Happy Community Living

Aug 26,2014 / By Nimesh / No Comment

The book ‘Happy Community Living’ is an initiative by Commonfloor.com to guide you in every aspect of community living & management (be it about issues around your residential complex, rights and responsibilities of residents or basic concepts of managing an apartment complex). It has been authored with much care and with the vision to help every resident in a gated community to come together and form a well-knit society.

A recent survey has indicated that an overwhelming 70% of property seekers in India prefer apartment communities as compared to other property types. This demand for apartments has resulted in an increase in gated communities in every city.

But the task does not end at just finding or moving into a gated community; for a community to run smoothly it is important to manage it well. Managing an apartment community is as tedious as managing an independent firm. With this in mind, we at Commonfloor.com have endeavored to define the best practices to run a gated community and have given it a strategic direction.

‘Happy Community Living’ came into being because of repeated requests from new home owners and committee members for information on basics of managing and living in an apartment community. The book intends to address basic questions relevant to a home owner and his rights. It empowers him to take up the management of the community, by providing him the nitty-gritty of running an Apartment Association.

Happy Community Living has been received well by our readers (committee members and residents) living in different corners of the country. For the best insight and guide on community living, get this book, currently available on Flipkart and Amazon at a discounted price of Rs.200 (limited period offer)!

As this is our maiden effort, we request you to appreciate our efforts and embrace this book. Send us your feedback on support@commonfloor.com.

Testimonials

” As a committee member, I would like to say that the Commonfloor Happy Community Living book is EXCELLENT. It most importantly features Money Manager, Complaint Register, Messaging etc. These topics are covered properly. Its a community living book as well as feature guide to the product. A very good initiative by commonfloor.com.”
- Dhananjaya,Secretary of V S Cozy, AOWA.

” Good initiative by commonfloor.com. In this book, almost all points ranging from legal,home decor, accounting, maintenance and common issues faced by association are covered which are useful for any community.”
- ChandrasekaranGanesh,Royal Legend Apartments.

” A very good initiative by commonfloor.com. As per association requirements, this book covers major common living topics. It also acts as a guide to raise maintenance invoices and use the AMS product and features.”
- UmeshPal,Janapriya Greenwoods.

” Its a book which can definitely help people live a very peaceful and harmonious life in apartment communities. It also helps committee members to run an apartment society in a professional manner. Thanks to commonfloor.com and team.”
- P.L Rao, Former President Of RMV Clusters Residence Welfare Forum, RMV Clusters Phase -1.

Product Updates

CommonFloor Groups Android App Got Upgraded

Aug 22,2014 / By Nimesh / No Comment

It’s all about keeping all that matters close to you, even when you’re on
the go!

With the successful launch of CommonFloor Groups mobile app (both Android
and iOS versions), now you can constantly stay up-to date with all that’s happening
in your residential complex, irrespective of where you are. This mobile app was
brought out with the objective of making CommonFloor Groups community
management application as handy and accessible as possible.

This month, we have integrated a few upgrades to CommonFloor Groups app
(android version) in our latest release. As a result:

The app is now faster, offering users an even better experience.
Society admins can now send SMS notifications easily to residents
(be it residents of a specific block or even subgroup).
Login can be done easily on Google or Facebook as well, and the
process is simpler than ever.

To download our app, click here!

P.S.- Soon, we will release the same upgrades for iOS platform.

Money Manager-One Platform to manage all your Community Income & Expenditure

Aug 20,2014 / By Nimesh / 1 Comment

A community treasurer is the person solely in charge of money flow within a
community and keeping an account of it. As expected, one of his major
responsibilities is the timely collection and tracking of maintenance due amounts from all residents (residing and non-residing). Common troubles associated with this are:

1) Identifying NEFT transactions from numerous flats

2) Making sure everyone has paid on time

3) Sending emails back and forth to confirm payment

4) Tracking payment failure

5) Generating receipts for people who have paid

All this can be solved by opting for a community management tool (like
CommonFloor Groups) that has an integrated payment gateway that not only
lets you make payments online but also reconciles all payment details of bank
transactions to the community platform within a very short time.

Now, let’s discuss how CommonFloor Groups can help you deal with all this in the
simplest, least time consuming and most effective manner.

The section of CommonFloor Groups that takes care of community money flow
and accounting is the Money Manager. Basic highlights of this module are:-

Managing society bank accounts and petty cash easily
Keeping a tab on the income and expense of community
Generating accounting reports
Maintaining transparency in the handling of community
finances

And of course, our first-in class integrated payment gateway was
designed so you can-

Pay pending maintenance dues online through Payment Gateway.
Get bank transaction tracked and automatically reconciled on the
portal.
Generate E-Receipts instantly for residents who made the payment.
Have dues cleared off automatically once e- receipt is generated,
avoiding manual effort.
Collect vendor payments from residents through Payment Gateway.
Pay amount needed to book a facility though Payment Gateway.
Collect Move In/Move Out charges.
Collect ticket amounts from residents participating in festivals being celebrated in your community.

Apart from the basic features of our comprehensive Money Manager, if
you’re curious about how the Payment Gateway integration happens,
here’s how-

When you make a payment, the amount is first credited to a nodal account and then to the association account. The moment a user makes a payment, the payment made
immediately reflects on our CF Portal and an e-receipt is subsequently generated
and sent.

We would also like you to know our people are working hard to frequently integrate
feature updates to Money Manager to remain # 1 in the field and to ensure you have
the very best experience in community accounting and money management.

We’d love to answer any question that you might have on managing community
finances. Shoot us a mail at support@commonfloor.com

Fun Posts uncategorized

Home Snap Home

Aug 13,2014 / By Nimesh / No Comment

How about showing off a snap of your sweet home and ALSO winning an exciting prize for it? It’s photo contest time on CommonFloor Groups and we bring you a chance to do just that with our Home Snap Home contest. Participate and upload a beautiful picture of yourself, your friends and family or neighbours within your apartment or residential complex on our Facebook Events Page.

We are giving away super-cool prizes to the best entries!

Contest Duration: 14th to 31st August

Theme: A picture of yourself, your family, friends or neighbours clicked within your residential complex

To enter this competition,

1) Like CommonFloor Groups Facebook page. (To qualify, you must ‘like’ the page)

2) Click the ‘Join the Event’ button on our Facebook page.

3) Take an awesome picture of yourself, your family, friends or neighbours within your residential complex and upload it.

4) Get as many likes/comments/shares as possible from your friends, family and acquaintances.

5) Photographs will be judged individually on the number of likes. Cumulative likes on an album will not be considered.

6) Winners will be announced on the 2nd of September.

7) Prizes are:
1st prize: iPad mini
2nd and 3rd prize: point-and-shoot camera
10 Runners-up: Coffee mug

Note: Photographs will be moderated. 60% weightage will be given to the number of ‘likes’ a photograph gets. Final decision will be taken by the CommonFloor Groups Management Team.

Go get busy clicking your best shot!

Smart Residential Living

Transforming Household Waste into Manure

Aug 7,2014 / By Nimesh / 3 Comments

In our previous post, we have discussed resources necessary for the conversion of wet waste to manure and the correct disposal of the remaining household waste. Over here, we hope to graphically demonstrate steps involved in executing this complete procedure of converting wet waste to manure. (as per DSR Rainbow Heights)

Author Archives: Nimesh

Happy Community Living

CommonFloor Groups Android App Got Upgraded

Money Manager-One Platform to manage all your Community Income & Expenditure

Home Snap Home

Transforming Household Waste into Manure