The registration department has recently launched online tenant verification in Pune and Mumbai. It integrates its data with the police department’s network across 217 police stations. This initiative aims to streamline the tenant verification process, eliminating the need for physical visits to police stations.
Key Highlights
- Integration: The integration will cover 130 police stations in Mumbai and 87 in Pune, marking the first phase of a wider rollout across Maharashtra.
- Software Upgrade: The updated software for e-registration and online tenant verification is scheduled for implementation in Pune and Mumbai in early April, with a state-wide rollout by the end of April.
- Compliance: Property owners in rural areas are required to submit comprehensive tenant details, including names, addresses, photographs, and references, to local police stations.
- Demand: Real estate agents have long advocated for online verification to encourage property owners to register their documents.
- Enforcement: Mumbai police have begun filing FIRs against property owners who fail to submit tenant information, highlighting the importance of compliance for security.
- Security: Authorities consider unregistered tenants a serious security risk, emphasizing the need for accountability from property owners.
- Data Sharing: The new system exemplifies inter-departmental collaboration to ensure due checks and citizen safety through simplified data sharing.
- E-Registration: Property registration offices record approximately 85,000-90,000 leave and license documents e-registered monthly in the state.
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