I am a resident in a Cooperative Housing Society , along with my mother, We have been residing since the inception of this building which would be more than 30 years. Additionally I am also a Joint Member of the said flat along with my mother. We have one covered car parking space which was allotted at the time of purchase of the flat. My mother being a medical practitioner, keeps her car in this covered car parking
About 21 years back, I got employed in a power utility. Being involved in emergency essential services, it was necessary for me to keep a car at my disposal for attending to round-the-clock emergencies in electricity supply. As our car parking space was already occupied I kept my car in another resident's car parking space who rented out the same to me. After 21 years, i.e. In May 2011, I had to vacate the rented car parking space as the owner required the same for his personal reasons. Subsequently, on my behalf, my mother applied to the Society Board requesting permission for keeping my car in the common open car parking space of the Housing Society.
Accordingly in a Board meeting on 25.05.2011, a decision was taken by the board members to allot me a temporary car parking space in the common open parking space. It was understood that I shall be paying the usual monthly rental for the car parking as per the present rates and norms that have been in vogue for the last thirty years and same would be charged in the monthly demand notice.
However, for reasons unknown to me, and inspite of my repeated queries to the Board members, till date the car parking fees have not been charged by the Society. Though I have formally queried to the Secretary regarding this issue, I did not receive any answer from their end. Unofficially a board member had commented that as I have only one flat in the society, I am eligible for only 1 car parking space. Such a decision was reportedly taken in a Board meeting about 10 years back, when a resident was keeping 2 cars inside the society premises. But I had then pointed out that our society bye-laws do not indicate any such rules with regard to the same or on temporary allottment of common open car parking space inside the society premises. Anyway, if this had been the case, I would have expected that the board would have answered to my formal queries, citing such decision thereof.
It now transpires that the Board under pressure of some other members, would be issuing me a letter to vacate my temporary car parking space by citing that only 1 car parking space is allotted against each flat.
I appeal to the experts, regarding what would be my stance or plan of action if such an intimation is given to me now.
Thanks
Ranju
