Easy Tips to Deal with Property Mafia
Most cases in Pakistani courts are related to properties as land mafia was very strong. It was the fruit of maintaining the old PATWARI system. Thanks to the recent efforts of the government to computerize the land record. But still property frauds and land grabbing is very common is Pakistan because property mafia is very strong. Many people have lost their hard earned life savings due to the property scams. In this blog we will discuss the Easy Tips to Deal with Property Mafia.
4 Major Crimes of Property Mafia:
Property grabbing
The first crime of Property mafia is the land grabbing. You might have heard about the occupation of empty plots. Another method used by land mafia is to hire a property on rent. Then they make fake documents of the property and use power to frighten the property owners. The case ends in court and land grabbers use the delaying tactics. The case lingers on for years and meanwhile land grabbers sell the property to some other party.
Illegal construction
You might have seen the ads of many new real estate projects. All projects are not scam but some are. Property mafia starts building projects without proper planning permission. Even in some cases they build projects on government land. They sell the illegal projects and when the government gets the air it just seal the housing schemes and real estate projects. The buyers lose their investments as they can’t get possession of the properties they have paid for. So another crime of land mafia is to sell the illegal projects.
Selling same property to many buyers
In some cases property mafia builds the project with proper planning permission but uses another method to loot the buyers. The developers sell single property to different buyers. For example there are 200 properties in a project and developers will sell these properties to 1000 buyers to get high profits. The end result is that the buyers of same properties take the matter to the court. Many such developers have fled abroad to avoid the court cases. But buyers suffer as they can’t easily get back their money.
Illegalities in auctions
The fourth crime of property mafia is that they do irregularities during auctions. Property mafia bribes the auction team and forces other bidders to keep the bids low. So property mafia hijacks the auction in advance. This way property mafia buys very cheap properties. This method is used for both government and private properties. In countries like Pakistan this is the best way to grab government property by paying the friction of the actual market price.
4 Easy Tips to Deal with Property Mafia
Get complete information before buying or investing
The first step to deal with the land mafia is to invest in properties after great research. The buyers should firstly get the complete information of the project. Secondly buyers should visit the site to see the development work. Thirdly buyers have to confirm the legal status of the project from the local development authority. So buyers should only invest when the project is legal and approved from the development authority.
Use media to raise your voice
This is the age of social media. Many crimes have been controlled due to the social media campaigns. In case the property mafia grabs your property or you hear about property scam then immediately start social media campaigns. So that the voice reaches the court and NAB. The government will immediately take the notice of the crime and property mafia group will be arrested. This way you can secure yourself and others.
Register your complaint with the police
Thirdly when you find that your property is illegally occupied by the property mafia then register a complaint with the local police station. The people who have invested in fraud real estate projects should do the same. This will help the police to file a case against the property grabbers or developers. Once the complaint is registered, the government officials will start the investigation process. NAB has recently sealed many illegal housing schemes. This has saved the life savings of many people in Pakistan.
File a case
Fourthly when you find that property mafia has occupied your property then you don’t need to panic. This is the time to start the legal battle. Just hire a real estate lawyer who is expert in dealing the property scams. The lawyer will put your case against the property mafia. This will help in two ways. Firstly you will get back your property. Secondly court will order NAB to investigate the property scams.