The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has tightened measures against property tax defaulters in housing societies. The civic body announced that outstanding dues will be recorded on share certificates, restricting property sales and transfers. PCMC has warned that if flat owners do not clear their dues within eight days, their share certificates will officially bear the tax liability.

Defaulters will also be barred from contesting society elections. 77,886 such defaulters across 6644 housing societies collectively owe R180.44 crore in outstanding property tax. Meanwhile, society federations have mocked the civic body’s decision, claiming it was made without studying the law.