CONVEYANCE
DEED
In case of housing societies the builder/promoters have to ideally
create deed of conveyance and hand over it to housing societies that to within
4 months after project completion. However, due to lack of knowledge many
builders do not create such documents. There have been cases where builders
have later on denied to create such documents and asked additional money to
provide signatures on these documents. You will find all sorts of reasons for
not creating the document. This results in issues for societies in future.
Therefore, government has amended the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963
(MOFA) to make sure if builders run way from such responsibilities, the
societies do not suffer. This amendment is called “Deemed Conveyance”. This
amendment allows society owners to gain the legal rights of the land even if
the builder is not willing to transfer the rights, in front of designated
competent authority.
A valid conveyance deed must contain the
following:
1. The actual demarcation of the property.
2. Other rights annexed to the property and
its use.
3. The full chain of titles, that is, all
legal rights up until the present seller.
4. The method of delivery of the property to
the buyer.
5. A memo of the consideration, stating how
it has been received.
6. Any further applicable terms and
conditions for the full transfer of ownership rights.
Important points to consider, to ensure
smooth purchase/sale of a property:
The seller is required to certify that the
property is free of any legal encumbrance.
If a loan was taken against the property in
question, then, the mortgage must be cleared before the deed is signed. Buyers
have the option of having this checked at the local sub-registrar’s office.
The conveyance deed should state the exact
date on which the property will be handed over to the buyer.
Within four months of the execution of the
deed, all the original documents related to the sale of the property, need to
be produced for registration before the local registrar.
The
deed is required to be signed by at least two witnesses.