Property tax matter
sushil bhatt
(Querist) 12 February 2010
This query is : Resolved
Dear All,
We have purchased a property (for say Property No. 1) in an auction conducted by DRT in 2007. But the property cldnt be mutated in municipal records. The municipal authorities has now sent a demand notice in respect of the above property.
Since the mutation was not was not done at that time, the demand notice was issued in the name of previous owner.
The demand notice shows an arrear of 10,00,000/- out of 14,00 000/- for the period of before 2007.
What is the remedy available with us, should we approach municipal authority with all details related to property.
kindly advise.
sushil bhatt
(Querist) 12 February 2010
sorry... the demand notice was for property tax upto 31.03.2010.
B K Raghavendra Rao
(Expert) 12 February 2010
You need to pay property tax up to date irrespective of mutation. If not paid, it is recoverable from you.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 12 February 2010
As the property tax pertains to the period prior to your purchase so make representation accordingly and provide the full details of the previous owners who was owning the property at that time.
A V Vishal
(Expert) 12 February 2010
Under the Revenue Recovery Act or the local municipal laws the period of limitation for recovery of municipal tax is 3 years, the authorities cannot recover for a period prior to 3 yrs.
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Expert) 13 February 2010
In the document of title got executed in your favour, it must have been mentioned that you are liable for liability of tax etc. pertaining to the property with effect from the date you got title of the property and not before that. For the property tax prior to the period of tranfer of title in your favour, you are not liable to pay the property tax and since the date of transfer of title in your favour you are certainly liable to pay property tax irrespective of the fact that the property was mutated in your name or not.
