Assetz Leaves & Lives

Assetz Leaves & Lives stands at Kodathi village, Varthur Hobli, within the Sarjapur Extension at Chikkakannalli, pincode 560035, on the east side of the city. Sarjapura Road is a long-established corridor for housing on the east side of the city, and the neighbourhood around the project is already built out rather than still arriving. The developer has not published a landmark, a distance or a travel time, so this page names none.

What that leaves you is a drive. Go from the gate towards Sarjapura Road at your normal morning hour, then continue to wherever you work, and come back at the evening peak. The approach road from the main road to the layout matters as much as the main road itself, so note its width, its surface and how it copes with rain.

Ask people who already live there where they shop, which school buses reach the gate and how far the nearest hospital is. A settled community has residents with several years of answers, which is more useful than any map. Visit on a weekday, not a Sunday, because that is the day you will actually be living.

Assetz Leaves & Lives was built with three row-house layouts, quoted as built-up area. The three-bedroom is about 2,617 sq ft. The two four-bedroom versions are about 2,886 and 2,931 sq ft, a gap of 45 sq ft, so ask for the internal drawings to see how the rooms differ. Each home is a single floor with its own ground-level entrance. Plot dimensions and carpet areas have not been published, so ask the seller for both.

All three layouts are sold out with Assetz Property. The original price label was Rs. 2.3 Crore for the smallest home, about Rs. 8,800 per sq ft, and a resale in a completed community will not be pegged to it. The price is what you and the owner agree. Ask for the registered value of recent sales in the layout and compare per sq ft, and ask how the specific house has been kept, since a row house shows its owner's care more than a flat does.

A completed home with its occupancy certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration on the agreed value apply. Before a token payment, get a written breakdown that shows:

• Agreed price and the built-up and plot areas it rests on
• Car parking, and whether it is within the house's own boundary
• Maintenance dues cleared to date and the deposit being transferred
• Any transfer or no-objection fee charged by the association
• Stamp duty and registration on the full value
• Brokerage, if any

Assetz Leaves & Lives has no RERA registration number on record for this project. Ask the seller or the owners' association whether the original sale was made under a registration and search the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in) for an entry. If one exists it will show the promoter's declared completion date and any complaints.

For a resale of a completed row house, you are checking the seller's title as much as the developer's approvals. Ask for:

• Occupancy certificate for the home
• Sanctioned plan showing the house as built, including any garden or terrace
• The seller's sale deed from Assetz Property and the agreement before it
• Khata in the seller's name and the latest property tax receipt
• A fresh encumbrance certificate for the survey numbers
• No-dues and no-objection letters from the association

Registration is by sale deed, followed by a khata transfer into your name. Because a row house has its own walls and often its own garden, walk it with the sanctioned plan. Look for extensions, covered verandahs or added rooms; anything not on the plan becomes your problem. If the seller has a home loan, settle in writing how it is closed and when the bank releases the original deed.

Assetz Leaves & Lives is 79 single-storey homes on 6 acres, each with its own entrance, arranged along internal roads rather than stacked in a tower. The developer has not published the share of open space or a block-wise layout, so ask the owners' association for the sanctioned plan. See where your row house stands in relation to the clubhouse, the road and the neighbours' walls.

A morning could start on the jogging track and continue with a swim or the gymnasium at the clubhouse. The outdoor courts and table tennis fill the evening, the games room covers a wet afternoon, and the spa and sauna are there for the weekend. Children have a play area, the landscaped gardens are the shared front lawn, and retail spaces within the layout handle daily needs. A party area takes family functions out of your living room.

None of this is a render; it has all been in use since September 2022. Judge the pool, the courts and the gardens on how they look today, and ask what the maintenance charge is and how the reserve fund stands. With only 79 homes, every owner carries a real share of the clubhouse, so the association's finances deserve a close look.