Illtreatment by Residential Association members towards tenants
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Anonymous
(Querist) 03 October 2010
This query is : Resolved
Hi,
The flat in which I reside in Cochin does not have a residents' association. The flat's activities,maintenance and things are taken care of by the flat owners' association.The tenanta residing in this flat does not have any say in the daily matters of the flat. They are treated impartially by the members of the flat owners association. Even some of the owners are also not helpful.
Coming to the problem, we tenants are compelled to pay the rentals whatever this association decides and enough facilities like proper water supply, security arrangements,cleaning,lift facility are not provided.A portion of the rentals paid by the tenants are used to meet other activities like painting the building,building the generator shed,purchasing the furniture for the office of this association, etc.This association is controlled by few mwmbers of the owners.
These members of the assoiction denied to show the accounts of the maintenance amount collected from the tenants.They claim that it was decided by all owners that the maintenance expenditure will not be shown to the tenants.Whereas, in the rental agreements of each house leased/rented out by various owners clearly state that the maintenance charges are separate and had to be paid by the tenant towards the building maintenance.
Do we, tenants have the right to ask for a transparent dealing when it comes to the maintenence of the building? Does the owners assoication have the right to deny showing the accounts to the tenants,as long as the tenants are paying the maintenance charges?What can the tenants do to tackle this type of approach by the members of our flat's association?
Thanks
s.subramanian
(Expert) 03 October 2010
It is open to you,all the tenants,to join together and form a tenants association to interact with the owners association and address it on your problems and seek solutions for the same. If it does not work our you can think of the other solutions.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 04 October 2010
Check whether in your state the Apartment Ownership Act is in place or not. Instates like West Bengal such Act is in effect which provides for how to from such Associations amongst the flat owners so their affairs can be managed by themselves.
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Anonymous
(Querist) 04 October 2010
If any Owner of a flat give an authoirisation letter stating to act on his behalf to question the flat assocition, is it valid or not?
