================================================================ FLAT INSPECTION CHECKLIST ================================================================ Property: ______________________ Date: ______________ BEFORE THE VISIT ---------------- (Twenty minutes online changes what you notice on site.) [ ] Find the project on your state RERA portal and note the registration number [ ] Check the promoter name on RERA matches the name on the brochure and the booking form [ ] Read the RERA-declared completion date, not the one the sales team quotes [ ] Look at the approved plan on the portal and compare it with the marketing layout [ ] Search the promoter name with "complaint", "RERA order" and "delay" [ ] Visit the locality once at peak hour and once after dark, separately from the sales visit AREA: THE NUMBER THAT MATTERS ----------------------------- (Carpet area is the only one RERA requires to be stated. Everything else is marketing.) [ ] Ask for carpet area in writing, in square feet and square metres [ ] Measure two rooms yourself and check they match the plan you were given [ ] Ask what the super built-up figure includes, and what loading percentage it implies [ ] Confirm balcony, utility and terrace areas are stated separately, not folded in [ ] Check whether the price quoted is per square foot of carpet or of super built-up [ ] Get the same figures on the cost sheet as on the plan, with no third version WATER, DRAINAGE AND THE MONSOON ------------------------------- (The most expensive problems in Indian buildings are water problems.) [ ] Source of water: corporation supply, borewell, tanker, or a mix, and the hours it runs [ ] Overhead and underground tank capacity, and how many days it covers if supply stops [ ] Seepage stains at ceiling corners, below windows and along the bathroom wall line [ ] Fresh paint on one patch only, or a wardrobe pushed flat against a single wall [ ] Ask what the basement and approach road looked like in the last heavy monsoon [ ] Storm water drains present, and where the ground slopes when it fills [ ] Sewage: connected to the municipal line or to an STP the society must run and fund POWER, LIFTS AND BACKUP ----------------------- [ ] Sanctioned electrical load for the flat, and whether it covers an AC in each bedroom [ ] DG backup: full, partial or lift-and-lights only, and what it costs per unit [ ] Number of lifts per tower and per floor, and whether one is a service lift [ ] Lift on DG backup, and what happens on a power cut at the top floor [ ] Plug a charger into sockets in each room and check they are live and positioned sensibly [ ] Provision for inverter wiring, and where the battery would sit PARKING, COMMON AREAS AND THE SOCIETY ------------------------------------- [ ] Parking: covered or open, allotted in writing, and whether it is sold separately [ ] Drive the ramp and turn into the actual bay — many are unusable for a mid-size car [ ] Visitor parking marked and real, not a marked strip already full of resident cars [ ] Monthly maintenance per square foot, and what it is expected to be after handover [ ] Corpus or sinking fund demanded at possession, and what it is for [ ] Whether the society is formed, and if not, who runs it and until when [ ] Amenities promised in the brochure that are built, versus phase-two promises PAPERS TO ASK FOR ON THE VISIT ------------------------------ (A sales office that will not show these on a second visit is answering the question.) [ ] RERA registration certificate for the project [ ] Approved building plan and the layout sanction [ ] Commencement certificate, and occupancy certificate if the building is complete [ ] Title documents or the title search report the bank relied on [ ] Encumbrance certificate for the land [ ] The standard allotment letter and agreement for sale, to read at home before paying [ ] Latest property tax receipt and, for resale, the khata or equivalent record FOR A RESALE FLAT, ADDITIONALLY ------------------------------- [ ] Age of the building, and the last time the external walls were waterproofed [ ] Outstanding maintenance dues, and a no-dues certificate from the society [ ] Whether an existing home loan is on the flat, and which bank holds the papers [ ] Society NOC for transfer, and what the society charges for it [ ] Chain of previous sale deeds, and whether any transfer was by power of attorney [ ] Who the electricity and water connections are in the name of ================================================================ NOTE ================================================================ This template is a general starting point, not legal or tax advice. Stamp duty, registration charges, tax thresholds and notice periods are set by each state and change from year to year, so no rate or limit is stated here. Confirm the current position with the sub-registrar for the property, your state revenue portal or a qualified professional before you sign, pay or serve anything. Template from My Property Pages — https://mypropertypages.com/documents