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Hi, I have purchased a flat last year in Ahmedabad from one most reputed builder, this project is registered under RERA, i have not choose open car parking as it's RERA registered project even sales person had also advised the same. However suddenly builder had issue notice to restrict the use of open parking who had not purchased the same along with flat. I fight with him and clearly indicate that he had done illegal activity by selling open parking. Now he had allowed me My questions is there are 96 flats in my cluster, more than 80% have purchased open/ covered car parking from him. There is new cluster construction is running near my cluster. So can society make same decision to restrict me to use of open parking as majority have the allotted parking from builder. Society formation process already started, what should I do to avoid such issues in future after society formed. Should I take legal notice to builder for taking money and allotting parking and ask to clear all allotment made by him. Pls help
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Ask builder to allot you car parking slot
2) after formation of society it can realtor car parking slots
3) no need to issue legal notice to builder at present
1. open parking is not saleable
2. society cannot consider those flat buyers who have purchased open parking from builder, since in first place builder was not authorised to sell such open parking space
3. you have full right to park your vehicle in open space
4. no member who has paid money to builder for open parking can stop you from parking your vehicle in open space
5. since builder has sold open space to flat buyers, this amounts to unfair trade practice, against which you can lodge a RERA complaint u/s 7. You certainly have a locus to file such a complaint since other flat buyers who have paid money to builder will try to prevent you from parking your vehicle in open area, which prejudices your right. Please note that builder has charged you for the open space too in the form of super built up area, so you do have a cause of action
Parking spaces are property of the Society and only Society can allot Parking Spaces to its Members, therefore any allotment by Developer is illegal and can be cancelled by Society.
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As per the order of Hon'ble supreme court the builder cannot sell or allot parking area of a society and even if he do this then after the formation of society Association all the allotments will become Null and void and society can allot the parking space again.
So yes you can send legal notice to builder for allotment of common space without any authority and society cannot restrict you from using parking space and they have to allot you a parking space after society formation.
If at all you are purchasing a new property and intend to negotiate with the builder then you must know that a builder is not authorized to sell parking spaces as individual real estate units.
According to the “Apartment Act” in most states, car parking is a part of the society’s common areas. Since the purchase of parking slots has been deemed illegal, the transaction to purchase would become null and void. Once the housing society is registered, it becomes the owner of all the common spaces of the apartment complex including the parking spots.
A builder has to provide a certain number of parking spaces basis the number of units of houses. As per a mandate from the Mumbai High Court, the builder is not allowed to sell parking spaces outside the FSI consumed. This has been confirmed by the Supreme Court of India too.
Open parking comes under common area, builder cannot sold. Even is sold, no ownership to buyer. Tell every purchaser who have purchased open parking have no ownership. Ask for refund from builder.
Thanks for your response. Due to this I fought with builder mail/verbally and I had parked my car in open parking in spite of not issued RFID stickers. Now our society is registered. There are 672 flats. Only our one cluster is under Rera with 96 flats. Others most of are having allotted car parking alloted by builder. Even there is enough space in our cluster for car parking. And most of have paid to builder as I said earlier. Now against same story, society has made rules BOOK and it's mentioned that only who can have allotted parking can their car in parking. I have requested them to allot me car parking but they have refused stating they are not having any parking left in our cluster. I don't know how .. as they have not called for application for allotment but they wish to continue with car parking alloted by builder. They clearly told they have a consultant and asking me to show any such document of Gujarat apartment act/ parking rules for society. They rudely said they are in majority and in SGM also they can easily get it clear. they are planning to charge seperate parking charge only from who has not allotted car parking from builder. Or Pls guide can I go to registrar against them or any other legal norms or act in society by laws in Gujarat
You first apply for car parking space in writing in the form of an application.
You don't worry about the format.
Let the society reject your application citing any reason, if possible ask them to give the reason for rejection in writing, even if they refuse to give it in writing, don't worry.
You issue a legal notice demanding parking space as it is their duty to allot a parking space if it is available.
If there's no response for this legal notice, you may approach registrar with a complaint by attaching all the copies of efforts you had taken in this regard.
If you don't get a proper reply from registrar of cooperative socities in this regard, you can approach cooperative court with a suit seeking direction to the society to allot parking space to you.
Society is entitled to allot the car parking space either on first come first served basis or by draw of lots.
Yes you should send him a legal notice and if he doesn't respond then file a case against him in the consumer forum.
You should file a complaint against the builder for not registering in RERA. Also file for faulty construction and misleading brochure and information based upin which you are facing problems.
File complaint against society before consumer forum and seek orders to direct society to allott you car parking slot
2) rely upon correspondence exchanged with society
3) registrar would not intervene in parking dispute and direct you to approach cooperative court for necessary reliefs
Society cannot differentiate in members and all have eqaul right to use common area for parking.
Complain to registrar or obtain relief from court.
- As per Supreme Court, Builder has no right to sell parking to apartment-owners, including stilt parking or garages; .the car parking is a part of the society's common area
- Further, if the buyer -seller agreement mentions car parking as a separate item, or the buyer can produce other evidence of having purchased it, he can challenge the developer, and can get refund from the builder legally.
- Further, a builder has no right to sell stilt parking or open parking, both of which are part of common amenities. , and only the housing society's general body could make the allotment of space to flat occupiers.
- After forming the society and registered , it becomes the owner of all the common spaces of the apartment complex including the parking spots, and society can make new rule for allotting the parking to its members.
- Further, if there are limited numbers of parking spots, then the managing committee decides the basis of the distribution in consultation with the members
- Further, every member who has allotted the stilt or the parking space shall be required to pay the parking charges at such rate as may be decided by the General body of the Society at its meeting
- Further, parking spaces are common spaces which belong to the housing society, and allotment of the same is at their discretion, and the same can be done by means of First Come, First Serve or however the managing committee deems fit
- Hence society cannot adopt the same way as builder .
Yes you can make complaint to registrar for not providing you parking space because it is your legal right to park your vehicle in the building where you are residing.
You can ask society to provide details of allotment of parking space which shows that no parking space is vacate due to which you are not being provided with Parking space.