Relief for Tardeo residents as BMC panel clears path to regularise OC-less buildings
Mumbai: Nearly a year after residents of Tardeo ’s Willingdon View Co-operative Housing Society Ltd were ordered by the Bombay high court to vacate the top 18 floors of their 34-storey building for lacking an Occupation Certificate (OC), many have expressed relief after the BMC Standing Committee approved a proposal on July 8 that could pave the way for regularising such buildings. Residents have now urged the proposal be cleared by the BMC’s General Body at the earliest, and the standard operating procedure (SOP) be made public so they can pay the prescribed charges, obtain an OC and again move into their homes. Officials said that the proposal will come before the general body meeting next week on July 13.
Under the proposed guidelines, only buildings that have approved plans, valid Intimation of Disapproval (IOD) and Commencement Certificates (CC) will qualify. Residential buildings, hospitals and schools occupied before Nov 17, 2016, will be eligible. For residential properties, the benefit will be restricted to flats measuring up to 80 square metres (around 860 square feet) carpet area.
Under the proposed guidelines, only buildings that have approved plans, valid Intimation of Disapproval (IOD) and Commencement Certificates (CC) will qualify. Residential buildings, hospitals and schools occupied before Nov 17, 2016, will be eligible. For residential properties, the benefit will be restricted to flats measuring up to 80 square metres (around 860 square feet) carpet area.
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