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The window for people to legalize informal buildings has finally been shut:<\/strong> Some 2.9 mn requests were submitted to settle building code violations between July and March, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said yesterday<\/a>, a few days after the 31 March deadline for settling with the government elapsed. This is slightly short of the 3.16 mn buildings<\/a> that are known to have violated the code. Those who failed to legalize their properties are now at risk of having them demolished.<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong> A crackdown on wildcat building launched by the government in July last year has forced people who have violated the building code to pay so-called \u201creconciliation\u201d fees to legalize their properties. The end-of-March<\/a> deadline was the fifth extension granted for property owners, since originally setting an end-of-August due date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The window for people to legalize informal buildings has finally been shut: Some 2.9 mn requests were submitted to settle building code violations between July and March, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said yesterday, a few days after the 31 March deadline for settling with the government elapsed. 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