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Mumbai: Tardeo Residents Get Relief for OC-less Buildings

Representative AI image MUMBAI: Nearly a year after the Bombay High Court ordered residents of Tardeo’s Willingdon View Co-operative Housing Society Ltd to vacate the upper 18 floors of their 34-storey building due to the absence of an Occupation Certificate (OC), many are expressing relief following the BMC Standing Committee’s approval on July 8 of a proposal that may regularize such buildings. Residents are now urging for the prompt clearance of the proposal by the BMC’s General Body, and they are requesting that the standard operating procedure (SOP) be made public to facilitate payment of the required charges, acquisition of…

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OC Amnesty Scheme for Pre-2016 Mumbai Buildings Approved

MUMBAI: The BMC standing committee has approved an amnesty scheme to issue occupation certificates (OCs) for buildings where families reside but lack these documents. Just under two weeks ago, the committee members requested a review of the scheme. On June 25, the committee called for clearer guidelines, accountability for developers and architects, and the inclusion of corporators’ feedback prior to endorsing the proposal. The proposal, originally presented in April, faced delays due to concerns over a clause limiting eligibility to housing units up to 80 sq m (860 sq ft). BJP Leader of the House Ganesh Khankar highlighted that ordinary…