1st July 2021
My Housing Society is in Bhandup East. We passed necessary resolutions and initiated self-redevelopment process 1.5 years back and appointed a PMC for the job.
Due to Covid19 obstacles the progress was slow and at last we got our IOD two months back and we are in the verge of completing the formalities and obtain Commencement Certificate as land survey has been done 15 days back (the last requirement of IOD). However, the Report is yet to be received from MCGM.
At the Managing Committee Meeting held in the last week of May 2021 the Chairman categorically informed to a query of a Managing Committee Member that the Maintenance Charges will be charged at normal rates and the same will be revised at the SGM to be convened in which the date of vacation by members and PAA agreements will be finalised.
Accordingly, the Treasurer raised the Maintenance Charges Bill on 5th June 2021 for the first quarter viz, April to June 2021 and few members, including the Chairman remitted the amount.
However, at the SGM held on 16th May 2021, in which the draft PAA was discussed and no date was fixed for vacation, the same Committee Member raised the topic of reduction in Maintenance Charges and with the support of few more members reduced the Maintenance Charges from Rs.1500 per month to Rs.250 per month, that too with retrospective effect from April 2021. Since majority members desired, the Chairman too agreed to the proposal.
The query is – Is such resolution is valid in the wake of the Managing Committee’s decision NOT to reduce and based on which the Bills were also already raised??? Please clarify. Please note that based on the Bills few more members also paid the full maintenance (4 out of 12) charges and others, say 3 out of 12 the reduced charges. Others yet to pay i.e. 5 of 12.
Nagarajan Iyer
