Property owner search — How NRIs can search their ancestral property in India
Often NRIs face problems in tracing out their ancestral properties left in India by their forefathers. Possibly, there are many ways to locate the ancestral property to transfer or sell off the property. The most popular method of tracing the same is browsing it online. But there is always uncertainty when finding the property online. There comes the physical investigation of the land/plot, which is still more reliable and authentic. Two ways of handling this matter or doing property owner search are discussed in detail.
Tracing the property owner search online
Following are the options which the NRIs can explore online in searching their property with a click: -
Property Wise search
In property wise option, one needs to provide details such as the district, the Sub- Registrar office, Index 2, the type of the property, Search type, and survey number. Property types are the following: residential, commercial, or industrial. In search type, you need to select an option such as survey number, TP number, block number, etc. Further, one needs to enter personal credentials like name, mobile number, and email address. Then by clicking on the option “Send verification code,” an OTP on the given mobile number and email address will be directed. After entering the correct OTP, the system will display details as to who the property owner is.
Document Number — Year wise property owner search
If an NRI is aware of the document number (Dastavej Number) along with the year of registration, this is the option for you. The data which is available online is from 2007 to the latest. An NRI needs to enter the district, the office of Sub-Registrar office, the document number, and the year of registration to avail this option. After entering these details mentioned above, one needs to fill in the personal credential like name, email address, and mobile number. Further, click on the “Send verification code.” After entering the OTP received on the mobile number or email address all the details about the seller and the buyer will be displayed on the system regarding the property you are looking for.
Tracing the property physically.
Locating property owner search online is always not trustworthy. There comes the solution to it of physically investigating the property by a well competent team. In physically locating the property, we get to know the following details in less than no time: -
- Current possession of the property
- Ownership of the property
- Certified documents of the property which is equivalent to the original documents
- Photographs of the property
- The market value of the property
- Government value of the property
Let us discuss the relevance of the above mentioned in detail.
If we browse online, we only get to know the property owner as to whose name the property is still subsisting. However, the NRIs are still unaware if the property is being occupied illegally by their relative or any other person. If an NRI opts for this option to engage a team in India, then the possessor can be made known to them so that an appropriate relief can be looked for.
Ownership as to the property can be made known. Based on it, one can obtain the property’s certified documents from the concerned revenue authorities. We come across that most of the NRIs do not have the paperwork on ownership of the property. Such documents are valid in the law’s eyes, and the property can be transferred, partitioned, or sold off on such basis.
Physically visiting the property lets the NRI know the property’s current situation regarding whether the property is the same as they left or construction/deconstruction has been done. Queries regarding these can be answered with a physical investigation.
Also, we can get to know the property area, which makes it possible to calculate the market value and the government value of the property. Such valuations are essential when an NRI wants to sell off his property, and he gets to know the approximate amount at which he can sell the same.
At NRI Legal Services, we provide for property owner search and get the best valuation of the property. We always suggest getting the property investigated physically so that there is no iota of doubt left regarding the problems mentioned above.
Finding the right solution as to the property owner is always aimed to provide appropriate relief to the NRIs who are unaware of their properties situated in India.
