Tamil Nadu Housing Board Allotment Manual
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board Allotment Manual, issued by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board, compiles procedures, government orders, circulars, board resolutions and model documents used for allotment and sale of Board plots, flats and houses. The supplied text gives no single order number or publication date for the manual, and does not state that it has been amended or superseded.
What the manual covers
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board Allotment Manual is an index to administrative guidance covering the full allotment process for Board plots, flats and houses. It identifies the relevant government orders, circulars, memoranda, board resolutions and model forms, with page references.
The manual covers:
- Constitution and reconstitution of allotment committees.
- Reservation under the Government Discretionary Quota, including reservation for Tamil Nadu Housing Board employees, servicemen and ex-servicemen.
- Drawal of lots and allotment of surrendered, declined or cancelled properties.
- Eligibility by income category, declarations that an applicant does not own a house, photographs and supporting certificates.
- Provisional allotment orders, regular allotment orders and lease cum sale agreements.
- Outright purchase and hire purchase conditions, initial deposits and monthly instalments.
- Interest and penal interest for delayed payments.
- Handing over plots with correct measurements, insurance and maintenance funds.
- Double allotment and irregular dealings with third parties.
- Name transfer and change of plot, flat or house.
- Sale deeds, joint allotment, nomination and powers of attorney.
- Stamp duty instructions and A and B certificates.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board Allotment Manual is relevant to applicants, allottees and purchasers of Tamil Nadu Housing Board property. It may also matter to state government servants, Tamil Nadu Housing Board employees, servicemen, ex-servicemen, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe applicants, nominees, children included in sale deeds, and people seeking name transfers or property changes.
Property professionals may use the manual to identify which administrative instruction or model document applies to a transaction. The supplied text is an index and does not reproduce the full conditions of every listed instruction.
Important transaction points
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board Allotment Manual lists procedures for issuing absolute and conditional sale deeds, obtaining a no objection certificate from a financial institution, and issuing sale deeds through a power of attorney. It also records that the requirement for a no objection certificate from a residents association at sale deed stage was withdrawn.
The manual includes guidance on stamp duty valuation, including references to land cost, proportionate land share and undivided share of land. It also includes model sale deeds for plots, plots with buildings and flats, and model lease cum sale agreements for plots, flats and individual houses.
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Common questions
Does the manual contain the actual Tamil Nadu Housing Board allotment forms?
The index lists model provisional and regular allotment orders, lease cum sale agreements, and sale deeds for plots, plots with buildings and flats.
Can a higher income applicant apply for a lower income category property?
The manual indexes an instruction stating that a higher income person is eligible to apply for a lower income category, but not the other way around.
Does the manual cover transfer of a Tamil Nadu Housing Board property to another name?
Yes. It lists revised guidelines and document requirements for name transfer, transfer of amounts already paid, and transfer fees where the allottee is alive.
Does an allottee need a residents association no objection certificate for a sale deed?
The manual records that the condition requiring a no objection certificate from a residents association at the time of issuing a sale deed was withdrawn.
