Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that redevelopment of old, dilapidated and private buildings can now be done with consent of 51 per cent of the members.
The Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act 1970 provides for redevelopment of such buildings only with consent by 100 per cent members.
The CM was responding to a debate on an adjournment motion moved by the Opposition on issues of municipal corporations and local bodies in the state. Fadnavis said that when such buildings go for redevelopment, builders with vested interests try to take consent of a handful of residents and spoil the process. This change in providing for redevelopment with consent by 51 per cent members can pave way for redevelopment of buildings registered under this Act. It would pave way for thousands of cessed and old buildings in Mumbai.
An official from the housing department informed that this number of tenants has been brought down in accordance with the Real Estate (Regulation and Development)Act (RERA) norms. There are thousands of old and dilapidated buildings which would benefit from this decision.
"We are changing the norms barring the developer in re-entering in the slum redevelopment project and making it mandatory for the developer replacing the original one to complete registration in three months. On failure of registration, the project will be taken over by the SRA to avoid delay in rehabilitation of slum dwellers," Fadnavis said.
WHAT RERA SAYS
- RERA Act demands consent and registrations by 51 per cent of the tenants while safeguarding their interest on various fronts. Taking a cue, the government has changed the consent provision.
