Occupiers of corporation shops, houses get a chance to own them

  • | Thursday | 23rd November, 2017

GURUGRAM: The Haryana government has decided to sell immovable properties — shops or houses of up to 1,000 square feet — that are legally owned by municipal corporations across the state, to their occupiers. The municipal corporations have not been able to evacuate these occupiers and the rent they collect is meagre. If the area of the property is over 1,000 square feet, it can be sold only after approval from the government. Officials added that if any building was constructed at a site at the time of allotment/lease, its value would be the residual PWD rate. Also, the property should be free from any type of encroachment, they said.

GURUGRAM: The Haryana government has decided to sell immovable properties — shops or houses of up to 1,000 square feet — that are legally owned by municipal corporations across the state, to their occupiers. The municipal corporations have not been able to evacuate these occupiers and the rent they collect is meagre. Now, these properties will be sold, so that civic bodies can earn some revenue and occupiers get ownership.This decision was taken by the state cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh on Wednesday.The cabinet made an amendment in Section 164(c) of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act , 1994, so as to transfer municipal corporations' immovable properties to individuals.The amendment in Section 164(c) says, "The consideration for which any immovable property may be sold, leased or otherwise transferred would not be less than value at which such immovable property could be sold, leased or otherwise transferred in normal and fair competition."The state government was considering the move for the last few years as the municipal corporations get nominal rent from their immovable properties which are allotted to individuals on rent or lease and have failed to evacuate these properties, as well. The government has also received several requests from occupiers to allot the properties to them as they are paying nominal rent for several years.According to officials, present occupant of the property, if different from the original allottee or lessee, has to submit an affidavit saying that the property is free from any ownership or occupancy litigation to get possession. Officials added that if any building was constructed at a site at the time of allotment/lease, its value would be the residual PWD rate. Also, the property should be free from any type of encroachment, they said. If the area of the property is over 1,000 square feet, it can be sold only after approval from the government.

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