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Progress of RERA
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm What is the status of the Tamil Nadu Ownership of Flats Act after Promulgation of RERA effective 1 May 2017? If violations are there by...
Calculating GST and TDS
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm Our apartment complex with 42 flats is situated at the corner of two busy roads. The Corporation is acquiring a portion of our land for...
Forming an Association
Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm We would like to form an Association for common expenses like maintenance, cleaning, common electricity, etc. For this, we are required to open a bank...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...