The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation has issued a critical advisory urging property buyers to verify building permissions and Occupancy Certificates before purchase, following a surge in unauthorized construction cases across the city.

The Karnataka government has waived the OC requirement for houses on plots larger than 1,200 sq ft in Bengaluru. Power and civic services can now be granted without an Occupancy Certificate, subject to verification.

MahaRERA initiates a major drive to verify occupancy certificates of 3,699 lapsed housing projects amid concerns over fake documents from Kalyan-Dombivli developers.