Section 3E of the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act bars an allottee from transferring a rehabilitation tenement by sale, gift, exchange, lease or otherwise for five years from allotment. After that, transfer needs the Slum Rehabilitation Authority's permission. If a tenement is transferred in breach, the Competent Authority can order the person in possession out. Ask the Authority before you pay anything.
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What the record says
- Five years from the date of allotment (changed from ten years by Mah. 15 of 2024, section 2).
- After five years, the allottee needs the Authority's permission, under the prescribed procedure.
- If the bar is broken, the Competent Authority can direct eviction of the person in possession (section 3E(2)).
- Ask for the allotment date and the Authority's written permission.
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The basis
[ THE LAW ]
Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971, section 3E, text as on 7 Aug 2024, read 14 Oct 2026
MAHARASHTRA SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT, CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1971, TEXT AS ON 7 AUG 2024 (HOUSING DEPARTMENT COPY), SECTION 3E · CHECKED 14 OCT 2026
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Sources
Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government page; level 2 established press; level 3 a portal. Our own read of public listings is named as ours.
- Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, text as on 7 Aug 2024 (Housing Department copy), section 3E, https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s30bf727e907c5fc9d5356f11e4c45d613/uploads/2025/09/20250911271155943.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
- Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, section 3E (maharashtra.gov.in copy), https://maharashtra.gov.in/Upload/PDF/Maharashtra_Slum_Areas_Improvement_Clearance.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
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