Q:Hi,I live in Pune and own an apartment flat and a small 200 sq-ft outhouse which is separate from the building but in the same premises.I gave this outhouse on rent a few months ago and now the rest of the residents want me to pay an extra maintenance fee. Firstly, is this true? Because other flats that are in the building are also on rent but they are not paying any extra fees. This they say is because mine is an outhouse. Is this fair? And even if it is, I want to know if there are any guidelines on how much extra I need to pay? Because first they said 'the rule' says I have to pay 10% more. But now they are saying 'the apartment rules' have changed and I will have to pay a full maintenance fee i.e 100%. Are there any official guidelines under law as to how much maintenance will I have to pay extra? Or is it just a majority wins situation, since there are no detailed apartment laws, like society laws? Is there any law I can read or show them to defend myself?Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!
Latest Answer: Hi. Thanks for the replies.. I know 10% sounds right. But the thing is we do not have a registered co-op housing society(CHS). This is just one apartment building. Are the laws different or same for CHS and apartment buildings?
Q:The ex-land owner on which our apartment was constructed, owns about 14 out of total 40 flats. This ex-land owner intimidated others and took all the posts of president,secy and treasurer. He is uneducated but has loads of property and has good influence in the locality. Now he along with another owner, have gone monopoly and corrupt and eat up all the money toward maintanance. He doesnt show records and when forced he showned all stupid calcualtions. Basically he has eaten up more than 1Lakh. He is intimidating others by plugging out fuses, scaring other people. He has now seized the DG, lift, gym and other services. Since most of us in the building are non locals and middle class have no idea to proceed. And another issue is, he did not even allow us to form an association
Latest Answer: Everywhere, we can see a group of people dominating a CHS and making money off festivals. It encourages groupism and infighting. some members regularly donot pay any maintenance or do double parking. All these activities need to be managed by the government not people. Just like water department and electricity department manages their billings. There are good people too, but then why they need to put their time for these activities.
