Hyderabad builder of Noveo Homes ordered to check water seepage, provide power connection as per agreement

Builders of Noveo Homes was ordered to complete works of a flat and check water seepage issue and also provide a working electricity connection in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A city-based real estate company which did not fulfil the contractual obligations in its project ‘Noveo Homes” was seriously pulled up by the the Telangana Rearl Estate Regulatory Authority (TGRERA) and ordered to complee the pending works immediately.

The real estate company Rochisthmati Infra Projects Pvt Ltd, which undertook construction of ‘Noveo Homes’ was ordered to immediately rectify the issue of water seepage in the complainant’s flat numer 502 in Block G and ensure that the premises were rendered free from leekage and moisture-related damage.

The second direction to the builder was to provide a functioning electricity connection in the flat and to ensure that all electric installations and fittings were in operational condition. The builder was also ordered not to obstruct or interfere wiht the complainant’s interior works in the flat concerned.

The RERA was dealing with a complaint filed by Ms Keerthi Cheekoty, a resident of Tellapur, who told the Authority that she had booked a two BHK flat in Noveo Homes and the agreement of sale was signed on December 23, 2017. The entire cost of the flat was also paid as per the agreement. Subsequently, a sale deed was signed with the buyer on January 24, 2022 and despite the execution of the sale deeds, the cbuilder failed to hand over the possession of the flat to the buyer.

As per the agreement of sale signed in 2017, the flat was to be completd by August 31, 2019 with a six month grace period.

However, the flat buyer was forced to pay an aditional amount of Rs 15,000 to the site supervisor for installation of an electricity meter, which remained uninstalled to date. The flat buyer also noticed extensive water seepate affecting walls and door frames. Multiple requests for rectification of the issues and handing over the flat went unheeded, the complainant told the Authority.

The Authority, in its order, noted with concern that ‘despite the excution of the sale deed on January 24, 2022, wherein possession was declared to have been deliverd the complaint continues to e deprived of actual, physical possession and is unable to occupy the unit for want of esential amenities.

The Authority was of the view that failure to provide electricity connection adn the existence of significant water seepage constiuted a serious breah of the Respondent’s obligations under the said Act and the agreement between the parties. The Authority said the flat buyer had completed all obligations under the agreement of sale and had even borne financial burder post-registration, yet continued to suffer inconvenience and denial of possession.

The TGRERA bench said non-compliance of the directions will attract appropriate action under the Act.