Bengaluru, June 20: Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that the government will consider amending the law to prevent the registration of plots without the permission of RERA (Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority) to curb the menace of unauthorized layouts in the state.
Addressing a progress review meeting of the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority on Tuesday, he said that the new layout developers within the project limits are selling plots without obtaining RERA permission, and in some areas, the layout has been constructed on disputed lands. This has put the site buyers in trouble. Therefore, to avoid this, a law will be brought in which plots cannot be registered in layouts where RERA permission is not available, he said.
For layout formation within the project limits, though there is a rule that registration is mandatory in RERA, some people are unauthorisedly constructing layouts and selling plots. If there is a problem, those who have purchased the site are coming to RERA. But at that point, RERA can’t do anything. So, rules will be framed so that the public is not inconvenienced. This matter would be discussed with the revenue department and if required, an amendment would be brought after deliberating it in the cabinet.
Strict action
He said strict action will be taken if the builder, developer, or promoter who constructs the apartment is harassed unnecessarily by not giving the plot within the stipulated time as per the agreement. In some cases, there have been allegations of demanding more than the contract amount and that will be taken seriously. He said that serious action will be taken against cases of cheating customers.
Numbers increasing
The minister said the number of complaints within the RERA limits is on the rise and it is becoming difficult to manage. It is also a challenge to control the menace of unauthorized colonies. Thus, a RERA office will be set up at the divisional level. Action should also be taken against unauthorized layouts and apartments constructed within the limits of the local bodies without the permission of the authority. He said that a rule will be implemented that OC cannot be issued without RERA permission and the matter will be discussed with the concerned departments.
RERA Secretary Ibrahim Maigur and other senior officials were present.
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Action against prestigious companies Cases of cheating customers by not completing projects as scheduled in Bengaluru. Ten reputed companies, including Nitesh and Mantri Developers, have paid Rs 340 crore to RERA. When the officials informed the meeting about the pending fine amount. The Minister questioned how they remained silent for so many years without taking any action. The deputy commissioner and BBMP commissioner must convene a meeting of those companies and not permit their new projects. In case they have opened the companies under new names, they must be investigated and take necessary action. The minister also wanted to know if those companies were allowed to go ahead with the new projects despite the pending penalty.
