Vacate premises in one month: CHB to 60 small flat allottees
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has started the proceedings for eviction of allottees of small flats who have failed to deposit the prescribed licence fee.
In the past four days, the CHB had issued eviction notices to allottees of 60 small flats. They have been given one month to vacate the flats.
According to the notice issued, the occupants have unauthorisedly occupied dwelling units from December last year. The allotment of the units was cancelled over non-payment of licence fee and the dues had risen to Rs 1 lakh or more in each case. The CHB ordered them to vacate the premises within one month from the date of service of notice, failing which they will be evicted forcibly.
On May 19, the notices were issued to 10 allottees in Ram Darbar and six in Sector 49. On May 21, notices were issued two flats in Sector 56. The next day, eviction orders were issued for a total of 16 flats in Sector 14 (West) Dhanas, 10 in Sector 56 and 16 small flats in Sector 38 (West).
The CHB had constructed about 20,000 flats in different areas of the city under the Small Flats Scheme-2006. These flats were allotted to poor families who lived in slum colonies. The terms of allotment included that the allottees have to deposit the monthly rent of Rs 800 with the board. Most allottees have failed to pay rent for the past several years. The dues added up to Rs 2 lakh or more each.
