Mumbai News: MHADA Declares 96 Cessed Buildings Most Dangerous Offers ₹20000 Monthly Rent To Affected Tenants

In this year’s pre-monsoon survey conducted by MHADA’s Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board has declared 96 cessed buildings as the most dangerous. These buildings have been identified in the C-1 category as per the certified structural report. In a key decision, MHADA will pay Rs 20,000 per month as rent to residents of these dangerous buildings, subject to conditions. MHADA has issued a circular detailing a Standard Operating Procedure, with the approval.

The 96 most dangerous cessed buildings falling under the C-1 category currently house around 2,400 families who must be relocated urgently. Due to the scarcity of tenements in transit camps, the Board has decided to offer monthly rent to residents who arrange alternative accommodation on their own.
As rental payment decision, only those tenants will be eligible for monthly rent if they meet one of the following conditions: they have opted for a transit camp unit, have opted for rent due to unavailability of transit units, have independently arranged alternate accommodation, or if the building has been vacated and taken over under Section 95(A) of the MHADA Act.

Tenants and residents must submit details of a bank account in their own name, along with a cancelled cheque, to the respective Executive Engineer. The submission must include the bank name, branch name, account number, and IFSC code.

Upon submission of the vacancy report, eviction notice, certified list of occupants, and bank details, the Executive Engineer shall forward all information to the Deputy Chief Officer. Rent will then be credited directly to the respective bank accounts of eligible residents.

Where MHADA has issued a no-objection certificate for redevelopment of the original building to a developer, housing society, or landowner, the developer or society shall be responsible for reimbursing MHADA the entire rental expenditure from the date rent disbursal begins.

If a tenant or resident has already been allotted a unit through the Master List Committee or has received possession in the redeveloped building, the rental agreement will be considered terminated from the date of allotment. MHADA will not be liable for further rent. If any tenant wishes to terminate the agreement voluntarily, they must give MHADA at least one month’s prior notice.

In the event of the death of a tenant or resident, if any legal heir other than the spouse wishes to claim the rent, a succession certificate or heirship certificate must be submitted. If rent is pending at the time, the certified legal heir will be paid the outstanding amount without interest or penalty.

If an agreement has already been signed and a redevelopment NOC is later issued, the agreement shall be considered automatically terminated from the date of the NOC. No further rent shall be payable beyond this point.

Once residents are relocated—either through transit accommodation or rent support—the responsibility of demolishing the building shall rest with the concerned Executive Engineer. Thereafter, the Executive Engineer must initiate action under Section 79(A) of the amended MHADA Act. If a redevelopment proposal is not submitted by the society, landowner, or developer within the prescribed timeframe, the Executive Engineer shall begin redevelopment at the earliest, in order to ensure timely rehabilitation of affected residents.

This circular will not apply to residents of buildings vacated earlier, declared dangerous before 2025, or any other buildings not covered under this scope. Concerned parties are advised to take note.