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( THE GLOSSARY · 1 OCT 2026 · UPDATED 1 OCT 2026 · 1 MIN )

Parking allotment

Parking allotment is which parking spot, if any, comes with a home, and whether that spot is guaranteed or just customary.

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The Supreme Court held in 2010, in Nahalchand Laloochand versus Panchali Co-operative Housing Society, that open and stilt parking are common areas, not separate units a builder can sell apart from a flat. In practice, parking in most buildings is allotted by the owner or managed by the society, not something a tenant can hold title to. A second car, or a visitor's car, usually depends on the society's own rules, not the tenancy agreement. We get the parking slot number in writing before move-in, not left for the society to sort out later.

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Supreme Court, 2010 INSC 563: open and stilt parking are common areas, not separately saleable units.

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Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government or court page, level 2 established press, level 3 a portal's explainer, which gives only what is commonly quoted.

  • Supreme Court of India, Nahalchand Laloochand Pvt Ltd v Panchali Co-operative Housing Society Ltd, 2010 (2010 INSC 563), https://www.casemine.com/commentary/in/stilt-parking-spaces-as-common-areas-under-mofa:-comprehensive-commentary-on-nahalchand-laloochand-pvt.-ltd.-v.-panchali-cooperative-housing-society-ltd.-(2010-insc-563)/view, level 1
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Supreme Court, 2010 INSC 563: open and stilt parking are common areas, not separately saleable units.

Supreme Court, 2010 INSC 563: open and stilt parking are common areas, not separately saleable units.

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