The municipal commissioner finally gave the approval to collect property tax from houses measuring less than 500 sq ft on Tuesday. While the ruling Shiv Sena had pushed for a waiver for small houses, the decision was taken by the administration, as there wasn’t any amendment in the law at the state level for two years and due to the deteriorating financial condition of the civic body. mid-day was the first to report this on December 3, 2020 in 'It's final. BMC will now take property tax from everyone'.  

Amendment not yet done

Waiving off property tax on small houses was on the Shiv Sena's manifesto for the civic election of 2017. The decision needs an amendment in the Property Tax Act, which has not yet been done. While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) didn’t send property tax bills to small houses last year, they will be sent this year. This year the BMC delayed sending property tax bills for bigger houses also, due to demands of waiving this also from various groups. But in December the decision was taken. mid-day had reported that the corporation will collect the property tax from everyone but the bills for the small houses will be sent in the next phase, on December 10.