Occupancy certificate and Completion certificate in delivery of flats

Completion Certificate

1.    This is applied to the local municipal body when the construction of the building is complete.

2.    The construction must be completed as per the approved plans by the municipal authorities that would include safety standards, other standard regulations like environmental clearances, flight safety clearance (Height of the building etc.), rainwater harvesting wherever required, the distance from the road etc.

3.    A Completion Certificate is not enough to make your property legal for occupation without obtaining an Occupation Certificate.

Occupancy Certificate

1.    The Occupancy Certificate is the final pass certificate of a project/ building.

2.    Occupancy Certificate certifies that the building has complied with all the required building standards, local laws and it is safe to occupy (as mentioned to the authorities earlier at the time of obtaining the commencement certificate).

3.    Here, the linkup between investing in a project only after the commencement certificate has been procured and the occupancy certificate finally comes into the picture.

4.    As the project might be well built and ready but without an existing commencement certificate, it would be hard to obtain legally an Occupancy Certificate as there would be no way to check if the project has complied with the required safety and standards set by the laws.

5.    The Occupancy certificate is issued by local municipal authorities or the building proposal department once the building has been completed and is ready to be occupied.