• Cancellation of parking allotment

I have been given a parking allotment letter/agreement by the builder. The allotment letter clearly shows the car parking allotted in the building layout. The builder had sold it along with the flat so there wasn’t a separate agreement. We have been using the car parking for 3 years, about a year back the society found out there is a wter tank under part of our car parking so they are threatening to cancel the car parking. The builder had possibly sold it us to illegally as the parking is not shown in the plan submitted to BMC. The building has received an OC and NOC. Now the builder went bust a few years back and the whole building has been transferred to the society (so they control it) So the society are refusing for us to park it and moreover are refusing to give any other parking allotment. Wanted to know what my options are as going after the builder is futile as they don’t exist anymore and don’t control the society. I have done a lot of research, someone told me if the society cancels my parking allotment the remaining allotments by the builder should be cancelled as well as they wouldn’t have been in the plan submitted to the BMC. So this way at least I am not the only person losing it since I have paid for my parking the same way as the others. Also how to force them to give us another parking allotment legally if they are claiming they don’t have any free spaces. They are telling us to to simply buy another parking space from another member which is ridiculous because why should we have to pay when we have already paid the builder. Want some legal route to fight this as I know the only proof I have it allotment letter from the builder and now the builder has no say in this. We have genuinely not done anything wrong in this and the society chairman is harassing us. Please help me
Asked 4 years ago in Property Law
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Car parking falls under the definition of 'common areas' meant for the use and enjoyment of all the residents in an apartment complex, and cannot be claimed as an exclusive right. No builder can legally sell any car parking slot. You need to sort out the issue amicably with your residents' association.

Swaminathan Neelakantan
Advocate, Coimbatore
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How many flats are there in society and how many parking slots ?

 

2) file RTI application with BMC and obtain copy of parking plans 

 

3) if there are less slots and more members then parking has to be done by drawing of lots as per bye laws adopted by society 

 

4) file complaint against builder before consumer forum and seek orders to direct society to allot you parking slot

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99783 Answers
8145 Consultations

- 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, 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, if society not allowed to park , then you can lodge a compliant before the Registrar , and further you can file a compliant against the builder for the refund the amount dully paid by you. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
15814 Answers
242 Consultations

Builder sold a nonexistent parking space to you. Your purchase is not valid therefore it cannot be enforced against society. You are cheated by builder, you cannot claim anything from society. The allotment letter by builder is not effective. You need to purchase parking that to if available. Advice may not be to your liking but that is the law.

Ravi Shinde
Advocate, Hyderabad
5130 Answers
42 Consultations

1. File and obtain Stay Order from local Civil Court.

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Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
5612 Answers
25 Consultations

Firstly the builder cannot sell parking space, if has done it then it is illegal and not maintainable in law. 

However since you have an allotment letter given by the builder allotting you the parking space,  the society cannot snatch it from you for any reason. 

If they insist on vacating the space,  you can refuse and ask them to proceed legally as per law which can be challenged properly. 

If they still harass without initiating legal action,  you may resort to legal action as per procedures of law. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89985 Answers
2492 Consultations

First you can seek refund from builder selling the parking to you as the same is illegal except sold under Rera. Society needs to provide you alternate parking for the same and if not provided approach dy registrar Or consumer court against them

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34515 Answers
249 Consultations

Ignorance of law is no excuse 

It is settled law that a builder is not allowed to sell open to sky parking spaces 

I assume yours is an open to sky parking

Such areas fall under the common areas which ultimately are conveyed to the society 

So before putting your money in this parking space you ought to have exercised some legal due diligence 

The builder would obviously want to make the most of his investments which  is what he did in your case by selling the open to sky car parking which is illegal 

Just because you paid money does not justify your ignorance 

Nobody promoted you to pay the money to the builder 

You yourself paid it 

Now If a portion of the parking area is required by the society then you cannot object to that 

You yourself have stated that the parking is not shown in the approved building plans

Ideally you should have checked the building plans before paying your money to the builder 

It will be a futile exercise if you cry foul now 

Your take that if your parking allotment is being cancelled then all other purchasers allotments must also be cancelled is highly unreasonable 

That is for the society to do 

You are yourself on the wrong side of the law and therefore you cannot expect equities to turn in your favour 

Please check the total number of flats and car park spaces in your society...see if rotational parking is possible . .make a suggestion for that to the society 

Yusuf Rampurawala
Advocate, Mumbai
7899 Answers
79 Consultations

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