What should be done if the builder is demanding extra money for an apartment?

Question asked by Mr. Siddharth from Mumbai, India:
Hi, I need your guidance.
I had booked a flat 2.5 years back from a reputed builder in Mumbai. Even though I have already paid all the amounts as agreed and mentioned in the registration document, the builder is not giving possession of the flat. He wants additional [...]

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Can the bank change loan records for a property only after the divorce is complete?

Question asked by Pratibha from India:
Hello, my husband and I are filing for divorce soon. We have an apartment and a plot in joint name which was registered under both our names. The housing loan has my husband as the primary borrower and me as the secondary borrower.
As a result of a mutual agreement the [...]

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What is the normal procedure for filling a case in consumer court?

Question asked by Mr. Surya Mishra from Bangalore :
Hello, I am thinking of buying a property in Bangalore, but horror stories from people have scared me so long. I need some advice regarding various scenarios faced by my friends and how to resolve them.
1. The builder arbitrarily scraps the project and refuses/delays to pay [...]

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Can A Society Deprive A Resident From Using Parking Space?

Question asked by Mr Brijesh Vora:
I have purchased the Flat and the society has been formed thereafter ( apprx after a year). In a society’s first meeting, the society has allotted the parking space to the members for a sum of Rs. 50000/- . However, I could not get parking space open as one [...]

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Does A NRI Still Have Right On The Property In India?

Question asked by Mr Sangeetha Heblera:
Hello I used to live in India about 15 years ago. My husband and I had purchased a flat and lived in it for about 6 years.We then moved overseas but did not sell the flat. A friend who is a foreigner asked if they could live in it while [...]

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Can A Legal Action Be Taken Against The Builder If He Doesnt Meet His Commitments?

Question asked by Ravi B. Singh from Kolkatta :
Hi,
I had purchased an apartment in Kolkata and made the full payment at one time. I was promised that the possesion of the flat would be given within 2 yrs but that it has been more then two years and still i have not been given possesion [...]

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What should be done if the developer doesn’t repay the money back?

Question asked by Shahul Hameed . A from Kuwait:
Dear Sir/Madam ,
I have taken your email ID from one of legal help blogs. I am a NRI working in Kuwait. I have paid around 6 Lakhs to one Builder in Bangalore for a particular project. No that project did not take place and the builder [...]

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What legal action can be taken against the builder?

Question asked by Mr Gautam Dutta:
. Hi, Recently, I have brought a property where after completion of sale deed builder is charging extra money for registration saying it was an approximate. But where as during the time of booking there was no approximation mentioned in the form and proof of which is the carbon copy. After booking [...]

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What kind of legal action can be taken if the builder does not fulfill the promises they make at the time of the booking?

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Question asked by Mr Pankaj Shrivastava:
I have purchased a flat at Kalyan, Maharashtra. At the time of booking it was told that all the trivial issue would be taken care of however now they are backing out. Some of the issue that I’m facing is listed below please let me know what kind of legal action can [...]

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Property Registration Enforcement by Consumer Courts India

Question asked by Mr Narayan Bhagavatula from Fremont, California:
Hi Vatsala,
My mother (75 yrs) has purchased an apartment in Hyderabad on March 21, 2006 , paid full amount and the seller and builder have acknowledged receiving the amount and my mother is in possession since March 21, 2006. But the Seller and Builder have refusing to register the [...]

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