Royal Natal Yacht Club threatened

The Royal Natal Yacht Club is opposing the application and says the city has failed to explain why it is necessary to put water sports clubs out of business. It is referring to another legal battle another litigation for water sport enthusiasts at Point.

RNYC says in its opposing papers that the institutions that use the yacht mole will be in a precarious position of tenancy, threatening their own security and development.

According to the city's legal adviser, Samantha Mahadeo, the club's initial leases were signed in 1990 and were to run for five years at a nominal rental of R100 a year.

She says the city gave the RNYC notice of termination of its leases in December 2008 and these leases were to expire in 2009, with occupation on a month-to-month basis after that.

Meanwhile the RNYC says that its lease was signed in 1996 for a period of 30 years. These agreements are being disputed by the council because it says they were never signed and no written approval was granted.