The Brave Pedestrian

Lodha Eternis in Marol, Andheri East, is built on litigated land belonging to the Almeida and Misquita families, which they had leased out to Gufic Pharma. The lease expired when the partnership firm of Gufic Pharma was dissolved. The lease also expired when the power-of-attorney under which the lease was granted expired, for a number of reasons. The tenant-cultivators of Almeida and Misquita families continue to stay on the land. Now Lodha, who evidently didn't care much about the legal niceties, took over the land and started building the Eternis project. And now Lodha seems to be resorting to strongarm tactics to force the tenants to leave. ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY Krishnaraj Rao 9821588114 and 8169471229 krish.kkphoto@gmail.com Mumbai

This video shows the bathroom of a resident of Muriel CHS, with the water from the upstairs neighbour's bathroom drainage pouring down, after a breakage in the PVC pipeline. The issue with the bathrooms is that, rather than the drainpipes being routed out of the building directly from the bathroom of a flat, they are routed into the gap between the false ceiling and the RCC ceiling of the flat downstairs. In the event of a joint leakage or pipeline rupture, the water will pollute the downstairs neighbour's house, and makes it unlivable. ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY Krishnaraj Rao 9821588114 and 8169471229 krish.kkphoto@gmail.com Mumbai

  Flat buyers in India typically have a one-sided relationship with the builder. The flat purchaser is tied to the agreement or contract, whereas the builder is usually free. to break the agreement at any point of time. The flat-buyer stands to lose token amount, which is 10% of the consideration value. The builder stands to lose almost nothing if the contracts breaks, and he stands to gain the 10% of the consideration value by doing nothing. The flat-buyer is tied by the 10 percent token that he pays, but the builder is not tied. The entire relationship is at the builder's discretion, will and convenience. Why are flat-buyers entering such one-sided relationships? ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY Krishnaraj Rao 9821588114 and 8169471229 krish.kkphoto@gmail.com Mumbai

You can make out a convincing case in court for demanding refund of the entire amount that you may have paid to the builder, without forfeiting 10% token amount allowed by RERA Act. ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY Krishnaraj Rao 9821588114 and 8169471229 Mumbai

  There is no semblance of parity in the contract between builders and buyers in the Indian property market. The transaction between builders and buyers is biased heavily in favour of builders, laying the grounds for exploitation at every step. ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY Krishnaraj Rao 9821588114 and 8169471229

  This is the unedited phone recording of my conversation with the sales team of Godrej Properties, about the paperwork of a pre-launch and invitation for payment of Rs 1 lakh towards expression of interest for a project called Godrej Forest Grove in Pune. This conversation happened on Friday, 13th December 2019. 1) Download Godrej Properties “declaration form” -- http://bit.ly/Godrej-declaration-form 2) Download Godrej Forest Grove brochure -- http://bit.ly/2rOk9kt 3) Explanatory version of same phone call -- https://youtu.be/g1RBaVooS1c ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY Krishnaraj Rao 9821588114 and 8169471229 krish.kkphoto@gmail.com

  This is the edited short version of phone recording of my conversation with the sales team of Godrej Properties, about the paperwork of a pre-launch and invitation for payment of Rs 1 lakh towards expression of interest for a project called Godrej Forest Grove in Mamurdi, Pune. This conversation happened on Thursday, 12th December 2019. Download Godrej Properties “declaration form” -- http://bit.ly/Godrej-declaration-form Download Godrej Forest Grove brochure -- http://bit.ly/2rOk9kt Hear the full & unedited phone conversation -- https://youtu.be/zRs-a1pgPek ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY Krishnaraj Rao 9821588114 and 8169471229 krish.kkphoto@gmail.com

18th June, 2019, Mumbai: Many flat-buyers of Lodha Group's various projects -- especially Palava City, New Cuffe Parade and World Towers -- want a refund. They want to cancel their deal, and get their money back with interest. The usual reasons are: (1) build quality issues (2) delayed possession (3) carpet area deficiency (4) unfair trade practices (5) unauthorized or improperly authorized construction (6) mis-selling and false promises. But getting money back from Lodha is difficult. The terms and conditions mentioned in the application form, allotment letter and agreement form make it clear that Lodha will retain 10% of the consideration amount, and make a lot of other deductions too. So, how to get back your refund without losing a lot of money? Well, friends, here is something you can try. There is a big loophole in Lodha's agreement format for various projects. It is a clause designed by Lodha's lawyers to trap customers, but this same clause can be used by ...

Mumbai, 10th January, 2019: After receiving reports from a trusted architect's firm that the carpet area of her two flats at Lodha New Cuffe Parade was 27% and 30% smaller than mentioned in the registered agreement, Dioro flat-owner Shilpi Thard filed a complaint with the Police Commissioner of Mumbai.  The angry flat owner has requested the Crime Branch and/or Economic Offense Wing of Mumbai Police to register an FIR against Lodha Developers Limited. Reproduced below is her emailed police complaint:   ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Shil T < shilpithard@gmail.com > Date: Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 3:45 PM Subject: To: < cp.mumbai@mahapolice.gov.in >, < cp.mumbai.jtcp.crime@ mahapolice.gov.in >, < jtcp.eow@mahapolice.gov.in > From : Shilpi Thard & Amit Jaisingh Villa 426, Concorde Napa Valley, Kanakpura Road, Kagglipura Post, Bangalore 560082 To : Police Commissioner of Mumbai Police Commissioner's Office, Main Buil...

Mumbai, 7th January, 2019: Attention proud owners of flats at Lodha New Cuffe Parade, Wadala! To expose the weakness of the internal walls provided by Lodha builders, this live test was performed and filmed at the flat of Shilpi Thard at Dioro tower, for educational & awareness purpose. (If it was not for Shilpi's permission and generous encouragement, such destructive testing would not have been possible!) By this test, we demonstrated how an internal wall can be easily ripped open with bare hands, without any tools. The flimsy framework and the low-quality layer of glass wool was exposed, to show you the true value of your flat. The walls of flats at Lodha NCP are completely worthless! After watching this video, you can understand that the labour and material cost of constructing internal walls of the entire house may not exceed Rs 50K. It is hypothetically possible for one or two men to tear down any flat within an hour, reducing it into a ba...

Mumbai, 8th December 2018: Going behind the backs of the flat owners and residents of the posh Lodha New Cuffe Parade, a Lodha employee named Vinod R Parab has submitted applications on behalf of Dioro, Elisium, Enchante (and maybe Evoq also) to the state cooperation department on 17th October, 2018.   Lodha employee Vinod R Parab, who gave his residence address as "BDD Chawl, NM Joshi Marg, Mumbai 400011" claimed to have been elected as chief promoter by nine flat-owners each of Dioro, Elisium and Enchante.  Many flat-owners, when contacted, said that they had no knowledge of their name and signature being on such an application!  EVIDENTLY, NO SUCH ELECTIONS EVER HAPPENED. The law requires that a meeting of the promoters of the proposed cooperative society is held, where the chief promoter is elected, and a resolution is passed for seeking a certain name registration by the government department. It is evident that no such meeting was held. It i...

Mumbai, 6th June, 2018: Recent orders of RERA and its appellate tribunal give a ray of hope to flat-buyers of Neral Viviana and Nano City projects duped with false promises of possession in December 2015. These orders may help aggrieved buyers to seek refund with interest and compensation. However, Nirman's delay in payment may also be the first signs of impending financial failure. Nirman's efforts to avoid refunding about Rs 18 lakhs to schoolteacher Suvarna Deokule backfired. Suvarna, a divorced mother bringing up her two children, argued her own case and got three consecutive favourable orders: 1) On 28th February, 2018, RERA member BD Kapadnis directed Nirman to refund her with 10.05% interest. Read the 1st MahaRERA order . 2) As Nirman did not comply, o n 4th May, 2018, Kapadnis directed District Collector, Raigarh, to collect Suvarna's dues as arrears of land revenue. The order named the Nirman directors Kunda Suryakant Parab, Rajendra Madhukar Sawa...

Mumbai, 30th May 2018: Investors who booked a 1BHK flat in Viviana project of Nirman Realtors & Developers Ltd (NRDL) should go back and verify that it is actually a 1BHK. The fear is that it will probably be just a 1RK i.e. one-room-kitchen apartment, because, out of five blocks of Nirman Viviana, the first four blocks have only 1RK flats. Only Block 5 has 42 flats in 1BHK configuration. There is ample proof to suggest that Nirman has deliberately created the false impression in the minds of its flat-buyers that their flat is a 1 BHK. RERA website shows that Nirman intends to deliver one-room-kitchen flats to all flat-buyers in Viviana Block 1 to 4. It is therefore amazing that Nirman Viviana ( and Nano City ) were continually advertised as 1 BHK projects during the past 2-3 years at least. One ad claimed that Viviana was "1BHK flats only": This advertisement has been falsely claiming for years that the entire Nirman Viviana project has "1 BHK flats ...

Mumbai, 26th May, 2018: If you think you purchased a 1BHK apartment in Nirman builder's Nano City -- also called "Nano Futuro" -- then this is a wake-up call for you, because your flat is a 1RK at best and a single-room studio apartment at worst. Your Nano City flat simply cannot have a one bedroom-hall-kitchen layout. All three blocks of Nano City project constructed by Nirman Realtors & Developers Ltd (NRDL) only has 1RK and studio apartments (one-room flats) as per MahaRERA page of Nano City. But, for many years, Nirman and its estate agency arm Propbest have been falsely advertizing 1BHK flats in Nano City/ Nano Futuro. Examples of such ads are readily available on the Facebook page of Nirman Realtors and Developers . NRDL's Facebook page shows f alse advertisement of 1BHK flats in Nano Futuro, Neral (along with Green Acres, Malad). False advertisement of 1BHK flats in Nano Futuro (along with Sai Nirman) False advertis...