pune over 20000 housing societies in the state especially in the city mumbai thane and nashik granted collectors land have been given the leeway of leasing it out without fresh permissionthe senancpcong government issued an order in this regard on january 7 to reduce bureaucratic delays clear confusion among residents of such housing societies and allow shortterm lease of land without any fee and fresh permission a senior revenue official however said the leave and licence agreements would have to be registered with the registration departmentthere was confusion among these housing societies on the registration of lease agreements and sale of land so we decided to clear the confusion and ease the trouble of society members making rounds of the office of the collector concerned he saidcollectors land was granted to various housing societies across the state between 1960 and 70 many were using it as amenity space while some constructed structures on itlast year the erstwhile cabinet had cleared the proposal to convert the collectors land to freehold land against a premium 15 of the ready reckoner rate now the present government has given its nod to lease out collectors land without fresh permissionhousing society federations members feel the move would give them relief from visiting the office of the collector concerned to seek permission every time the lease term got oversuhas patwardhan who represents the housing federation in the state and the district said easing the rules would benefit these societies it will ensure that they can lease out the land without any further permission as well as ensure lease agreements he said many old housing societies would benefit from the new initiative he addedpresident of real estate agents sachin shingavi said with no additional fee being charged for permission to lease out land housing societies would take the necessary steps to register the lease agreements with the registration department it is a winwin situation for citizens from these housing societies as well as the government he said