Beware of these rental accommodations, these might be illegal
Nov 07, 2017 Home Trading Steps
Usually, when we look for rental accommodation we have a list of criteria such as it should be in a safe locality, near to workplace, market places, well equipped with social infrastructure and basic amenities. We select only those which fulfills all these aspects but often tend to miss one important parameter that is whether the rental property is legal or not. Landlords do some renovation to make an extra rental space but that construction might be illegal to be used for residential purpose. Therefore tenants should be careful while selecting a rental property.
Here is such kind of space that could be illegal to live in.
Basement: a basement cannot be used for a residential purpose in India. It’s illegal to use or put it for a rent. As per building by-laws, a basement can be used for parking or storage. A basement is not part of permissible FAR and also it is not safe to stay in the basement due to lack of ventilation and during an emergency it might become difficult to get out of the basement.
A terrace room: it's a common practice here that often people build a small room on their terrace along with bathroom and kitchen which is commonly called barsati. And they rent the space to earn some extra money. These spaces are popular among students or bachelors as they are affordable and also offer privacy in terms of being on the top floor. But these rooms might be illegal and unsafe as well. If the authorities get the information they might demolish the construction and you might get into a huge trouble. Hence to clarify this, you can ask for legal property papers or get rent agreement made to avoid any disturbance further.
Illegal floor: those who have individual houses often goes beyond the permissible limits or FAR and build some extra floors which become an illegal floor. In case you live on such floor then you might get into trouble. Hence before you take an accommodation for rent, do a bit of research about the property, know the FAR of the area. This will help you to know the permissible limits of building floors in that area and whether you will be staying in a legal or illegal floor.
Therefore, avoid taking these property types on a rental basis for residential purpose and for other spaces also do a thorough research to avoid further hassles.
Here is such kind of space that could be illegal to live in.
Basement: a basement cannot be used for a residential purpose in India. It’s illegal to use or put it for a rent. As per building by-laws, a basement can be used for parking or storage. A basement is not part of permissible FAR and also it is not safe to stay in the basement due to lack of ventilation and during an emergency it might become difficult to get out of the basement.
A terrace room: it's a common practice here that often people build a small room on their terrace along with bathroom and kitchen which is commonly called barsati. And they rent the space to earn some extra money. These spaces are popular among students or bachelors as they are affordable and also offer privacy in terms of being on the top floor. But these rooms might be illegal and unsafe as well. If the authorities get the information they might demolish the construction and you might get into a huge trouble. Hence to clarify this, you can ask for legal property papers or get rent agreement made to avoid any disturbance further.
Illegal floor: those who have individual houses often goes beyond the permissible limits or FAR and build some extra floors which become an illegal floor. In case you live on such floor then you might get into trouble. Hence before you take an accommodation for rent, do a bit of research about the property, know the FAR of the area. This will help you to know the permissible limits of building floors in that area and whether you will be staying in a legal or illegal floor.
Therefore, avoid taking these property types on a rental basis for residential purpose and for other spaces also do a thorough research to avoid further hassles.
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