Mumbai: Flats in buildings without an occupation certificate will henceforth not be registered. Also, flats with an area larger than the sanctioned area will not be registered. This is to prevent the construction of illegal buildings and protect consumers from being financially defrauded.
Because the building lacks an OC or sanctioned-plan documents because the directive lacks the force of law as it is not backed by any statutory prohibition or validly framed laws, sathyen Prasad, a techno-legal consultant to the real estate industry, said the govt cannot issue a blanket direction refusing registration of property documents merely. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai Stay updated with the latest Mumbai news.
“The circular is an executive instruction and cannot supersede statutory act and rules,” he said. Last month, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule issued these orders in a meeting to discuss measures to prevent illegal constructions. If the construction is not required to be registered with MahaRERA then the construction permission/commencement certificate from the competent authority must be provided. Other documents include approved construction plan in which the area of the flat is mentioned. If the area of the flat mentioned in the document is more than the area in the sanctioned map, the flat will not be registered. The circular warns that if any sub-registrar deliberately registers the document of unauthorised construction without complying with the instructions issued in the circular, a departmental inquiry will be initiated against the sub-registrar. CM Devendra Fadnavis has highlighted the massive volume of unauthorised constructions across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and in various parts of Maharashtra describing them as legacy issues origination from decades-long infrastructure backlogs and lax systemic oversight. Download the TOI App.
In a circular issued on Monday, the revenue dept directed all sub-registrars responsible for registration of property documents to follow the orders.