 Originally, land parcels in Wlotzkasbaken were leased for 99 years.The contracts were later changed several times with the lease period reduced to at first ten years, and in 1972, along with the proclamation as peri-urban area, to only one.Plans to develop the area into a holiday town and prime tourist destination comprising 2,800 separate properties led to a multitude of lawsuits between the "Wlotzkasbaken Home Owners Association" and the Erongo Regional Council.