To Avoid Such Issues, PMC Has Urged Societies To Include Property Tax-Related Clauses In Redevelopment Agreements And Ensure That Developers Follow Due Procedure

Several city residents whose buildings are under redevelopment have raised concerns after receiving property tax notices from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), despite their old tenements being demolished and the buildings still under construction.

- Siddharth Gadkari

PUNE:

Residents have blamed the civic body for failing to complete the necessary procedures to stop the tax notices during redevelopment.

Pravin Pawar, a resident of Pooja Niwas Housing Society in Katraj, said, "Our redevelopment began in 2018. The developer got the old property tax for 56 flats cancelled and paid 12 lakh as tax on the open plot. PMC issued an occupancy certificate in August 2024, after the project was completed. But, now, each flat owner has received a property tax bill of around ₹70,000 for six years."

Pawar added that they had written twice to the PMC's tax department, but no action has been taken yet.