The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday extended the last 25 percent payment deadline for flats in Dwarka's Sector 19B till October 31.
However, if the allottees do not pay the balance before the due date, they will have one more month to complete their payments but with 10 percent interest. The DDA had initially fixed the final payment deadline of August 29, but extended it by a month on September 5.
The deadline extension comes days after the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) heard various complaints regarding the quality of the flats being constructed.
The flat in Sector 19B was DDA's first foray into luxury real estate, launched just after Diwali in November last year. The project, which offered 14 penthouses, 170 super hig flats and 946 hig flats through e-auction, saw enthusiastic response from buyers.
However, flat allottees say the flats are nowhere near completion. Moreover, they complain that the construction quality of the flats is far below what is expected of luxury apartments. In a letter written to the DDA chairman on April 8 and to both the DDA and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) on June 15, the allottees cited the poor construction standards of the flats. Description of.
Complaints include loose wall plaster falling off when pressed by hand, poor quality of cement and bricks, cement not curing, steel bars protruding from finished walls, improperly installed electrical conduits, wall and door and window frames. Clear differences between, cracks and seepage on roofs, and loosely anchored railings on verandahs, among many others.
On September 9, RERA took up the matter regarding complaints of allottees against the quality of flats. According to the RERA hearing order, a complainant has asked for suspension of further payments, directions for third-party audit of construction quality of flats offered, removal of defects in flats allotted to him and misleading advertisement. Proceedings as well as other reliefs. The DDA has been given time till October 14 to respond.
However, in a DDA circular on Tuesday, the land authority has given reasons for extending the deadline for allottees to request additional time for payments.
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