The state government recently announced a policy for regularising buildings lacking an occupation certificate (OC) in Mumbai, in cases where factors are beyond the control of occupants, like land transfer or administrative lags. The government says the policy will benefit around 25,000 buildings without OC in Mumbai.

In this backdrop, The Free Press Journal spoke with the President, Cooperative Societies Residents Association, senior advocate Vinod Sampat, who said that the new OC policy will allow the builders/developers to go scot-free.

Q. There are lakhs of people in Mumbai staying in buildings without OC. Why do residents at first place take possession of such flats?

A: It is the builder who makes the flat purchasers take possession for the purpose of furnishing, interior work e

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