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Procedure To Recover Maintenance Dues from Defaulters of Cooperative Housing Society

Procedure To Recover Maintenance Dues from Defaulters of Cooperative Housing Society

In current situation running a society smoothly depends on how much cash reserves the society has in its bank. Few societies doesn’t feel that much heat as members are cooperative and paying maintenance bills on time, check .Regular payment from members makes easier to run society as it doesn’t feel cash crunches.

However few societies are exception to this as default by members are keep on increasing, which make committee members work more difficult to manage. Recovering the dues from members is complicated task as it also harms the personal relation with the committee members and defaulter members.

Under Section 101 of Maharashtra Societies Act (MCS), society can fight the legal battle to recover due from defaulters.

Society Committee can follow below procedure to recover dues from defaulter society member:

1) Issue a simple letter to defaulter (there is no specified format for this) which should have the amount dues, period for payment and also a warning mentioned about “Failuer to make payment, society will make application to society registrar under Maharashtra Societies Act section 101 to recover the outstanding dues”.

2) After the completion of given period on notice to defaulter, committee should pass a resolution to take action against the defaulter.

3) Under the section 101, Society chairman and secretary can take action against the defaulter and has rights to sign all the required documents which they need to submit to society registrar who will issue the recovery certificate.

4) After the submission of all the papers from society to registrar. Registrar may ask for hearing with defaulter member and verify the records. After verifying and hearing if registrar find the appeal truthful he will issue recovery certificate to society.

5) Once the recovery certificate received by recovery officer, he will prepare the demand notice which will send to Sale Officer and same notice will be attached to property of defaulter member of society.

6) Sale officer will visit the flat of defaulter to prepare and submit the list of inventory of all his moveable property. If defaulter member is still not paying out standing dues even after receiving Demand notice, Sale officer can seize the moveable property and can hand them over to Secretary or Chairman of society for custody. 7) After the seizing auction date is fixed for auction of seized movable property. If the amount received from auction is less  as compared to dues then Sale officer has right to auction the flat of defaulter member.

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Advocate for property transfer

Advocate for property transfer

 DUE DILIGENCE TO BE DONE WHILE PURCHASING A  PROPERTY

  1. First comes in the checklist is the Zone.Check it whether the property comes into the “R” OR NON-AGRICULTURE” zone because if the the property is in non residential or non agriculture zone like green zone etc.you may not get approvals from authorities like MC for commencement of construction or if you get permission for construction in other zone, than R zone, the  F.S.I granted for other zones is comparatively less.
  2. The second must thing to do is “TITLE SEARCH”.
  3. Title search is must to do, but not enough, to ensure the property is without encumbrances,then what?
  4. Then the most important thing to be done after the title search is PUBLIC NOTICE.Public notice is meant for inviting any objections or claims regarding the property,this will make you aware if the land owner is playing double and has sold the same plot to somebody else also and if within the desired period no objections/claims are raised, you can move on.
  5. Next if the Landowner is handing over immediate possession go for a  registered sale deed.
  6. If the Landowner has promised, future possession, its better to go with agreement to sale and the consideration to be paid in part and the payment should be done through the negotiable instrument like Cheque/D.D or bank transfer NEFT/RTGS .In no case you should go for Cash transaction, There are  likely chances of deciet or fraud in Cash transaction.
  7. After a registered sale deed get the mutation entry done.see that your name has been arrived on the property card.
  8. Above are the general precautions to be taken.

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Lawyers for Sale Deed

Lawyers for Sale Deed

A Sale deed is an instrument which shows the transfer of title, rights, and ownership of a property from a owner/vendor/ seller to a buyer/purchaser

A sale deed is an essential document for both the parties which are registered in accordance with the Registration Act, 1908. It is signed and executed as mentioned in the agreement after both the parties agree with the terms & conditions thereof

In general, this instrument of sale deed must content  below-mentioned details-

  • The parties to the deed- the full name & address, age & occupation of the parties involved.
  • Detailed description of the property being transferred- Gat/Survey/CTS Numbers, Areas of the property, correct address, dimensions of the property, construction details of the building etc…
  • Bindings relating to Indemnity & encumbrances – This includes a declaration from the seller that the property being transferred is free from every encumbrance, litigation, and charge. Also, the seller indemnifies the buyer from any pending charges in that regard. The seller should settle a pending loan taken with the concerned property as a mortgage, before proceeding with the sale. The buyer has every right to examine the related documents before registration.
  • The agreed consideration- This is the price at which the deal is closed between the parties. This section should also mention the advance amount paid if there is any. The parties should explicitly agree on the dates of payment, the mode of payment, etc. The price and the details of the transactions made should be mentioned in both figures and numbers. The sale deed should also mention the receipts of the sale transaction.
  • Delivery of the possession of the property- the deed should specifically mention the date of handover to and possession by the buyer.

General precautions before execution of sale deed

  • Ensure the title search is done.
  • Issuance of public notice – to ensure there are no encumbrances like lien, mortgage etc.
  • Above is the general information
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What is 7/12 Extract?

                               What is 7/12 Extract?

The 7/12 Extract Document is an extract from the land records register of any district, maintained by the revenue department of the state government of Maharashtra. It is traditionally called ‘Saath Baara Utara’ in Maharashtra. .

How to get 7/12 extract?
In order to obtain the 7/ 12 extract, you need to visit the nearest Tehsildar’s office and apply for the 7/12 document for the desired tenure.

The 7/12 document can also be accessed from the Maharashtra government’s website. Visit the website and find your locality in the district map to view the 7/12 extract.

Form VII

Village form 7 includes detail information about the owner of land and rights and liabilities of the landholder.

Form XII

Village form 12 includes detail information about agriculture aspects of land such as crops produced on the particular land, type of crop and cultivable land.

The 7/12 extract contains the following information about the land:

  • Survey number of land
  • Area of the land – Fit for cultivation
  • Changes in ownership
  • Mutation numbers
  • Type of land (agricultural or non-agricultural)
  • Type of irrigation (irrigated type or rain-fed type)
  • Details pending loans for buying seeds, pesticides or fertilizers
  • Information about the type of crops planted in the last cultivating season
  • Details of pending litigations
  • Details of tax paid and unpaid

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Documentation for Deemed Conveyance

Documentation for Deemed Conveyance

Documentation is a very important & crucial stage in the Procedure for Deemed Conveyance. It requires absolute focus & meticulous handling to ensure that all the required documents are obtained & organized in an appropriate manner.

The Land Revenue Records of recent origin are obtained by making applications to the respective Government Departments like City Survey Office, Tahasildar/ Talathi Office & District Collector Office. These documents are obtained typically within 8- 10 weeks.

The Municipal Corporation Records are obtained by making application to the Building Proposal Department of the Municipal Corporation. These documents are obtained typically within 8- 10 weeks.

In case it is difficult to obtain the Land Revenue Records & Municipal Corporation Records, Right to Information (RTI) may be invoked.

The Society Records are obtained from Society Office & the Professional Certificates are obtained from Professionals.

Following Documents are required to be prepared.

  • Deemed Conveyance Application- Form VII
  • Synopsis of the Case
  • Vakalatnama
  • Roznama
  • Society Special General Body Resolution
  • Letter of Authority
  • Affidavit by Authorised Representative
  • Affidavit by Society Secretary
  • List of Society Members including their Flat/ Shop Agreement Details

During the Documentation Stage, a Legal Notice is to be sent to the Land Owners & Property developers.

The complete set of the above Documents is to be annexed with the Deemed Conveyance Application- Form VII & to be filed in a neat & tidy manner.

The complete Deemed Conveyance Application- Form VII is to submitted to the Competent Authority- The District Deputy Registrar of Co- Operative Societies of the particular District.

The Documentation Stage from beginning to submission of Deemed Conveyance Application- Form VII can be successfully completed within 90 to 120 days.

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PROVISIONS FOR DEEMED CONVEYANCE UNDER MOFA

PROVISIONS FOR DEEMED CONVEYANCE UNDER MOFA

Amendments in Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the promotion of construction, sale, management and transfer) Act, 2005 giving a huge relief to hundreds and thousands of flats purchasers in Maharashtra. Conveyance to the societies was a burning issues which have integrated many problems like property tax, housing finance documentations and major repairs or redevelopment.

The highlights of the amendments are as under:

  • Builder/s will have to execute the conveyance.
    Power is given to the District Deputy Registrar to act as Competent Authority. (Sec. 5A)
  • Power is given to Competent Authority for registration of Co-operative Society under the provisions of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. (Sec. 10(1) )
  • It is the duty of the promoter (builder) to file with the Competent Authority within the prescribed period a copy of the conveyance executed by him (Sec. 11(2))
  • If the promoter fails to execute the conveyance in favour of Co-operative Society, Company or Associations or Apartment Owners as the case may be, then the flat purchasers can approach the Competent Authority with true copy of registered agreement of all the flat purchasers including Occupation Certificate, Registration Certificate of the society then in such circumstances the Co-operative Society, Company or Associations is entitled to have unilateral deemed conveyance (Sec. 11(3))
  • The proceedings before the Competent Authority have to be completed within a period of 6 months. The Competent Authority must verify the authenticity of the document produced before him and after giving a reasonable opportunity to the promoter, if satisfied will issue a certificate to the Sub-Registrar or any other Registration Officer under the Registration Act, 1908, certifying that it is a fit case for enforcing unilateral execution of conveyance deed conveying the right, title and interest of the promoter in the land and the building in favour of the applicant, as deemed conveyance(Sec. 11(4))
  • The sub registrar after receipt of the certificate issued by the Competent Authority along with the unilateral instrument of conveyance can issue summons to the promoter to show cause why the unilateral instrument should not be registered as deemed conveyance. However, reasonable opportunity of being heard may be given to the promoter. If the Sub-Registrar is satisfied then he will register the unilateral conveyance as ‘deemed conveyance’. (Sec. 11(5))
  • The Competent Authority has been created who has powers to award criminal imprisonment to the builder/s for a period not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year and / or along with fine ranging from Rs 10,000/- to 50,000/- (Sec. 13(3)(a) & 13(3)(b))
  • The builder/s if convicted will not be able to carry on construction activities for a period of five years. However, the disqualification shall not affect the permission for construction of flats already granted. (Sec. 13 (4), 13(5) & 13(6) )
  • The Competent Authority shall be deemed to be a public servant as per the provisions of Indian Penal Code. (Sec. (13B)
  • Proceedings before Competent Authority shall be aimed to be judicial proceedings as per the provisions of Indian Penal Code. (Sec. 13C)
  • Competent Authority shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for certain purposes. (Sec. 13D)

No action can be taken against the Competent Authority for acts done in good faith by the Competent Authority. (Sec. 13E)

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WHY CONVEYANCE DEED IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT?

WHY CONVEYANCE DEED IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT?

A deed is a written document or an instrument that is sealed, signed and delivered by all parties to the contract (buyer and seller). It is a contractual document that includes legally valid terms, and is enforceable in a court of law.  It is mandatory that a deed should be in writing, and that both parties involved must sign the document.

There are different kinds of deeds, such as lease deeds, partnership deeds, trust deeds, gift deeds etc.


A conveyance deed is essentially one wherein the seller transfers all rights to legally own, keep and enjoy a particular asset, immovable or movable. In this case the assets under consideration are immovable, namely property.


On signing a conveyance deed, the original owner transfers all legal rights over the property in question to the buyer, against a valid consideration (usually monetary). This consideration, however, is irrelevant in the case of gift deeds, as they are based on fraternal or familial bonds.


A ‘conveyance deed’ or ‘sale deed’ implies that the seller signs a document stating that all authority and ownership of the property in question has been transferred to the buyer.

It is required to contain the following:

• Defined demarcation of the boundaries of the property
• Other rights (if applicable) annexed to the property and its use
• The chain of title i.e. all legal rights to the present seller.
• The method of delivery of the given property to the buyer.
• A memo of the consideration, stating how it has been received
• Any other terms and conditions that are applicable as far as the transfer of ownership rights are concerned.

Once the conveyance (or sale) deed has been executed on non judicial stamp paper, it needs to be registered. This can be done by presenting it at the Registrar’s office, and remittance of the registration fee. Once the registration is done, the transfer moves into the public domain. The Government obtains its revenue in the form of Stamp Duty and Registration Fees, and at this point the process of conveyance is officially over.

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SOCIETY REGISTRATION

SOCIETY REGISTRATION

First general body meeting (before registration)

In this meeting under Society’s Model Bye-law 3(iii), the Chief Promoter (could be the builder) is primarily selected by the promoters, who are members co-signing the registration application before the Registering Authority, under Bye-law 3(xii).

In this meeting, necessary resolutions are passed like opening the account in a bank in the name of proposed society and for obtaining permission for reserving the name of the society. It is compulsory for SRA/ MHADA recognized societies, for the first meeting to be video-recorded.

Application for registration

Normally, the name reservation proposal should be accompanied with the society resolutions and signatures of at least 10 Promoters who have attended the meeting. On allotment of name and permission to open a bank account by the Registrar, the Chief Promoter has to collect Share Capital, Entrance Fees from promoters and deposit the same in the branch of the bank permitted by the Registrar. It should be noted that the amount cannot be withdrawn from the Bank till the society is registered or its registration is refused, except with prior written permission of the Registrar. The Chief Promoter should submit registration proposal to the registering authority within a period of 3 months from the date of issue of Letter of Reservation in the name of the proposed society.

If builder/ promoter is not co-operating in registering the Co-operative Housing Society, then in that case, the application for registration of society be submitted in Form 6 (Rule 12) before the District Deputy Registrar, who has been given power under section 10(1) of the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act 1963. While submitting the said proposal, a Notarized Indemnity Bond of the members who applied for the registration of society on the stamp paper of Rs. 200 is required.

Documents required for Registration

  • 7/12 extract of the land or property card.
  • Certificate concerning non-agricultural land from the competent authority
  • The order of applicable or non-applicable of land ceiling Act
  • Construction layout duly approved by the competent authority
  • Letter of sanction for starting construction
  • Certificate regarding completion of construction work
  • Development Agreement if the land is taken for development
  • Letter of Power of Attorney of the land
  • Title search report of the land
  • The registered agreement of purchases of the flat with necessary stamp duty paid
  • Architect Certificate regarding construction
  • List of Members
  • Scheme of the Society
  • Application for reserving name
  • At least ten members are necessary for registration of society. On the other hand, the government has given permission subject to some conditions for the Housing society of fewer than 10 members by exercising powers. For registration proposal, the signature of sixty percent promoters, who participated in the registration proposal is necessary.
  • If the land is given by the government or undertaking agency of the government then its guarantee letter.
  • No objection certificates from the Charitable Commissioner if the land is of Trust.
  • Certificate of the competent authority regarding non-agricultural plot
  • While registering SRA/SRD and MHADA recognized Co-operative Housing Societies, it is obligatory to fulfill the necessary papers as per instructions are given by the authorities by their circulars in addition to above criterion.
  • Application for Registering Society (A form)
  • Table giving information of society (B Form)
  • Table giving details of the members (C Form)
  • Statement of Accounts of the Members (D Form)
  • Notarized Guarantee letter by the Chief Promoter of the society on the stamp Paper of Rs. 100/-
  • Notarized Guarantee letter by the Builder, Promoter on the Stamp Paper of Rs. 100/-
  • Affidavit of Members (Affidavit of Minimum 10 Promoters)
  • Two copies of bye-laws of the Society approved by the Commissioner, Co-operation and Registrar, Co-operative Societies and Maharashtra State, Pune
  • Proof of the bank balance of the promoter member (deposit of each share of Rs. 500 and admission fee of Rs. 100), after getting permission for reservation in the District Central Co-operative Bank
  • Challan of Rs. 2500/- deposited in the Government Treasury Registration fee for the Housing Society of the Backward class is Rs. 50/-

Approval by Registrar

It is the duty of the concerned Registrar to register the Co-operative Housing Society, by scrutinizing the proposal submitted after fulfillment of above mentioned documents, and shall make an arrangement of issuing certificate of registration society under Section 9(1) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Society Act 1960, and copy of the registered bye-law, memorandum regarding registration of society to the chief promoter. The order regarding registration of society should have been sent for publishing in government gazette to the Government Printing Press for appropriate action. It is necessary to take decision on the registration of the society within a period of two months from the date of the proposal of the society submitted to the Registrar.

If proposal of society registration is denied or no decision is taken within two months then it is necessary to send that proposal to the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Co. operative societies Act, can be approached.

First General Body Meeting obligatory Agenda (after registration):

•        To elect a Chairman for the meeting

•        To admit persons to membership who have applied for membership of the society.

•        To elect a provisional Managing Committee

•        To receive and approve the statement of account as prepared by the Chief Promoter        of the society up to 14 days prior to the first general body meeting of the society.

•        To authorize the committee to secure conveyance of right title and interest in the              property in the name of the society from the promoter builder

•        To impose restrictions on raising loan amount from outside

•        To appoint internal auditor and to fix his remuneration

•        To authorize one of the members of the provisional committee to call the first    meeting of the provisional committee

•        To take decision about taking membership of District Housing Federation and other         institutions

•        To give power to one member of provisional management committee to call meeting     of the managing committee

•        To consider the matters raised by the member except these matters which are    necessary for giving advance notice with the permission of chairman and eleventh                hour matter and to make resolution in that regard.

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CONVEYANCE DEED

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.

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONVEYANCE AND DEEMED CONVEYANCE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONVEYANCE AND DEEMED CONVEYANCE

Conveyance –

A generic term for any written document which transfers (conveys) real estate property or real property interests from one party to another.

So by the above definition its very clear that if someone willingly transfers their legal right of the property to another party they would need to create a document which transfers this right. Such a document is called Deed of conveyance.

The important point here is – Willingly. Now 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.

Deemed Conveyance – The Promoter (Builder/ Developer) is legally required to convey the land and the building within 4 months of formation to the society or any legal body of the flat purchasers. However, it has been the experience that many promoters (Builders/Developers) have not conveyed the land and building to the legal bodies. Therefore, government has amended the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963 (MOFA) and provided for the deemed conveyance in favor of the legal bodies. Under the provision, deemed conveyance means after the expiry of 4 months of formation of the legal body, the land and building is deemed to have been conveyed to the legal body and to bring the same in the revenue record, Competent Authority has been designated who will hear the parties on the basis of applications received from the aggrieved party and transfers the title in favor of the legal body by passing the necessary order and deemed conveyance certificate and appoint an authorized officer to execute the conveyance deed in favor of the society and execute on behalf of non-co-operative builder or the land owner. Getting the title of land and building by adopting the above procedure is known as deemed conveyance.

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