After the UT Estate office, the Chandigarh Housing Board on Wednesday announced to discontinue the requirement of affidavit while applying for various services and replaced the affidavit with self-certification
CHB spokesperson said, the self-certification would be applicable for services including issuance of NOC for obtaining loan and mortgage the property (before possession), issuance of duplicate allotment letter/ possession slip, refund of earnest money and advance deposit before/ after allotment, transfer of dwelling unit in blood relation, transfer of dwelling unit on the basis of probated will, transfer of dwelling unit in the name of GPA/Sub-GPA, issuance of no due certificate and execution of conveyance deed.
Besides, the self-attestation is also applicable during transfer of dwelling unit in case of death of allottee/registered applicant/sub-lease where no will was left behind by the deceased allottee or a will with no probate, in case of mutation on the basis of sale deed and permission/approval of plans for additions/alteration under need based changes and for permission/approval of plans for additions/alterations in CHB dwelling units under need base changes, he added. In place of affidavit, the applicants will now have to simply furnish a self declaration on plain paper.