Showing posts with label Flat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flat. Show all posts

Consumer Forum directed a builder to pay Rs. 11.50 Lakhs for failure to provide OC.

The Mumbai Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum recently held the builders guilty for deficiency in services and ordered them to pay to a Housing Society at Borivali an amount of more than Rs. 11.50 Lakhs for failure to fulfil the Statutory and contractual obligations. In this matter the Consumer Court have also considered compensation of a sum of more than Rs 2 Lakhs towards Legal and other expenses for causing a deficiency of services.

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The Maharashtra Housing (Regulation and Development) Bill 2012 a farce or reality examines Adv. R. P. Rathod.


Shri. Sachin. Ahir., Minister of State for Housing, had reintroduced "The Bill", along with the recommendations given by the 19-member committee, in the legislative assembly on Monday the 16th July 2012. After discussions finally the Bill has been passed by both houses of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and was supported by the opposition, however only a handful of legislators were present in the House when the bill was approved. As the Bill involves punitive actions like imprisonment, hence the bill will have to be sent for the President’s assent.
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Single Buildings are devoid of Complex Issues



        In the last decade, instead of going for a flat in a Single /Stand alone building, most home buyers opted for a flat in a Big Complex considering the surge of amenities provided by builders/ developers. Adv. R. P. Rathod says that it's important for the home buyers to realize the Legal ramifications of living in a Housing Complex which are no doubt unique in nature. Incidentally, all the flat buyers in Maharashtra, whether buying a house in a single building or in a big Complex, are covered by the Maharashtra Flat Ownership Act 1963.

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Before investing your hard earned money in a house, make sure you have chosen a reputed builder

After staying in a leave and license accommodation for many years, an enthusiast dreaming to have his own house, eventually bought a flat in Borivli by taking a home loan. Since shifting was a priori­ty to save the dual cost of the lease rental and the loan repayment on his new pur­chase, he readily signed a letter stating that he was be­ing given the keys to his flat by the builder pending the completion of the building for carrying out furniture work

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Buyers Beware; TDS is being made compulsory on the Immovable Property Sale w.e.f. 1st October 2012. an analysis by Adv. R. P. Rathod.



The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee’s have proposed an amendment to the Income Tax Laws thereby requiring home buyers to deduct 1% on the Sale Consideration or the value adopted by the Govt. for levy of Stamp Duty whichever is higher as Tax Deducted at Source (TDS). Adv. R. P. Rathod. states if this proposal is enacted it would be yet another hard blow on the already suffering Real Estate Sector.

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