I own an apartment in Powai, Mumbai and while giving possession to me, developer has collected sizeable amount towards Property Tax. Later on when I checked the sale deed, found that Property Tax is not mentioned. When I spoke to friends, they told me that normally property tax has to be paid by the owner (not the developer).
Another issue is as per the sale deed, until formation of society, flat owner has to pay certain amount to the developer towards maintenance. Accordingly good sum of money was collected from me prior to giving possession.
Since developer has collected sizeable money towards property tax, I have been asking him to provide me payment receipt issued by the statutory authorities or adjust the amount against maintenance charges. However, developer has not given any payment vouchers to me but still asking me to pay towards property tax.
Now it is 3rd year and and dispute is still going on. So I want to what the law states and what are the obligations of the parties? Means Am I supposed to pay developer?
Please advise.
