Landowner is not ready to pay their share of maintenance

The owners are having 40% of stake with 50 apartments and it appears a very big venture and make it a point to identify a legal expert for guiding you in such issues as he can use his influence in not only guiding you but also convincing other parties and Registrar or builder.   When compared with benefits such as professional fees are nominal and when maintenance is not your exclusive job, always entrust the same to experts as owners can afford to pay such fees in larger interest of the other owners.

The landowners are bound to bear the maintenance for the property in their possession. 

Originally posted by : P. Venu
	The landowners are bound to bear the maintenance for the property in their possession.

Thank you sir for your response. Is there any provision of law which I can quote while discussing with him about payment of maintenance?

Laws differ from State to State. In which State is your Society?

Bangalore, karnataka

in my understanding, bearing proportionate amount towards maintenance expenses is a matter of equity, not necessary of law. 

If you were in Maharashtra you could have made a complaint to the Registrar under Section 101 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 for recovery of the amount as arrears of land revenue. The laws are weak in other States. But you can file claim for recovery quoting for justification the Maharashtra law if yours is a co-operative society.

hi, flat is in Karnataka, please refer Section 10  & Section 17 (for maintenance charges allocation basis) of Karnataka Apartment Ownership At 1972 AND Section 13, Section 10 read with rule 9,  Section 11 of Karnataka read with section 2 (c) of Karnataka Ownership of Flats Act 1972 for Promoter (= Land Owner & Builder obligation to form association & not to stop service without sufficient cause)