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Section 6B: Summary eviction of apartment owners in certain cases.

The Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970State Act of Maharashtra · Act 15 of 1971

[6B. Summary eviction of apartment owners in certain cases. (1) Where the Association of Apartment Owners, after obtaining the consent of the majority of apartment owners, submits the proposal to the concerned Planning Authority for redevelopment of the building as per section 6A, and if the said proposal is approved by the Planning Authority, then it shall be binding on all the apartment owners to vacate the apartment :

Provided that, it shall be binding upon the concerned Association of Apartment Owners or developer responsible for the redevelopment, as the case may be, to make available to all the apartment owners of such apartment or building, alternate temporary accommodation or rent in lieu of such accommodation.

(2) If the apartment owner refuses to vacate the apartment as per provisions of sub-section (1), then the Association of Apartment Owners or developer may request in writing to the Planning Authority to evict such apartment owner.

(3) The Planning Authority may, after receipt of such a request under sub-section (2), by a written notice, order any apartment owner to vacate the apartment forthwith or within the time specified in such notice.

(4) In every such notice the Planning Authority shall clearly specify the reasons for requiring such apartment owner to vacate the apartment.

(5) The affixing of such written notice on any part of such apartment or building shall be deemed a sufficient intimation to the occupiers of such apartment or building or portion thereof.

(6) On the issue of a notice under sub-section (3), every person in occupation of the apartment thereof to which the notice relates shall vacate such apartment as directed in the notice and no person shall so long as the notice is not withdrawn, enter the apartment.

(7) The Planning Authority may direct that any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be evicted from such apartment or building by any police officer and may also use such force as is reasonably necessary to effect entry in the said apartment or building.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970
Section6B
Marginal noteSummary eviction of apartment owners in certain cases.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Mah. 3 of 2024. Section 6B was inserted by Mah. 3 of 2024, s. 2.

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