Queries related to Occupancy Certificate
sharad C
(Querist) 21 March 2011
This query is : Resolved
Hi there,
I have purchased a new apartment in Mumbai. As is the norm, the OC has not yet arrived, however partial occupancy has been given.
My query is as follows :
While I await the granting of the OC, I would like to complete my interiors. For this, I need to create punctures in some of my internal walls (like windows) I am not altering the internal wall layout and neither am I damaging a structural member. Can you please let me know if such "alteration" would be permitted as per the bye-laws? Also, can you please point me out to the relevant section of the bye-laws that I can use to argue my case with the builder/contractor.
many thanks!
sharad
Adv Akhtar Ali Sheikh
(Expert) 21 March 2011
No one is supposed to occupy before the OC being granted even for doing the interior work "legally", you take your own liberty - legally NO.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 21 March 2011
Every Society has got different By-Laws. So without going through yours it is difficult to comment. If the purchase is already complete by execution and registration of proper deed of conveyance then OC or no OC, it makes no difference in your absolute right to cause such alteration.
