The do’s and don’ts
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have released a set of dos and don’ts.
Do’s
1. Verify the parent document and examine the title deed.
2. Apply for encumbrance certificate for a minimum period of 33 years.
3. Get the original patta and chitta pertaining to the property.
4. Ensure that the property is approved by the DTP or MMDA authorities.
5. Check whether the property had been involved in any legal case or attached with the sub-registrar’s office.
6. Verify with the taluk office register concerned whether the name transfer had been given effect to in the patta and obtain a copy.
7. Ensure that the photos of both the buyer and the seller are affixed properly at the time of registration.
8. For properties valued at above Rs 5 lakhs, the PAN number should be clearly marked.
9. Ensure the classification of land properly before purchase.
10. If the original owner is dead, the legal heir certificate should be verified with the authorities concerned.
Don’ts
1.Do not enter into an agreement without verifying the general power of attorney.
2. Do not proceed without identifying the rightful owner of the property.
3. Do not get the property registered through middlemen.
4. Do not ask the brokers to sign as witness to the deal in the documents.
5. In the event of ancestral property, you should not register without the knowledge of all the legal heirs.
6. Do not go by the photo copies shown by middlemen and conclude. Have a look at the original papers.
7. If you are aware that a case is pending in any court, do not proceed with registration.
8. If you are aware that the property is mortgaged in a bank, you should obtain a no-objection certificate.
9. Do not register a minor property without a proper court directive.
10. Before purchasing a poramboke land, obtain necessary clearance from the revenue authorities.
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