form cooperative society of all flat owners
2) adopt model bye laws framed by the govt
3) issue legal notice to defaulter to pay society maintenance
4) if he fails to pay take legal proceedings to recover dues with interest
Sir, We have 10 flats in our Apartment, which constructed in the year 2000. Out of 10 flats 7 flats 2 BHK & 3 are 1 BHK. Since, 2000 Apartment maintenance charges are equally sharing to all the flat residants and paying. Now, since 1 year one owner is not paying maintenance amount Rs.19,000/- and he is asking us to reduce the amount. We don't have any association and bye laws. What type of action, we can take and how can we get the amount from him.
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form cooperative society of all flat owners
2) adopt model bye laws framed by the govt
3) issue legal notice to defaulter to pay society maintenance
4) if he fails to pay take legal proceedings to recover dues with interest
See since there is no registered body then all the residents can given him legal notice to seek the maintenance charges from him in case he fails to pay on notice a suit against him need to filed to recover the amount.
It is necessary to form a registered society to collect maintenance.
If the owner of the flat fail to pay the amount then you can file a suit for recovery money for not paying the maintenance amount.
Make a penalty clause in the bylaws against defaulting flat owners.
We have issued a letter to him in Jan'19 for payment of maintenance. He replied and asking us to revise maintenance on flat size. Our common facilities are Security/Electricity/Water/Housekeeping. I am maintaining this apartment since 2016 and he paid the maintenance on equal sharing, but since 1 year, he hold and now he is asking us to revise. How to resolve this issue.
maintenance should be equal to all members irrespective of flat size
2) only property taxes, insurance , water supply should be based on flat size
3) form cooperative society of all flat owners then take recovery proceedings
Normally in small apartments like 10 to 20 flats Apartment maintenance charges are charged equally irrespective of the area of the flat and UDS.
You can recover the same through Dy registrar but for that you need to first abide with the procedure. Draft or adopt and file your byelaws with dy registrar and then initiate proceedings against him
The bombay HC has passed a judgment that the payment of the maintenance has to be done irrespective of the area covered by each of the individual
Dear Sir,
Collecting dues in a perfect world is un-challenging, in fact fulfilling. You get up early in the morning, stretch your arms, take a big yawn, shake your head and get ready for a work-filled yet lovely and successful day.
But snap back to reality!
You get up, stretch your arms and take a big yawn only to see it quickly fade when you’re reminded of your job of the day-COLLECTING MAINTENANCE DUES!!
And why do you exactly dread this day every month? Because some people simply forget it every month, and some detest the idea of paying their dues.
Now, the question is- How do you remind them to pay for the community services they avail, and what measures do you take if they refuse to pay?
PS: The above mentioned points are suggestions, and not laws. Please consult your lawyer before implementing any of the above.
Some wise words of advice:
When you set your community’s by-laws, do it carefully and make sure you add a clause on steps/measures to be taken in case a resident continually/regularly defaults on paying their due maintenance amount..
You can decide about this request in a general or special meeting of the apartment owners and may even pass a resolution to the decision taken in the meeting, this decision will be binding on all the members of the association
His request for revision in maintenance, if he is holding a flat with less space, may appear to be genuine, however let the meeting decide about this hence you can call for a meeting to take a decision on the subject since he appears to be affected by the exorbitant charges.