Occupancy certificate not required for deemed vehicle in Maharashtra, Real Estate News, ET Real Estate

Pune: possess occupancy certificate Citing a ‘rather anonymous’ Government Resolution (GR) of 2018, state cooperative department officials on Wednesday said Occupancy of Building (OC) is not necessary for applying for a housing society and getting a deemed vehicle. transportation for such societies Maharashtra,

However, this facility comes with a rider wherein the housing society is required to submit a self-declaration form confirming that it will pay the required dues and subsequently obtain an OC from the local authority.

Exactly the same was done last year by the housing society without OC in Aundh. After a wait of nearly two decades, Sylvan Retreat Society approached the state cooperative department for the conveyance deed, which was issued by the deputy registrar of Pune district in five months after submitting the delf-declaration form. The society has now approached the civic body to obtain the OC and clear the required dues.

Lack of awareness about GR is the reason why many societies without OC have not applied yet vehicle deemed in maharashtraofficials said.

Dilip Singh Yadav, former chairman of Sylvan Retreat Society, told TOI, “The cooperation department officials helped us through the entire process. And we had the conveyance deed in five months, making us the legal owners of the society plot.” There are 50 flats in the society.

The GR issued on June 22, 2018 allowed online and offline application for deemed conveyance for societies without OC after submission of self-declaration.
Officials of the cooperative department said that around 70,000 old housing societies are not considered vehicles in the state and most of them are without OC.

Mangala Ransing, 22, president of Yashojay Society in Bhoslenagar area, also availed of the GR provisions and got a deemed vehicle two months ago. “Now, we will start the OC process with the local authority. If they also simplify the process, it will go a long way for societies like ours,” she said.

Members of a 25-year-old housing society said they were not aware of this provision. A member said, “Even after repeated visits to the registrar’s office, no one told us about this.”

Pune city district deputy registrar Sanjay Raut said several societies with OCs in his jurisdiction were applying for deemed convention after submitting self-declarations. Assistant registrar Navnath Anapath Bhosale said, “Around 60-70% of the applications are without OC documents.” He also admitted that the awareness about 2018 GR was low.

The PMC official who issued the OC to the societies in receipt of deemed conveyance said that the local authorities check the building plans and charge for road development or water lines. The federation’s vice-president Suhas Patwardhan said that the state housing federation is now planning to run a special campaign to create awareness about the 2018 Gr.