Eligibility of Members to vote in housing society election
By Maharashtra Bureau The members should be eligible as per Section 27 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act. He should…
Additional space in Redevelopment of Housing Society in Maharashtra
By Dr Sanjay Chaturvedi, LLB, PhD Mumbai Municipal Corporation in Redevelopment projects have caped fungible FSI of residential at 35%.…
Residential Property Registration Process in Maharashtra
By Advocate Vijay Singh As per the Law, one cannot own a property if he has not registered under section…
Powers, duties and functions of managing committee in housing society
By Legal Bureau Subject to the directions given or regulation made in the meeting of the General Body of the…
No Capital Gain Tax On Society Redevelopment
By Legal Bureau Kushal K. Bangia vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai) – In principle, though the scope of “income” in s.…
Societies cannot charge bills on flat size in Maharashtra
By Legal Bureau The new guideline of BMC which includes Flower Beds, Lift wells etc in carpet area will not…
Expenses for the lift has to be shared by all the members of Housing Society
By Legal Bureau Mr. S.B.Bhinde a shopkeeper and full fledged member of Housing Co-operative Society has written to me to…
Obstructing Redevelopment Comes with a Cost
By Mr. Avikshit Moral and Ms. Almitra Gupta, Juris Corp Land in Mumbai is one of the scarcest resources today.…
Non-Occupancy charges received by Housing society not taxable
By Legal Bureau Assessee has challenged the addition of Rs.30,914/- made by the Assessing Officer on account of non-occupancy charges…
Right to ask documents from society
By J B Patel Quite often, the managing committee of your co-operative housing society refuses to give you crucial documents…