# The City of Cape Town has listed 922 properties as problem buildings with 35-percent under active investigation. These include new cases, recommended closures, and closed files monitored for two years. The Problem Building Unit seeks to enforce compliance with the 2020 by-law, which defines problem buildings by legal, safety, health, or maintenance concerns. Challenges include untraceable owners and unresolved deceased estates.
Cape Town lists 922 properties as problem buildings