Month: December 2019
Sharing maintenance expenses
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm As part of a joint development (two years ago) a builder developed eight flats: Five units for the land owner’s family and three were allotted...
House settlement
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm My wife wants to draft a settlement for her apartment in our daughter’s name (US green card holder who has no property in India but...
Removal of unauthorised structure
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a law firm Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm On January 18 this year, I registered a flat (on the...
Unapproved construction
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm We are living in a multi-storey apartment complex which was constructed in the year 2002. As per the approved plan, permission has not been granted...
Service tax calculation
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a law firm I booked a 2BHK apartment in September 2016 (land area of 538 sq.ft. and construction area of 1,122 sq.ft.). I have been provided with the payment...
Obtaining a completion certificate
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm I live in an apartment building with one (GF+2 floors) and seven residential units. The ground floor has two units and the remaining space is...
Govt. claiming land ownership
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm I purchased a 1969 DTCP approved plot in a suburb of Chennai in 1986. At the time of purchase I did not get the patta...
Rights of apartment owners
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm Between a 1BHK and 2BHK apartment, I would like to know if the the 1BHK apartment owner or occupant pays less maintenance, provided all the...
Unauthorised construction
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm I own an apartment in a residential complex comprising over 150 flats. As per the by-laws of the Association (formed by the residents after the...
Incorrect patta
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm We have an independent house at Zamin Pallavaram and we are planning to sell it. We finalised on a buyer and as we were to...