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Housing society handover from the builder. What should we be careful about?


22 October 2014 Abodh Rana, Pune

Can you suggest what we should do to get handover from the builder?

Our builder has registered a society but we are yet to see the documents. We have to take handover from December 2014 and we are not sure what all is involved.

Also, so far the builder is taking care of our society. We're yet to understand the expenses and other aspects. Entire society volunteers are doing the society handover for the first time. Should we be worried?

Please advice.
Thanks in advance

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  1. Societyhive support
    22 October 2014

    Sir,

    There are many factors involved in process of housing society handover from the builder/promoter. You should be very careful while doing the handover. It becomes much easier when the builder/promoter is cooperative as you will need their help even after the handover is done.

    Here are some of important factors to address while taking the society handover:
    1. Identify the service providers (which the builder is providing now)
    2. Society elections, office bearers are identified
    3. Society processes and bye-laws are in place
    4. Make sure that the builder has completed everything they had committed. If not, you should make them liable in the handover document so that they complete the work even after that handover is done
    5. Get all maintenance agreement documents. (e.g. agreement for lift maintenance)

    This list is very big. Since you have mentioned all managing committee members are new, we would suggest you hire a cooperative society consultant to make sure smooth cooperative society handover.

    We can hire our co-op housing society consultant and other services required to do the handover and then to run your society. Do let us know. We will be happy to send one of our advisers to visit your society.

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  2. Navin Badlani
    26 June 2015

    Dear Sir

    We also have similar problem, although the society registration has been done but the builder is not handing over the society.

    Recently our building have received attachments orders from BMC towards Property Tax and since we do not have society bank account we are unable to pay property tax

    We are worried if BMC takes any action to auction our building

    Please guide and help

    Regards
    Navin Badlani
    Vani A Wing, opp Borla society,
    Dr C G Road, Chembur,
    Mumbai 400074

  3. Sarfraj
    05 February 2016

    Hi Sir,

    We are also facing the first problem. Builder is saying to handover the society to avoid his expenses. I don't think he has registered the society. But he wants to fool us by saying society handover (actually it is society registration I think).
    Could you please send your advisers to visit your society or contact us to help on this?

    Regards,
    Sarfraj
    Samruddha Jeevan Society,
    Pisoli Road
    Pune

  4. Amol bhosale
    09 August 2016

    Hi,

    I am a society member of newly developed society in Thane(asangao). builder is planning to give handover all documents and everything. he has taken one meeting for the same and elected chairman, secretory, tresery, and other committee members. Now we dont know what are the documents required from builder while we took society handover. please guide us.

    Thank
    Amol Bhosale

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