Maintenance bill by co-operative society
minsal
(Querist) 13 May 2016
This query is : Resolved
Dear Expert,
I want to know that can a co-operative society issue a maintenance bill to the occupant?
In one of my matter the society on one hand is not ready to join one flat owner as a member of the society and demanding a huge amount for the membership and on the other hand regularly sent the maintenance bill and collecting the charges from them as an occupant.
is it valid? can society issue a bill and demand the charges from the occupants?
Guide me please.
P. Venu
(Expert) 14 May 2016
Pay the charges; that will strengthen your case for membership.
Kishor Mehta
(Expert) 14 May 2016
Sir,
If the member has a registered sale deed and if the member has applied for and paid the society fees, the society can not refuse membership.
In Maharashtra the maximum amount of transfer fee in a CHS is Rs. 25000/- .
Good Luck
Kishor Mehta
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 14 May 2016
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Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 14 May 2016
He should pay the maintenance as he is using the services.
If the society is asking fee beyond the rules / by-laws approach registrar.
minsal
(Querist) 14 May 2016
Sir,
Actually society is a maintenance free and collecting a token money of Rs. 50/- from the other members but from my client they are collecting 40,000/- towards the maintenance and after collecting the said amount they are not providing any facilities they providing to the other members.
further they are demanding lakhs of rupees for join my client as a member.
But that is different issue. I just want to know that can a society demand the maintenance and other charges from non-member and/or occupant?
Regards.
minsal
(Querist) 14 May 2016
Sir,
Actually society is a maintenance free and collecting a token money of Rs. 50/- from the other members but from my client they are collecting 40,000/- towards the maintenance and after collecting the said amount they are not providing any facilities they providing to the other members.
further they are demanding lakhs of rupees for join my client as a member.
But that is different issue. I just want to know that can a society demand the maintenance and other charges from non-member and/or occupant?
Regards.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 16 May 2016
For availing the facilities even a non member is obliged to pay the nominal maintenance charges applicable to non-member category.
If the charges are exorbitant, you may send a notice demanding the reason for this unjustified and exorbitant demand or to quote relevant rule regarding this.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 16 May 2016
Has the society claimed the said charges in writing?
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