The top 12 storeys of F Wing at Borivli's Paradise Heights are yet to be granted the Occupancy Certificate. Pic/Nimesh Dave

As many as 48 families have discovered that winning a coveted flat in the MHADA lottery isn't always good luck. Five years after being granted possession of their houses, these residents are the only ones who do not have proper water supply, piped gas connection or even the right to vote in their society elections, because the housing authority never got the Occupancy Certificate (OC) for these flats.