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Mumbai-based activist: Strengthen law to punish builders who don’t get OC
Updated On: 10 January, 2024 05:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
NGO writes to CM to amend Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act; suggests penalties ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh against errant builders
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In many cases, municipal corporations demand fresh approvals for buildings who received OC from Gram Panchayat or Zilla Parishad. Representation Pic
A city-based NGO has written to the Chief Minister to make the Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act, (MOFA) 1963 stricter in dealing with errant developers who do not procure an Occupation Certificate (OC). The letter advocates giving more power to authorities to impose penalties between Rs 50,000 and Rs 5 lakh on errant builders.
Advocate Godfrey Pimenta, trustee of Watchdog Foundation, said that the letter has been sent to the chief secretary of Maharashtra. “Thousands of hapless homebuyers are residing in buildings without OCs as there is no effective provision to deter developers. There is a lack of legal mechanisms to hold developers accountable for delaying to get OCs.” “Residing in buildings with OCs can lead to safety concerns. The fire at Crystal Tower in Parel in 2018, which killed four and injured 16, is one such example,” Pimenta said.
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