• Subletting flat without submitting documents

Hello,

A member of our housing society has rented his shop in the same society. Though he had informed the committee about his desire to give the shop on rent he did not submit submit any documents like police verification , registered agreement nor procured the NOC from the society. The tenant has however started to use the premises from Nov'18. The committee had asked him to submit the documents ASAP. However in view of non submission they have charged a penalty of 5k in this month. Is it legal?
Asked 7 years ago in Property Law
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18 Answers

Yes. And approach cooperative court. 

Netra Mohanchandra Pant
Advocate, Navi Mumbai
1590 Answers
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Has any resolution been passed in AGM authorising society to levy penalty on member for giving flat on leave and licence without society permission and police verification 

 

2) if so then society can impose penalty on member 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99931 Answers
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See if the bye laws or the circular/resolution in AGM authorise society to levy penalty the society can levy the penalty in absence of same no penalty can be levied.

So submit all.documents ask society to set aside penalty if it fails complaint before the cooperative court.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

Dear Client,

Commercial activity in residential area is not permissible neither the society has authority to impose penalty on members except recovery of usage charges of common area.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

in such a case society can levy penalty on member for giving flat on leave and licnece without police verification without furnishing NOC

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99931 Answers
8158 Consultations

The the society is competent levy such penalty . Though you can request committee to wavie off or lower the penalty.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

Than it likely to be imposable for violation once agreed and confirmed by majority and binding on members.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23085 Answers
31 Consultations

There is no such rule penalty 5k per month. 

Incase if they charged, You should approach the cooperative registrar of your area with your complain

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19359 Answers
32 Consultations

That's fine. And legally tenable. But you do have a dispute with the member and desire resolution, don't you? Consult me for same. You have to move cooperative court 

Netra Mohanchandra Pant
Advocate, Navi Mumbai
1590 Answers
5 Consultations

  1. As per the information mentioned in the present query, makes it clear that the person despite of accepting the committee rules since long time, have violated the same.
  2. Yes, committee can very well impose this much of penalty as it is there in the resolution passed in 2015 AGM meeting.
  3. In fact,  if any earlier resolution is there which has also been accepted by this member, and their is clause for not allowing any outsider in rent for commercial activity or prior NCO for the same, then committee may take action against the person giving on rent.

Sanjay Baniwal
Advocate, South Delhi
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13 Consultations

Yes penalty can be imposed 

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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377 Consultations

If the bye law of the society allows for imposition of fine in case of non- compliance with the rules then the same can be done. 

 

Regards 

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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377 Consultations

If the Management Committee is authorised by the resolution passed in the AGM in this regard then a penalty of 5000 rupees is valid and in case the concerned has not taken the no objection certificate from the society in society has to take all the measures which is required in this regard and disconnect the services to that shop.

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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23 Consultations

Hi,

Anything can be done as per the by laws of society.

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
7172 Answers
16 Consultations

1.  Such resolutions are not enforceable in a court of law during recovery proceedings.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
5612 Answers
25 Consultations

NOC is not mandatory but he has to do police verification. You can fine him like that it's illegal

 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34630 Answers
249 Consultations

You may go through the association's bye laws in this regard.

If there is any provision for this penalty then you cannot question the authority.

What prevented you from submitting the requisite documents?

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
90132 Answers
2504 Consultations

A resolution was passed in 2015 AGM where the members authorised the committee to impose 5k for not observing the rules.

Then you cannot dispute about this and any challenge on this would be a waste of time, money and energy

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
90132 Answers
2504 Consultations

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