The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is set to reach out to landlords and tenant associations of 13,091 cessed buildings in South Mumbai, urging them to initiate redevelopment of their ageing and dilapidated structures at the earliest. MHADA will also post official notices on the front of these buildings to raise awareness.
Sanjeev Jaiswal, the CEO and Vice-President of MHADA, has told officials to inform residents and landlords about the new rule changes and to encourage them to take advantage of the extra Floor Space Index (FSI) benefits offered under Regulations 33(7) and 33(9) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR)-2034.
A recent amendment to Section 79A of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976, prioritises landowners by giving them six months to submit a redevelopment proposal to MHADA, provided they have the irrevocable consent of at least 51% of the tenants or residents. If they fail to do so, the opportunity passes to a cooperative housing society formed by the tenants/residents, who then have another six months to submit their proposal with the same consent threshold.
If no proposal is submitted within this timeframe, MHADA’s Mumbai Building Repair and Reconstruction Board is authorised to acquire the building and its land for redevelopment.
So far, MHADA has completed structural audits of 555 cessed buildings, with inspections of the remaining buildings expected to be completed within the next year, officials added.
Source: The Times of India
