'Hum Bethe Hain Ji...'

Buying a flat in India can be a rewarding investment, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. The Indian real estate market holds immense potential, but it also carries the risk of fraud.

Real estate frauds, such as title disputes, illegal constructions, and forged documents, are prevalent in the industry. Buyers need to be vigilant and conduct thorough due diligence to avoid falling victim to scams.:

1. Title Fraud: Ensure the seller has clear and undisputed ownership of the property. Title fraud occurs when someone falsely claims to own a property and sells it to unsuspecting buyers. Don’t go by the word of property sellers, builders or their agents. ‘Hum bethe hain ji, chinta ki koi baat nai hai’ (We are here, don’t worry about anything), is the common dialogue they offer when you question the credibility of any claim.
2. Encroachment: Verify that the property boundaries are accurately marked, and there are no encroachments on the land. Encroachment occurs when someone illegally occupies or builds on land that doesn’t belong to them. RERA website and respective town planning bodies like NOIDA can be helpful to find details of builders.
3. Rushed Sales: Fraudsters might pressure you into a quick decision, leaving no time for due diligence. Don’t be swayed by urgency; take your time to research and understand the property.
4. Pre-Launch Scams: Promises of guaranteed high returns are often red flags. Be wary of schemes that seem too good to be true. Fraudsters might lure you in with attractive pre-launch offers for unapproved projects. Invest only in RERA-registered projects with proper approvals.
5. Inordinate Delays: Unreasonable delays in possession after payment could signal financial trouble with the builder. Check the builder’s track record and be cautious of excessive delays. Several home buyers are struggling to get possession of their homes in Delhi NCR.
6. False Promises: Watch out for exaggerated amenities, unrealistic completion dates, or hidden charges not mentioned in the initial agreement.
7. Forced Cancellation: Some builders might try to bully you into cancelling the booking later, often with unfair penalties. Understand the cancellation clause clearly beforehand. Take the help of police/ lawyers in case of unlawful conduct by any builder.
8. Deviation from Plans & Specifications: The final product may not match the promised specifications or amenities. Carefully review the agreement and be wary of deviations during construction.
9. Fake Documents: Thoroughly examine all property documents, including sale deed, occupancy certificate, building plan approvals, etc., to ensure they are genuine. Fake documents are often used to sell properties that don’t legally belong to the seller.
10. Illegal Constructions: Check if the building has obtained all necessary approvals from local authorities. Illegal constructions can lead to demolition orders and legal complications for the buyers. Ensure that the layout of the property is approved. Buying property in unapproved layouts can result in legal disputes and even demolition of the property.
11. Non-Disclosure of Liens: Make sure there are no pending loans or legal disputes against the property. Non-disclosure of liens can lead to unexpected financial liabilities for the buyer.
12. Under-Construction Project Delays: If buying in an under-construction project, research the reputation of the builder and inquire about their track record of completing projects on time. Many buyers have faced delays in possession or even project abandonment by unscrupulous builders.
13. Misleading Advertisements: Beware of misleading advertisements that promise unrealistic benefits or amenities. It’s essential to visit the site and verify the claims made in advertisements before making any investment.
14. Advance Payments without Proper Documentation: Avoid making significant advance payments without proper documentation and legal agreements. Insist on written contracts that outline the terms and conditions of the transaction to protect your interests. Insist on a non-cash mode of payment.
15. Bribery and Corruption: Stay vigilant against bribery and corruption practices that may be prevalent in the real estate sector. Refuse to engage in any transactions involving illegal payments or favours.

To mitigate the risk of falling victim to real estate frauds, it’s advisable to consult with legal experts and conduct thorough due diligence before finalising any property transaction in India.

 'Hum Bethe Hain Ji...': Property Frauds You Must Know Before Buying A Flat (msn.com)

Permissible Additions/Alterations in DDA Flats

Permissible Additions/Alterations in DDA Flats

DDA has framed a comprehensive policy and procedure to allow additions/alterations and additional covered area in DDA flats, which has been approved by the Government of India.


Under the policy, the following additions/alterations in the flats constructed by DDA are condonable, for which no action will be taken under terms and conditions of allotment:

To convert existing barsati into room provided the wall is made of only 115 mm thick.

Grills and glazing in verandah with proper fixing arrangement.

Raising height of front and rear courtyard wall up to 7 feet height by putting up jali/fencing.

Providing door in courtyard whereever not provided.

Providing sunshades on doors and windows, whereever not provided, with proper fixing arrangements.

Closing the door.

If the bathroom or WC are not having roof, they may be treated as open urinals and allowed.

Raising the wall of balcony/terrace/parapet with grill or glazing up to five feet height.

Removal of original structure and reconstruction with due permission in the case of single storied built-up flats only subject to the satisfaction of building bye-laws and prior approval of the local authority.

Construction of open staircase (cat-ladder), where no staircase has been provided for approach to the terrace.

To put/provide additional PVC water tank at ground floor area without disturbing the common passage.

To provide an additional PVC water tank in the scooter/car garage at the surface level.

To provide loft/shelf in the rooms without chase in the walls.

To change the flooring with water-proofing treatment.

To remove half brick wall (4.5 inches)

To make a ramp at front gate without disturbing the common passage/storm-water drain.

To provide sun-shades on the outer windows up to two feet wide projection

To provide false ceiling in rooms.

To make an opening of maximum size of 2.5 feet X 1.75 feet for exhaust fan or air-conditioner in existing walls.

Fixing doors in back or front courtyards.

Converting window into almirah, subject to availability of light and ventilation.

Shifting of water storage tank/raising of the parapet wall up to five feet high and putting additional water storage tank at the location specified subject to capacity of storage of water limited to 550 litres.

Shifting of the front glazing doors/windows up to maximum outside up to existing chajja.

Further, the following items have been permitted, on submission of the detailed drawings by the allottee, duly certified by Registered Architect and qualified Structure Engineer.


Construction of bathroom and WC in the rear courtyard subject to the condition that the existing services are not affected.

Covering of the open terrace with sloping roofs up to 9 feet high with light weight material such as fibre glass/AC sheets/sheets/pipes and standard angle iron sections etc. and enclosing with glazing.

Interchange the position of kitchen/bathroom and WC with proper power connection, subject to structural safety. The consent of all the affected occupants/allottees shall have to be obtained prior to such permission.

Covering of courtyard and roof terrace for which additional FAR charges are to be paid @ Rs. 450 per square meter of additional floor area.

To simplify and expedite the procedure for approvals in such cases, Architects registered with Council of Architecture under Architects Act, 1972, have been given the authority to certify plans for their correctness regarding original construction as well as proposals being in conformity with building by-laws and to the guidelines of additions/alterations.

Once the plans with all the documents certified by the Architects and the Structural Engineer and fees are submitted, they will be taken on record and treated as permitted.

A Building Plan Fee of Rs. 200/- will be charged for processing the plans, irrespective of covered area involved. In addition to this, a charge of Rs. 450/- per square meter will be levied for additional covered area proposed to be constructed.

To ensure structural safety and proper construction, the Certificate of Supervision by Architect and Structural Engineer is mandatory, along with an indemnity bond for structural stability. This will not be required by those who have given NOC only.


https://dda.org.in/planning/permissible_policy_modi.htm

Delhi woman beaten by baseball bat, iron rod over property dispute, dies

New Delhi: A 55-year-old woman was bludgeoned to death by a baseball bat and iron rods allegedly by her brother-in-laws and nephews over a property dispute in east Delhi's Jagatpuri area, police said on Thursday.

Farida was attacked when she intervened in a quarrel between her husband Haider, his two brothers and nephews, the police said, adding she was injured in the incident.

The woman was rushed to a hospital where she was declared brought dead.

Her elder brother-in-law, Musa, was arrested, they said, adding others were absconding.

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/180518/delhi-woman-beaten-by-baseball-bat-iron-rod-over-property-dispute-dies.html

Court Rejects Plea In Property Dispute, Says It's Copy Of Bollywood Film

The court said the plea was classic case of an aged parent 

being harassed by their children and a copy of the storyline of recent 

Bollywood movie "102 Not Out".

NEW DELHI:

The Delhi High Court has slapped a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on a man for filing a frivolous appeal against his mother in a property dispute, saying it was classic case of an aged parent being harassed by their children and a copy of the storyline of recent Bollywood movie "102 Not Out".

The court dismissed the appeal against a trial court order as completely frivolous, meritless and an abuse of the process of law and directed the man to pay the amount to his mother within six weeks.

"The present is a classic case of aged parent/mother being harassed by her children for property. Obviously, it is not unexpected any longer in this age that we are living in, and which is vividly depicted in a Hindi movie '102 Not Out', starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor. Obviously this case is nothing else but a copy of the movie '102 Not Out'," Justice Valmiki J Mehta said.

In the suit, the widow has two children -- a son and a daughter. The daughter had filed a partition suit of their Chitranjan Park property in the national capital which was supported by mother. In May, the trial court decreed the suit and the son challenged it in the high court.

The high court said it failed to understand as to how a son could dispute the grant of half ownership rights in a property by the husband to his wife.

"Even on merits, I fail to understand as to how a son can dispute the grant of half ownership rights in a property by the husband to his wife, because even for the sake of argument we take that the suit property was allotted to the husband because of being a displaced person on account of his having left a property in east Pakistan, surely a husband can take an ownership of a property jointly in his name with his wife and which will have the effect that he having gifted his half ownership rights in the suit property to his wife in this case," it said.

The court said there does not arise any issue of the son challenging the lease deed, once the father in his life time got the lease deed executed jointly in his favour and his wife.

The court noted that the counsel for the mother stated that the son left no stone unturned to harass and trouble her, and said the court should pass a judgment and clarify the ownership rights otherwise he will keep on harassing her.

The court had also asked the son whether he wanted to press the appeal as the parties could repair their relationship, but he sought for a judgement to be passed.

Unfortunate that property dispute pending for 30 years: Delhi High Court

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has termed it "very unfortunate" that an appeal regarding a property dispute was pending before it for over 30 years and no satisfactory solution was found despite the fact that 75 judges have heard the matter. 

Justice V K Shali observed that in Delhi, prices of land have risen beyond imagination and whenever there is a property dispute, the effort of one party is to bring the other to its knees by tiring out its resources and patience. 

The court .. 

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Three of family dead after dispute over parking space

Scuffle ends with death of two brothers and wife of one of the deceased

Three members of a family were killed following a dispute over parking space between two brothers in north-west Delhi’s Model Town, the police said on Friday.

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the case.

Jaspal Singh Aneja, a property dealer and financier, his wife Prabhjot Kaur, and Jaspal’s younger brother Gurjeet Singh Aneja, who owns a restro-bar in the area, were killed in the incident, which occurred on Thursday night.

The brothers lived on the ground and first-floor of the same building.

‘Ego issues’

The police said the duo had been embroiled in property dispute for the past seven years. The family said that the ‘murders’ were an outcome of ‘ego issues’.

The family members said that Jaspal was escorting a friend out of his house on the ground floor around 11.45 p.m. on Thursday when Gurjeet came along with his restaurant bouncer and a private security guard (PSG).

A police officer investigating the case said that Gurjeet stopped his car at a parking space over which the two families had fought over several times in the past.

The brothers started verbally abusing each other.

“Jaspal then challenged Gurjeet to come near him. When Gurjeet came out of his car, Jaspal, who had gotten into his own car, tried to run over Gurjeet’s foot. The bouncer and the PSO then intervened. Enraged, Jaspal pulled out his kirpan and started stabbing Gurjeet. His PSG then fired one shot in the air,” the officer said.

Jaspal’s daughter Harpriya (24) and wife Prabhjot, and Gurjeet’s son Jagnoor then intervened in the fight.

Jaspal allegedly stabbed Jagnoor and the two women allegedly started beating Gurjeet, the bouncer and the PSG with sticks.

Personal security guard

“The PSG then fired his gun. One bullet hit Prabhjot in the eye and another hit her upper thigh. Jaspal was also shot twice,” the officer said, adding that the brothers were likely drunk at the time of the incident.

Satnam Singh, the elder brother of the two deceased, said that he was visiting the two brothers when the incident happened.

‘Over in two minutes’

“I had just said goodbye to Jaspal and had gone to bring my car from the parking, which was a few metres away. By the time I came back, it was all done. It didn’t take more than two minutes,” he said, adding that Gurjeet and Jaspal had stopped speaking to each other a few years ago.

The family said that Prabhjot was rushed to Pentamed Hospital by her daughter, while Gurjeet and his son Jagnoor were rushed to Fortis. Jaspal, who had managed to walk to a neighbour’s house in an injured condition, was found by the police and rushed to Max Hospital.

Gurjeet, Jaspal and Prabhjot were declared brought dead. Jagnoor is still undergoing treatment. Nine PCR calls were made in the incident, the police said.

Talking about the history of the property dispute, Mr. Singh said that after their father Harnam Singh passed away in 2011, Gurjeet and Jaspal had fought over how the property would be divided.

Though they came to some sort of resolution, the two families often argued over parking space.

“They had about 18 cars and the fight over who would park where was a major problem. Who owns what part of the property was an issue they fought over often. They wanted each other to vacate the premises. The enmity increased over the years,” said Mr. Singh.

The police have registered two FIRs: one based on a complaint by Harpriya, and another based on the complaint by Gurjeet’s wife Mintu, who witnessed the incident from the first floor of the house.

“The PSG, Vicky, and the bouncer, Pawant Kumar, have been arrested by a police team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Hukma Ram,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-West) Aslam Khan.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/three-of-family-dead-after-dispute-over-parking-space/article23703827.ece

175 Sq. Yds, 4 Rooms Set, 1st Flr, Rent Rs.26000, Multan Nagar Delhi

1st Floor

175 Sq. Yds.

2 Bed Rooms 

1 Drawing Room

1 dining Room

3 Toilets

Wooden Almirah

Modular Kitchen

Marble Flooring

Fulll Tiles in Kitchen Toilet

Multan Nagar

New Delhi

Security Two Months of Rent

Commission/ Brokerage One Month of Rent

Sigma Properties...A-4/175, Janta Flats, Paschim Vihar, Near St Froebel School. Delhi

Society Flat, 3BHK ,1st Flr, Selling at Rs.1.35Cr., Paschim Vihar-63

Car Parking-- 2 

First Floor

Fully renovated

3 BHK
2 Big Bedrooms
1 Small Bed Room--8'x9'

2 Toilets

Modular Kitchen

Steel Gate

Freehold

In Inner Passchim Vihar-110063

1.35 Cr

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100 Sq. Yds, 3 Rooms Set, 2nd Flr, Rent Rs.22000, Multan Nagar Delhi

Only for Service Class Party

Second Floor

100 Sq. Yds.

2 Bed Rooms 

1 Study Room

1 Drawing Room

3 Toilets

Wooden Almirah

Modular Kitchen

Marble Flooring

Fulll Tiles in Kitchen Toilet

Multan Nagar

New Delhi

Security Two Months of Rent

Commission/ Brokerage One Month of Rent

Sigma Properties...A-4/175, Janta Flats, Paschim Vihar, Near St Froebel School. Delhi

Tips for avoiding fraud dealing in properties of Delhi

The capital city tops in listing of term cases related to fraud in property dealing according to the reports. The cases involves selling loaned property to more than one users or fudged paper are typical methods used while not the people are showing some unique ways to cheat investors now a day. Recently, a real estate Mumbai company with its promotional documents has used other projects that are executed for getting trust of investors. Consumers now are more informed still falls in scams. These scams are running around large scale from the legal frauds to fly by night developers by giving false promises and with unusual advertisements like get something free offers. Here shows some of the scams running around in Indian real estate sector where investors need to be cleverer now:-

§  False promises with advertisements

§  Assured fixed rental income to get from invested properties

§  Duplicating title deeds of any vacant or disputed project which later sold to some innocent buyer

§  Delaying or disappearing from the project by the developers

§  Taking deviation from approved plans in term of some common areas

§  Buyers left empty handed in despair even after getting possession of property due to many reasons like no sanction of house utilities.

Real estate businesses are on soar again now with some key players in investment. This is the perfect time for investing in property in Mumbai upcoming projects. As properties are most profitable possession people owns but on the same time you must be cautions regarding fraud practices in property dealings. It can be very crucial while making a choice of property to buy it and from whom you buy it.

With the increased opportunities in real estate sector, cases of fraud are more. Even there are dishonest builders who perpetrates and cash in the property boom.

Here are some tips to be considered when you are planning to buy a residential property in places like Mumbai, Delhi etc, in that way you protect yourselves from this real estate fraud:-

1.    Research

If you are not completely aware of current real estate market then best to do some extensive research and studies of latest trend in real estate. Try to know what the locality offers in top line advancement and the coming growth opportunities. You can also approach any financial mentor who can help in taking decision based on current market trend and make lucrative investment.

2.            Consulting reputed agent

You can avoid getting into any scam or fraud by consulting a professional or well experienced agent of real estate. The areas where you want to investment, from there have some referrals and suitable guidelines from the one who is very popular in this field of investment. You can ask for feedbacks from the users who already got service from that agent. There is huge benefit in working with most reliable and efficient agent to get your deal at an affordable price.

3.            Personal inspection and appraisal of property

Before you purchase any property, have a personal inspection conscientiously to avoid fraud case anything. And make it sure that this property is out of all legal issues.

4.            Close review of deed and related documents

You must be careful with the property title deed and other documents. Examine all the papers are original before signing down any legal paper regarding your prospective property. It should not contain any kind of liability, claims and encumbrances. After you get fully satisfied with everything that related to property is genuine and completely transparent forward with the deal.

http://technologyend.com/tips-avoiding-fraud-dealing-properties-delhi/