Common Maintenance charges
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Anonymous
(Querist) 25 July 2011
This query is : Resolved
My Company was taken office accommodation on lease rental basis.In that flat more than one occupants. According to the lease agreement maintenance charges has to beared by the all the occupants. From the begining the common maintenance charges charged acording to the actual basis. No they want to charge on lump sum basis according to their calculation and it is coming more 2 times than the earlier bills. They gave explanation that so many charges earlier they have not charged like salary of the attendant, bore well repair chrges, lift annual repair charges (although in the lease agreement details of common maintenance charges has not explained)now they are charging from current month.
My query is what are all expenditure will come under common maintenance charges i.e what are all owner has to bear and what are all occupants will bear.
We requested them the details of amount paid on actual basis but they are not willing to provide that. we sent email until the details of expenditure we get we will not pay lumpsum basis. can we do so?what are remedy available under Consumer Protection Act?
AMIT SANKLECHA
(Expert) 26 July 2011
Hello
The maintainence charges are different, then the expenses done to manintain the property due to wear & Tear. The common maintainence charge bills are issued by the society to the flat owner & generally can't vary on month to month basis.
Theses mainatainence charges are generally fixed.
Thus for byfercation of the cost you will have to refer the agreement which you have entered with the house owner, which will clear the picture about the duties of each.
Yes there is remedy availaible under Consumer protection act, for which you have tto file a compnaint, seeeking releif against the unwanted Expenses charged by the house owner.
Hope this will help you. for any queries do revert back.
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