Occupancy Certificate
Mumbai’s civic body has decided to demolish the 35 illegal floors in the seven high rises of the Campa Cola Compound. The Supreme Court has refused to regularize them and the residents have given a time of five months to vacate the premise. Only six floors were permitted but the builders had illegally constructed excessively [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad – Seeing the growing number of new illegal constructions or floors, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided the penalty as 100 percent more on normal property tax. Till now the corporation levied penalty as 25 percent on the property tax. For example, owner of an unauthorised construction has to Rs 2000 towards property [...] Continue Reading »
A lot of buyers find themselves in a fix before buying a flat because the developer does not hand over the project to the tenants despite its completion. Many factors can be behind this – there might not be a registered housing society, developer may not have received the occupancy certificate (OC) from the civic [...] Continue Reading »
Occupancy certificate issued by BBMP has sparked an already bad relation between two builders. Century Builders and India Builders Corp, two real estate developers have developed a joint project called Knowledge Park on Bannerghatta Road. Now, they are against each other for some violations in the commercial project. Apart from this, BBMP has recently issued [...] Continue Reading »
During construction of a building, the builder is supposed to get water supply, road and drainage No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the corporation, stating that these basic amenities have been taken care of while constructing the building. After completion of a project, the builder also has to get an occupancy certificate from the concerned authority [...] Continue Reading »
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) must not allow builders to sell 20% of the total area of the property till they meet necessary norms and procure the occupancy certificate. Such a policy will help curb violations. Not even 5% of builders procure building commencement and completion certificates. This is a gross violation. Those buying [...] Continue Reading »
Many buyers occupy their property before procuring an occupancy certificate. If a consumer starts using a property without a certificate, he is as much at fault as the builder. Corporators have demanded that when it comes to high-rise buildings, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) should not issue occupancy certificates, even to individuals, unless they get [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will henceforth not grant building plans/licences without a no-objection certificate from the Fire and Emergency Services. The notification directs the BBMP not to issue occupancy certificates to buildings if fire safety measures had not been provided under the building byelaws, zonal regulations, etc. As directed by the High Court, [...] Continue Reading »
The builder had rented out a high-rise building in Himayatnagar without taking occupancy certificate from the GHMC and also not complying with fire safety norms. The developer of Maheshwari Mega Ventures had taken permission for two cellars, ground and six upper floors in November, 2008. After completion of the building, the builder rented out the [...] Continue Reading »
