Cancellation of Flats due to illegal transfer/sub-let of the Dwelling Units allotted under Rehabilitation Process/ Small Flats Scheme/ARHC

Cancellation of Flats due to illegal transfer/sub-let of the Dwelling Units allotted under Rehabilitation Process/ Small Flats Scheme/ARHC

CHB has allotted more than 18000 flats under Rehabilitation Scheme/Small Flat Scheme/Affordable Rental Housing Scheme. These flats have been allotted for the occupation of the allottee and their families.

2. 2. There were complaints that some of the allottees have illegally sold/Sub-let/transferred/handed over to other persons. Since such flats cannot be sold/Sub-let/transferred/handed over to other persons, these instances may be the clear cases of violation of Terms & Conditions and it may also attract criminal case for committing fraud/cheating etc. The allottees who have illegally sold/sub-let/transferred the flats and the purchasers both are liable to face action for the fraud/cheating/forgery etc. The persons who may be known from whatever name like Property Dealer/Document Writer/Middleman/Property Consultant/Facilitator/Financer etc who are involved in the illegal transactions of Sell/Sub-let/Transfer of Small Flats are also liable to face action for being part of the criminal conspiracy for such illegal transactions.

3. The Chandigarh Housing Board conducted survey of all such flats during July 2022 to September 2022. Teams of officers of CHB visited each of such flat to see whether the Flat was occupied by the allottee and his family only. Further re-survey was also conducted during the month of November 2022. Here it is mentioned that:

1. At the time of survey, the occupant of the flat was required to establish his/her identity and being family member of the allottee. The term family member includes Parent, Brother, Sister, Spouse, Son, Daughter, Daughter-in Law and Grand Children of the allottee.

1. Friends, cousins, relatives may reside with the allottee for a shorter duration but they cannot be permanent resident of the flat. Occupation of the flat by relatives, cousins, friends or other person, in absence of the Allotee or his/her family members will be treated as violation and the allottee will be required to explain the same. If it is found that the allottee or his family members are not residing in the flat, then it will be treated as violation of Terms & Conditions of allotment.

4. Status of the Survey was uploaded on the website of the CHB and summary of same is as under:

5. Based on the above door to door survey, now the CHB has started taking action against the allottees that have violated Terms & Conditions of the allotment. Till date 22 flats have been cancelled and in remaining cases also the order of cancellation will be issued in due course after providing them opportunity of hearing. CHB is also contemplating to file FIR against such Allottees & Purchasers and also against Property Dealers/Deed Writers/Middlemen/Property Consultants/ Facilitators/ Financer etc who are found involved in the illegal transactions of Sell/Purchase/Sub-let/Transfer of these Flats.

6. All the allottees/licencees of under Rehabilitation Process/ Small Flats Scheme/ARHC are informed that in case they do not want to occupy such flats they can surrender their flats to Chandigarh Housing Board but these flats cannot be sold/Sub-let/transferred/handed over to other persons. Further the allottees are required to immediately clear their all outstanding dues.

7. The General Public is hereby again informed that the flats allotted by the Chandigarh Housing Board under Rehabilitation Process/ Small Flats Scheme/ARHC cannot be sold/transferred/sub-let. The General Public should beware of the fraudulent claims of getting such sale/transfer/sub-let regularized because there is no such scheme.