Housing Society Complaints & Reviews

I am MAHESH HARIRAM GORI staying at 503, purnima building, Sainath nagar, L.B.S Marg, GHATKOPAR (W), mumbai -400 086, our old building was redeveloped by builder, still the builder has not registered our co-operative housing society with registrar office.The builder runs the society illegally as a registered society without REGISTRATION.Without election he made a committee by his own will and also opened a bank account on the name of our building.He is also not maintaining yearly account, annual meetings, audit.
PLEASE take action if you can or please give suggestion as to where i should file my complaint?
My Email id : mahesh.[protected]@gmail.com
Phone no ; [protected].

Respected Sir,

I am residing in Mumbai in a 20 floor tower. Building is 10 year old. But builder has formed the Society only 2 year back. Before formation of the society, some flat owners have made some changes such as making a nice entrance of their flat...by which they have occupied 2 fit space out side their door..which belongs to the building not the flat owner.

In this case society has asked them to remove and the owner said, I have made this before the society formation...and has been done after the builder has given permission...but there is only oral permission..

Please let us know...in this case...how to resolve the issue without creating much noise...few owners in the building are insisting to get removed ...

Look forward your reply in this regard.

Best regards,

Dharmendra Sachan

Under the Maharashtra State Cooperatives Society Regulations, 1960, anyone having more than two children is not eligible to be elected as member of a managing committee or contest committee elections. This disqualification, under the section 73FF(1)(7) and sub section 78 (1), which were included in a 2002 Amendment, is applicable to any member who has had a third child after September 7, 2001

Keep Smiling ... Hemant Agarwal
Legal Consultants
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Sir/Madam,
I am staying in Jyotirmay Co op. Hsg Soc., Plot-5, Sector-8, CBD, Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614. My complaint is that the society in which I am staying has many irregularities, like

(1) some flat owners conducting tution business without society permission & soc. not taking any objection even though some members have complained.

(2) Few shop owners extending thier business permisiable limit till compound walls and height that over shadows other good shop owners establishments and cause damage thier business.

(3)some flat owners occupied common terrace areas into thier own property and claiming that builder has taken payments of the same, but cannot produce receipts of the same.

This is wrong. The second applicant has right to speak in the general body, however, only one member will have right to vote in case of voting required to pass resolutions.

You can take up this matter in the general body meeting & also you can approach the registrar with proofs that the committee members re misusing their power. They will be answerable to the society since they have signed the indemnity bond.

but the committee not signed the bond what next step in such conditions

Hi,

I am also facing this kind of problem like committe is not concentrating on the serious issues like our secuirity is working almost all the time by drining alcohol only. This is very insecure and not feeling safety. What should be the next step which I have to give a complaint on committee members? I have already approached twice regarding the sam probelm but there is no response yet.

Thanks,
Raj.

If the accounts have been audited and passed in the general body, you have no right to correct your past accounts. Give a letter in writing to remove the non occupancy charge should not be charged any more.

Secondly you have no right to calculate maintenance as you wish. They will charge you interest for non payment of dues. You wait till the next general body and bring the issues in the general body.Thay will accept their fault.

yes I agree with you sir

Dear Sir/Madam
I am purchased one Flat in Nallasopara (West) on Bank loan in Registered Society & Registration in sub register office Nallasopara(w) March 2010, & Living start from Next month monthly meatiness paid to society but enable to that time paying society registration charges 10, 000(Transfer fees), after that I am going to my village for some days with my wife, when I come in society, secretary is said me your transfer check is bonus when you gone to your home town so society decided you paying 20, 000 Rs. & stay in your flat neither not permission, I request my mother is death so I am going to my town without information, I paid you 10, 000 Rs + bouncing charges society penalty but I am unable direct 20, 000 Rs. He said this is not my order that is society decided AGM meeting Transfer charges Fees From Last month 15, 000+your Check bouncing Charges + penalty, so you first paid all amount after take entry in your flat our society

Please sir guide me this rule is ok ? can I do at time Please help me. I am pvt. Company employee in as a peon (At present up to All meatiness is clear, so I am living with my mother-in-law house )

DEAR SIR

our society during its AGM has declared Rs.1000/- per month for 13 months, per flat should be collected towards repairs and painting charges. They never informed what the Bye laws says. Poor members have agreed to pay the amount. As I am having two flats joined together area 306 sq feet each total 622 sq ft. eventhough it is a big burden I accepted. at that time nobody aware of the fact as per bylaws it should be as per persquare foot to be charged.

Our building as different size of flats 306, 545 & 900 and above. if the charges are calculated on the basis of area, we have to pay less. accordingly we 15 people together has written a letter to society stating as under:



10 June, 2011

The secretary,
Everest Gardens co-op.hsg.society
Ghatkopar east
Mumbai – 400 075

Dear sir,

REG: charges towards BUILDING REPAIRS AND PAINTING WORK.
=.=.=.=

We would like to recall the AGM, wherein it was decided not to charge the interest on above charges. But now you are asking for interest.

In this regard it is our humble request not to charge any interest on the above arrears as we have paid other maintenance charges on time. This was also accepted by you in your letter.

We also would like to bring your kind notice that, as per our knowledge in bylaws it is clearly mentioned that, while repairs and maintenance charges are to be levied on per square foot basis. Therefore, by inference, the charges WILL be different for flats of different sizes.

But this fact was not disclosed in AGM, so the members have agreed to make the payment without knowledge. However, now we request you to kindly re-consider the same as we are having different size of flats and it will be injustice on small flat owners if you do not charge as per bye laws. As you are charging all other charges as per bye laws only.

Hope you will reconsider the matter and issue the difference amount debit/credit bill.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,
=======...=== THIS LETTER WAS SIGNED BY 15 FLAT OWNERS. FOR THIS WE HAVE RECD FEPLY AS UNDER:

"we are in receipt of your above referred letter. we clarify the following listed points to you:
1. We recall the AGM dt. 13/06/2010 where special repairs fund was created and a fixed contribution of rs. 1000/- per month per flat to be collected from all membrs towards building repairs and painting irrespective of the area of the flat. the same was approved in the AGM by the members present in the meeting and the minutes of the meeting were duly adopted by all the members. we have also informed the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies about the creation of Special repairs funds. There is no mention of not calculating interest on the arrears amount against building repairs and painting was not rcorded in the Minutes of the AGM. however, the society has given you a credit period of 1 year against the same. majority of the members have been regularly contributing towards the repairs fund which is in the best intrest of all society members including you.

2. Please recall the special general body meeting dated 22nd july 2007 wherein it is been decided to collect the water charges on the basis of actual expenses incurred during the year. Teh same was discussed in great detail and a resolution to this effect was passed in the AGM and recorded in the minutes of that AGM. the same is been recorded and approved by the members and the Dy.Registrar Cop-operative Societies.

We hereby inform you that, your request of not calculating interest cannot be considered and the same will be calculated as mentioned in our earlier letter dated 7th june 2011. We also inform you that we cannot alter any changes towards members contribution against water charges.

We also strongly urge you that you do not mislead other members of the society without ascertaining the facts. The society and its management is always available to discuss any issues. The society is administrered for the benefit of its members including you and is not a profit making organisation. All contributions made by the society is used for the benefit of the society.s members."
... SIR CAN U GUIDE ME WHETHER I AM WRONG? HOW CAN I STOP THE COMMITTEE CHARGING INTEREST ON ME AND MAKE THEM TO CHANGE THE CHARGES AS PER SQ FEET. THANKS IN ADVANCE

For parking related issue...more information you can visit:https://mysocietyclub.com/blog/parking-problems-and-charges-in-cooperative...⇄

I have paid money to builder for cover car parking in cash but builder is not issuing letter to owner he told society can issue the allotment letter but builder give one drawing & put flat no on car parking on that basis society issuing parking allotment letter.
I have some pending work from builder but he is not completed yet so I have hold some money of builder, but they instructed to society committee do not issue the letter of car parking please help me what to do in this case.

PATIL SANJAY N.
PUNE [protected]

If the stilt area is alloted to her flat, she has al right to park her car in the stilt area. the society may not be aware that she is a member of the society.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

We stay at charkop Kandivali (West) We have some pots out side our home since when we come now the members of the society is saying to remove it because they have gallery and they kept their pots there but we dont have gallary now what shall we do we want our pots they are not giving any notice also just saying vebally can we oppose to their condition or not please help us.

water tank stated in terrace above my flat is having leakage from ceiling in spite of repeated complaints no action ha been taken by owner or society please advice how to go ahead on this.

water tank stated in terrace above my flat is having leakage from ceiling in spite of repeated complaints no action ha been taken by owner or society please advice how to go ahead on this.

We have a Leakage problem on our ceilings from the Flat above our Flat.Inspite of repeated complaints no action ha been taken by owner or society please advice how to go ahead on this....
[protected]

Request you persuade matter with the flat owner and society's secretary verbally and in writing and take acknowledgement with stamp of society.If your society refuses to acknowledge send a letter by registered A/D.This will help you when you file a complaint with consumer court to substantiate your case.Though such cases are very common in societies such continuous leakages will lead to structural damages to building.

We have lot of illegal construction done by the society members Ias the society is very new registered but has lot of pending issues to be completed with builder. But some of the tenants have broken the building main structure and extended there kitchen bed room etc.
Can you pls explain where can we make the complaints for solving our problems.

Housing Society — Unjustifiable Charge by Society

Dear Sir,
I am looking for a resisterd NGO who can help me to deal with unjustifiable payment charged by the Dhanlaxmi Housing Society located at Uppergovind Nagar Malad (East) Mumbai 4000097 Inida. Tks

kick his , bat him with his own parking rods...hell yeah

the society can charge only Rs 500 as transfer charge from the purchaser. A maximum of Rs 25000 can be charged as premium charge from the seller. not sure why did u pay Rs. 90500 !!!. Please approach an advocate and the registrar.

Yes, It is very true . Legally Society can charge only Rs.500 as transfer fee and Rs.25000 in form of Donation and can not ask for more amount / fees .
If So happens one can complaint to Registrar directly and file case againts Society / Secratary-Chairman-Committee Mambers .

Dear Sir,

(1) My two wheeler is sold off on 1st Jan 2008 - I was out of Bombay when I came back on 1st oct. 2008 I informed the society by letter that they are billing me for rs.60 per month from Jan2008 to Dec. 2008, the society only agreed to pay me rs.180 i.e. 3 months for the two wheeler which was not there for all 12 months of the year 2008. What is the answer to this query.

(2) As I was out of Bombay I paid my quarterly maintenance bill instead of 1st July 2008, I paid
on 1st Aug. 2008 - I believe that I paid one month late hence society should charge me 18% penalty
interest for that one month, instead society wants to charge me 18% insterest for 3 months and insist
for the same.

On both above two queries I would like to have your opinion

(3) Our building is 17 years old and requires external wall cracks repaired and plasters and painting to be
done (ours is the 7-storeyed building with A B C Wings with separate entrances) Our Secretary of
Scoiety has given us the estimated cost of Rs.40 lakhs and over and he will single handedly manage the cost, we will not know what expenses he would show us and he feels highly offended if we ask the
bifurcation of all expenses for the work being carried out as the money belongs to all tenants and not for him alone.

Our society was formed in 2005. It has 34 stilt parkings and 60 open parkings and is currently not allocated. Under the bye laws parking is offered on first cum first serve basis. Can I claim the right to stilt parking as I was registered as the fourth purchaser of the house in the society

Are there any court rulings defining first cum first serve basis as per the bye laws

Currently, the only solution is to form and register the society, by the members themselves. There are paper-work and document formalities which needs to be completed.

Keep Smiling ... Hemant Agarwal
Legal Consultants
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Yes you are absolutely right. Society can not charge more than 10 % of Maintenance charges excluding Sinking Fund, Parking Charges, Penalty, Festival Expense as Non Occupation Charges.

And any single member can go against it by writing first to society on blank paper and than if necessary steps are not taken by the society than by serving them notice of lawyer.

Dear please log in http://www.rtiindia.org and search about non-occupancy charges in that you can find all the require details.. as well as you can write a letter to The Registar, Ward' ', Malhotra House, Opp. GPO, Fort, Mumbai:4001. attach photocopy of your receipt. Jayesh Panchal

DEAR SIR,
I AM HAVING FLAT IN RESIDENTAIL APPARTMENT IN JAIPUR THE SOCIETY IS ASKING FOR DUES OF 1993 WHEREAS I HAVE NO OLD RECORD I WANT TO ASK CAN A SOCIETY ASK FOR SUCH A OLD DUES THEY DONT HAVE ANY ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD

THANKING YOU

SANJAY

Dear Sir, The conveyance deed has not been executed till date. Society was formed in 2006. Land tax is charging from our Society. I think unless and until the conveyance deed has not been executed the builder shoul pay the same. Pl. reply.

Recently i have purchased a Flat which is a resale one. Society has formed but conveyance deed is not provided to society. do i have to pay Society Transfer chargers and NOC charge?

Housing Society — maintenance charge

hey i give my house on rent in pune. the society charges 400rs maintainance charge but now they charge me 600rs because i have given my house on rent is this fair??
Pls help me as they [society ] is not listning to me

Housing Society — Complaint against unauthorized construction in the housing society

Hi,

Can somone tell me what actions can i take against members of my society who have created unauthorized structures enchroaching society space.

Please provide me email address & postal address for complaining to the respective authority

Appreciate your guidance & help

Send a copy of the Society's letter to Registrar of Cooperative societies, Central Building, Pune-411001.

Housing Society — illegal construction

in vasudha aptts., plot-41, sec.9, there are many illegal construction have been raised and are going on.
m.c.is a moot spectator.its dangerous for the building/structure strength

its sector 9, rohini, new delhi

dear sir,

i have a flat no. A/604, suryadeep tower, memnagar, ahmedabad.recentlly i have a tranfser my mortagage loan in icici to scb bank, but scb required Society NOC in Specially SCB Formate.but Society secrattary not Agree to HAnd over To NOC.
thaks,

Since conception of society we have paid Property Tax to society. we have taken all receipts for paid tax from society. However that managing committee has not paid part of property tax to BMC. Now existing committee is asking us to pay property tax paid earlier to society along with interest.
Is it legal?
We need NOC as we are selling the flat.

Please advice.

Nowadays society is harassing to members by charging extra amount, to escape they are taking it as a donation. Govt should issue a memo to all the society not to harass.

Dear sir,

We are having three flats in the different different names in one plot at GK- II, . Now we have applied for Conversion of Property from Lease Hold to Free Hold. For this we have to submit NOC to DDA but Society is insisting for individual Membership to all members with the fee of Rs. 5000/- each member of the flats after that the society will provide NOC certificate, even flat member alreday paid full ground rent to DDA in advance up to date.

we would like to know that is it Compulsory to take the Membership from the Registrar office to get the NOC.

Please Advise.

Regards,


Sanjeev

Housing Society — Non occupancy charges

Our society Charging Rs.7000 for Non occupancy charges. My Monthly service charge Rs.625. according to this the society may charges 62.5 monthly but they asking lumsum amount which not be correct. Kindly help me to stop this kind of illegal things. Society details mention below:-

Nerul Sea View CHS LTD.,
Sector-06, Nerul.

I enter in to MOU for selling of my shop with the buyer. However buyer unable to get loan from the bank. As per the agreement buyer unable to complete deal and demanded full token amount and informed to my society through his advocate stating that my self can not sell the shop unless i will not pay full token amount taken from buyer. As per MOU i have paid token amount and settle the matter with the buyer and submitted buyer's NOC to Society. However society is insisting to submit the NOC from buyer advocate and buyers NOC will not be valid.

Please let me know if the buyer is submitted his No objection certificate then where is the question of noc from buyers advocate?

Please advise.
Regards