Can an NRI give POA to her father-in-law to sell her flat in Bangalore?
Yes, but with few consequences As an NRI, when you buy a property, you can give POA to any of your trusted source in India that includes your father, mother, brother, sister, in-laws, friend, colleagues. The stamp duty for POA is just Rs. 200 (for buying a property) When you sell a property, you have to give POA to your blood relative, the blood relative includes your father, mother, brother, sister, husband and your own children. In-law doesn’t comes under blood relative category, that mean your father-in-law doesn’t come under blood relative category. Stamp duty for blood relative is Rs. 200 (for both buying and selling) For non-blood relative, You can give POA to your father-in-law but you have to pay government charges (stamp duty, cess and registration cost) at the time of POA adjudication itself (instead at the time of deed registration) For example: Your property value is Rs. 50 Lakh. The stamp Duty is 5.1%X50 lakh = 2,55,000 Cess is Rs. 0.5%X 50 Lakh = 25,000 Regist...