Can a B-Khata House be Sold without OC?

Buying or selling properties sounds easy unless one actually opts for it. Our company is going to have a new branch soon and the property they chose had B-khata without OC. When our manager was discussing this topic I asked her

can a

B-Khata

house be sold without

OC and she said legally no but if you want you can. I haven’t bought any property as of now so I did not even know what A and B khata mean and many of you might be in the same position. To clear things out let me state each and every detail about A khata, B khata and OC here.

A property must follow the rules of construction but there are several properties that do not. If a property abides by the rules and the property tax of it gets cleared, it falls under A khata. Such properties can be sold or bought anytime without hesitation. They are legal in the eyes of the government so their process of selling or buying gets easy.

B khata properties are just the opposite. A property that violates the laws of construction or has taxes pending to be cleared, falls under the B khata type. Such properties remain illegal according to the government. You can buy or sell a B khata property but do remember there is severe risk in it like you won’t be able to avail loan against it.

OC certificate stands for Occupancy Certificate, a document stating whether a property abides by the national building codes and is suitable for occupancy or not. 

Be it A khata or B khata property, a property without OC cannot get sold legally. But if a buyer is ready to take the risk then the property can get sold. But as I mentioned, the buyer will face several problems in future. 

Is it possible to get A khata without OC?

Without OC you won’t get A khata. A khata property is legal. It follows all norms and has all certificates needed. To get an A khata certificate you will need to show the OC certificate first and without it, you won’t be able to get the A khata for your property.

Our company had to cancel buying that B khata property as well. 

I hope I have cleared all doubts and answered can a

B-Khata

house be sold without

OC and why.