Practical guides, regulatory updates, and process explanations — written for property buyers, sellers, investors, developers, and housing society committees in Maharashtra.
Stamp duty is rarely a single percentage. This guide covers the Article 25 base rates and why they are not the final figure, how the Ready Reckoner is used to assess market value, and where to check the current position before you execute.
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Many Maharashtra societies occupy their buildings without holding title to the land. Deemed conveyance under MOFA is the statutory route — what the Section 11(4) certificate actually does, the six-month authority stage, and why the certificate is not the finished conveyance.
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Registering a Will is optional, and registration does not by itself make a Will valid. What matters is execution under Section 63, two or more attesting witnesses, testamentary capacity — and what registration genuinely adds.
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Maharashtra requires a leave and license agreement to be in writing and registered. What Section 55 means if you do not, how Article 36A computes the duty, the official e-registration route, and the clauses that decide disputes.
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A power of attorney confers authority, not ownership. General versus special, why enumeration matters, what the Supreme Court settled in Suraj Lamp, execution from abroad, and the reasons powers get rejected at the counter.
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The statutory trigger under MOFA Section 10 is earlier than most purchasers assume — it is not completion of the building. What the process involves under the MCS Act, the documents an application rests on, and what usually causes delay.
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Redevelopment is the largest transaction most societies undertake, and the documents are the members' only real protection. The Development Agreement, the PAAA, powers of attorney, and what "negotiable" does and does not cover.
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A registration number is a real signal but a limited one. What to check on the MahaRERA portal, the Section 13 ten per cent rule, when registration is required at all, and the diligence the portal cannot do for you.
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There are three routes, not two: ordinary Maharashtra registration of a marriage already solemnised, solemnisation under the Special Marriage Act, and Chapter III registration under that Act. Both Special Marriage Act routes carry a notice period; ordinary registration does not.
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