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Review On Ittina Builder

I bought flat from Ittina Properties in Jul'2007 with a promised delivery in Dec'2007. I received delivery in Apr'2010 after going through all the troubles I had never faced in life before. I filed police complaint, filed consumer court case, did agitation in front of the builder's office and spoiled most of my week-ends. Finally, we the association of buyers, completed the project by taking control of several aspects of project completion. It forced me learn legal aspects of buying property, made me learn construction project management and group dynamics.

Finally, we have a lovely Apartment at Munnekolala, Marathahalli. Ittina Abha. All the current beauty, eco-friendly features like Sewage Treatment, gardens, rain-water harvesting etc. are due to efforts of few hand full committee member of Ittina Abha Apartment Owners' Association. It is a project to be studied and learn how group of people can make things work for them.

Ittina had talented engineers and good staff in engineering department. (they have lost all the good guys, now). The project design and construction base is one of the best. However, their customer service is worst of all.

A thing I want to appreciate about the builder - Manu Ittina that despite of all the issues and mess he did not run away (may be because they had crores of property locked up). Though often lied and told hardly any truth, he did work with association in completion. Grabbed lot of our money and did not compensate for our losses but worked with us till the lifts were operation in all the blocks. Still working with us for property handover to association.

Sadly, the consumer court in Bangalore is ineffective. Though they were supposed to dispose the cases in 90 days, it took more than a year and still justice was not given. We had to withdraw the cases due to pressure from builder to do so. We completed the project working with builder but the possession document etc. had to be received from builder and he refused to do so unless we withdraw the cases. Its a sad part of our system.

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