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Not just land, now 7/12 documents for building floors too in Maharashtra

NAGPUR: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the govt is exploring the option of issuing 7/12 document, a crucial document which establishes ownership, for multi-floor properties, rather than just the land it stands on. Such a scheme will benefit residents of buildings which house joint families and have now expanded to multi-generational residents. Such type of buildings are common in tier-2 cities as well as semi-urbanized areas, where sons keep building their houses on higher floors after getting married. Legal feuds over property ownership or share, are also seen in later generations in such properties. Since this is in planning stage…