sewer and water reticulation having been put in place.
That progress has since attracted various bogus developers who are pegging and selling stands to unsuspecting home seekers.
They are pegging on servitudes and hampering future roadworks.
Sadly amongst them are officials from council and individuals who claim to be politically connected.
Garande said they have since engaged relevant authorities and called them to take action against the illegal settlers.
This comes as thousands of people have in recent years lost their money after paying for illegally acquired stands.
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