parking space to apartment buyers
As per an order issued by the state cooperative department, the society will have the right to allot parking lots and similar open spaces. The order was issued based on a Supreme Court (SC) verdict, which had come down heavily on the sale of the parking lots by builders, a practice the SC termed ‘illegal’. [...] Continue Reading »
The Town and Country Planning Organisation under the urban development ministry lay down standards for design and construction of buildings. These ‘model building bye-laws‘ serve as a guide for states and urban municipal authorities to adopt in their respective local regulations for new construction. “You can go underground or over-ground (with multi-storeyed parking lots), but [...] Continue Reading »
According to a Supreme Court verdict in 2010, a developer of a housing complex cannot charge members for parking space. The ruling said the developers cannot sell open spaces and stilt areas in their buildings as these are meant for common use and form part of the flats. I-T officials who raided the Lodha Group [...] Continue Reading »
The Sept 1 Supreme Court ruling prohibits builders from selling parking area as independent units to flat buyers. A division bench of Supreme Court has ruled that builders cannot sell parking areas in the stilt area as independent units as the same is to be extended as ‘common areas and facilities’ for the owners. Builders, [...] Continue Reading »
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation is the first civic body in Maharashtra to implement the free parking norm. On June 11, 2009, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) declared that no building permission plans will be sanctioned if the builders refuse to provide free parking space to apartment buyers across the twin industrial township. As per section 16 [...] Continue Reading »
