Archive · 26 Sep 2026
Ratlam Housing Board Gives Seven-Day Deadline on Home Commercial Use
The Housing Board in Ratlam says some homes are being used like shops or offices.
It has told the property holders to stop these activities within seven days.
The warning applies to several Housing Board colonies.
People must also tell the Board when they have stopped the commercial use.
If they do not follow the order, they could lose their leases.
The Board says properties must be used for the purpose written in their lease.
The action follows court orders about commercial activities in residential areas.
More than 3,000 landowners may be affected.
The Madhya Pradesh Housing Board ordered residential plot holders to stop commercial activities within seven days.
Noncompliance could lead to cancellation of property leases, according to the final warning.
The action covers several Ratlam colonies where shops, offices and institutions operate on residential properties.
More than 3,000 landowners in the city could be affected by the process.
The municipal corporation has not received fresh directions for some other residential colonies, but action may follow later.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh Housing Board and residential plot holders in Ratlam.
- What
- The Board ordered owners using residential properties commercially to stop within seven days.
- When
- The latest notice was issued around 10 days ago; earlier notices were sent in June and August.
- Where
- Housing Board colonies in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, including Alkapuri, Jawahar Nagar, Deendayal Nagar, Tata Nagar, Gangasagar, Ratnapuri and Vinoba Nagar.
- Why
- To enforce lease conditions and comply with judicial orders concerning commercial activity in residential areas.
- Deadline
- Seven days to stop commercial activities
- Potential consequence
- Cancellation of the property lease
- Affected landowners
- More than 3,000 in Ratlam could be affected
- Earlier notices
- Issued in June and August
- Commercial uses cited
- Shops, offices, institutions and other commercial establishments
- Additional colonies mentioned
- IIT Road Colony, Dongre Nagar and Kasturba Nagar
- Municipal corporation status
- No fresh directives have been received for the additional colonies