On Tuesday, Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad announced that the owner will not need to take permission from the housing society to rent or sell the flat. With this, the owner of the house can have the transaction without any obstacle which will also help him to save time taken by the society to clear such kinds of proposals.
Awhad said “It has come to our notice that housing societies discriminate on the basis of caste, creed, religion and community and they refuse the owner permission to sell or rent out the flat. In areas where a particular community dominates, only vegetarians are allowed to purchase flats while in other areas, selling or renting out the flat to those from the minorities, Dalits and backward classes is prohibited. This is increasing hatred. As per the bylaws, the flat owner does not require the permission of the society to sell or rent out their flat. Despite this, societies are insisting on their approvals being obtained.” “If the owner wants to rent or sell their flat, they need no NOC from the society,” he added.
Awhad also said that globally, the Mumbai city is known as a cosmopolitan city and it would hurt the image of the city if an owner of a flat is not allowed to sell or rent its flat to a particular caste, creed, religion or community.
