CheckList

Facebook Twitter Email Whatsapp

Here is a **perfect, simple, practical Buyer Checklist** you can use **before involving a lawyer** — this will help you avoid 80% of bad lands immediately. --- # ✅ **LAND BUYER CHECKLIST (Tamil Nadu) – Simple & Complete** --- # 🔹 **1. Basic Land Verification (You can check yourself)** ### ✔ Ask for these documents from seller **before paying even ₹1** 1. Parent sale deed (latest and previous owner document) 2. Patta (current owner name should match deed) 3. Chitta / Adangal 4. FMB sketch 5. Layout approval (DTCP/CMDA/Panchayat) 6. EC (Encumbrance Certificate – at least 10 years) 👉 **If seller refuses to show documents → do NOT proceed.** --- # 🔹 **2. Land Type Check (VERY IMPORTANT)** Check the patta for the land type: | Land Type | Can Buy? | Notes | | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | | **DTCP / CMDA approved plot** | ✔✔ Very safe | Best option | | **Natham Patta (house site)** | ✔ Safe | Verify history | | **Punjai (dry land)** | ✔ OK | Can convert to NA | | **Nanjai (wet land)** | ❌ Avoid | Flood risk, no house allowed | | **Poramboke (government)** | ❌ Never | Govt will reclaim | | **Panchayat govt land** | ❌ No | Cannot register | 👉 If patta shows **Poramboke / Nanjai** → **Avoid immediately**. --- # 🔹 **3. Physical Site Visit Checklist** ### Check these things yourself: ✔ Road width ✔ Whether plot is inside a layout or isolated ✔ Water tank / borewell in surrounding houses ✔ Nearby houses (safe area or empty area?) ✔ Flood history — ask neighbours ✔ Whether plot is low-lying (water collects?) ✔ Check if boundary stones are present ✔ Surrounding environment (factory, drain, burial ground?) 👉 If the ground is very low compared to road → **high flooding risk**. --- # 🔹 **4. Neighbour Enquiry (Most powerful check)** When you visit, ask these simple questions to people nearby: 1. Has this land been sold before? 2. Any dispute between seller and someone? 3. Any water problem? 4. During heavy rain, does water flood? 5. Is the land safe and peaceful at night? 👉 Locals will always tell the truth — better than brokers. --- # 🔹 **5. Price Reality Check** Ask 3–5 nearby people or brokers: “What is the current rate for plots here?” If the land you saw is **20–30% cheaper**, be careful. Cheap land = hidden issues (flood, patta issue, dispute, poramboke nearby). --- # 🔹 **6. Red Flags – If you see any of these, STOP immediately** ❌ Seller says “Patta will come later.” ❌ Land type is Nanjai or Poramboke. ❌ No parent documents. ❌ Road access is through someone else’s land. ❌ EC not provided. ❌ Seller in a hurry and pushing you. ❌ Family dispute among brothers/sisters. ❌ Layout not matching FMB. ❌ Survey number mismatch. --- # 🔹 **7. Lawyer Verification Checklist (after you shortlist)** After the above checks, hire a lawyer to verify: ✔ 30-year document history ✔ EC for 30 years ✔ Patta genuineness ✔ FMB boundaries ✔ Court case check ✔ Government acquisition plans ✔ Checking for loans/mortgages ✔ Validity of power-of-attorney ✔ All heirs signing in case of ancestral land ✔ If bank loan possible ✔ Final clear-title certificate 👉 Only after lawyer says **“CLEAR TITLE”**, proceed to token advance. --- # 🔹 **8. Safe Payment Process** ### Step 1: 💠 **Token advance < ₹10,000** (optional) Only after document verification. ### Step 2: 💠 **Legal verification** → 3–5 days. ### Step 3: 💠 Sign **Sale Agreement** (with lawyer’s guidance) ### Step 4: 💰 Pay advance (normally 5%–10%) ### Step 5: 🖋 **Final Registration** in Sub-Registrar office. --- # 📌 **If you want, I can convert this into a printable PDF buyer checklist.** Just say **“Make PDF”**.