MHADA Releases SOP For ₹20,000 Monthly Rent to Tenants Vacating Cessed Buildings

Mumbai: Days after the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) said it would pay Rs 20,000 per month as rent to residents who evacuate the cessed buildings, the housing body issued a circular detailing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Only those tenants will be eligible for monthly rent if they meet one of the following conditions: they have opted for a transit camp unit, have opted for rent due to unavailability of transit units, have independently arranged alternate accommodation, or if the building has been vacated and taken over under Section 95(A) of the MHADA Act.

Upon submission of the vacancy report, eviction notice, certified list of occupants, and bank details, the executive engineer shall forward all information to the deputy chief officer. Rent will then be credited directly to the respective bank accounts of eligible residents. Where MHADA has issued a NOC for redevelopment of the original building to a developer, housing society, or landowner, the developer or society shall be responsible for reimbursing MHADA the entire rental expenditure from the date rent disbursal begins.

If a tenant or resident has already been allotted a unit through the Master List Committee or has received possession in the redeveloped building, the rental agreement will be considered terminated from the date of allotment. MHADA will not be liable for further rent. If any tenant wishes to terminate the agreement voluntarily, they must give MHADA at least one month’s prior notice.