Dangerous Cessed Buildings: Mhada to Give ₹20k Rent

Pre-monsoon survey revealed 96 cessed buildings are in dangerous condition; 3,162 tenants need transit housing

- Yogesh Naik

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) on Tuesday announced that it will provide a monthly rent of ₹20,000 to the tenants of its dangerously dilapidated cessed buildings in Mumbai for alternate accommodation while they are reconstructed.

During a pre-monsoon survey, the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board, a unit of Mhada, had declared 96 cessed buildings in the island city as dangerous structures. There are 13,091 cessed buildings in the island city in total.

A cessed building is a rent-controlled property subject to a cess or tax collected by Mhada. The cess, paid by the tenants, is typically used for repairs and reconstruction of old and dilapidated buildings.