Posts Tagged ‘ Unauthorized Buildings ’

As per the common building rules laid by GHMC, drinking water connection as well as the electricity connection should not be given to the buildings which do not have Occupancy certificates (OCs). But so far, it is only the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) which has denied water supply to many...

As of now, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is levying 25 percent penalty on unauthorized buildings. This is now, however, being replaced by 200 percent additional property tax as penalty in order to discourage illegal constructions. This penalty will be applicable if the entire building is unauthorized. If the deviations in the building account...

The 200% fine which is imposed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on unauthorized constructions has been kept on stay. A serious resentment from the owners of commercial buildings due to the indiscriminate 25 percent penalty on unauthorized constructions has been evident recently. In addition, the corporation is even involved in levying fine...

It is known that alarming penalties have been collected by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from unauthorized constructions. However, elected representatives and residents have been resenting over these higher penalties. The corporation, therefore, proposed to reduce the fine to be paid by the illegal building owners. Builders involved in constructions without permission from...

Many buildings are being constructed in the city without permission from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). There has also been a rise in the number of unauthorized structures. The corporation, as per the GHMC Act, 2009, section 455 A, decided to give permissions to the structures which were built without permission only if...

Upon receiving the Occupancy Certificate (OC) from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), certain builders have been playing by neglecting the building norms. The corporation is to issue the OC to the builders only after the completion of building construction as per the approved planning. However, once they get OCs into their hands, builders...

In order to track and reduce the trend of illegal constructions in the city, the penalty on property tax from the unauthorized and illegal buildings was earlier proposed to be 200 percent. However, it was again changed to 25 percent by the GHMC Standing Committee. Therefore, any builders who are prompt to construct the...