These are governed by the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. Any person can buy a flat in a society and become a member. In such a case both persons have equal rights to the flat. Thus, it is possible for a gay or lesbian couple to jointly purchase a flat in a co-operative society . If a flat in a society stands singly in the name of a person, under Section 30, she can make nomination in favour of any person of her choice.
Nomination is with a view to ensure smooth transition after the death of the flat owner.
However, here again, nomination is merely for the purposes of facilitation and does not create any rights in favour of the nominee as he acts only as the agent for the heirs. A gay or lesbian tenant cannot even will away the tenancy to his or her companion. We have only given a representative sample of the status of gay men and lesbians under the Indian laws. The same bias runs through the gamut of the entire legal structure. Your status as a member of a family or as a legal heir or dependent does not depend on contract but on law.