What to do If Your Property Documents Were Lost

1. HonestBroker flhattodoIfYourProperty DocumentsflereLost? Introduction Have you ever considered what may occur if you lose the property paperworkforyourhome?Ifso,wewillshowyouhowtoregisteranonline complaintforamissinglanddocument.Ifnot,youwillknowthe 1

2. significanceandnecessityoffindinglostpropertypaperworkforanyone whoownsahomeorisconsideringsellingrealestate. • Owning real estate means you know the need for the appropriate paperwork.Theserecordsserveasownershipproofandmustbe presentedifyouwanttosellorotherwiseusetheproperty. • ProceduretofindPropertyDocumentswhenyoulose them • SubmitanFIR • When you realise you've lost your property documents, head to the closest police station and submit an FIR (First Information Report). The FIR must contain detailed information, including the incident's exact circumstances, theft, loss, or relocation. It must also specify where the incident occurred. They must be given a copy of the complaintafteritisfiled.Evenifthereisamortgageontheproperty and the bank loses the paperwork, the owner is still required to submit an FIR. The owner needs to create a copy of the FIR and storeitforlateruse. • AdvertisementsintheNewspaper • You need to publish a property document loss ad in the newspaper after filing the FIR. It must be printed in both a local newspaper and anEnglishnewspaper. Iftheyarefound,anotificationdescribingthe property, the missing property paper, and how to get in touch should be posted. You then have to wait 15 days to see if anyone discovers andreturnsthemissingpropertypapertotheirrightfulowner.

3. This is one of the steps in the search for the missing property's original paperwork. This will aid in spreading knowledge of the theft so that members of the public can assist in returning the papers to their rightful owners because the property document missing advertisementinanewspaperwillincludeallnecessarydetailsabout theproperty. • Within 15 days of the notice's publication, the buyer may summon any property claims through this procedure. Another essential documentthatownersandbuyersneedfromahousingsocietyisthe NoObjectionCertificate(NOC),whichalllendersrequire. • InitiateaDuplicateShareCertificateRequest • To get a duplicate share certificate if your property is a housing society member, contact the Resident Welfare Association (RAW). The RWA will require you to fill out an application and provide them with the FIR and newspaper notice. The RWA will call a meeting and review the records you supplied as loss proof afterward. If your applicationisapproved,thehousingsocietywillchargeyouafeeand provideyouwithasharecertificate.Furthermore,askthemfora • Non-ObjectionCertificate(NOC),whichisnecessaryforsubsequent transactions. • RegisterwithaNotaryPublic • Thenextstepistodraughtanundertakingonstamppaperregarding the loss of the property papers, together with the text of the newspaperadandthepolicecomplaintnumber. • The undertakings must include all pertinent information about the property printed in the newspaper advertisement and the police complaint number. The notice must also expressly say that every aspectincludedintheendeavourshallberecognisedasvalid.Your

4. commitment will become legally binding once all the required paperworkhasbeensubmitted,examined,andapprovedbythe notary,whowillcertifyit. • GetaCopyoftheSellingDeed • Thenextstepistogetaduplicatecopyoftheproperty'ssellingdeed. Since the registrar's office will hold all property transaction records, you must provide copies of the police complaint, the advertising text, the share certificate, and the undertaking that has been notarized there. The costs must be paid, after which you will get a duplicate copyofthesellingdeed. • Applytothepropertyregistrarwiththerequireddocumentstoreceive duplicate copies of the sale deed. A duplicate purchase charge must bepaidinpersonattheregistrar's office. • copiesofFIR. • Notificationfromthenewspaper. • aduplicateofthesharecertificatesthathavebeenissued. • Notarizedcontract