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Anonymous
(Querist) 01 December 2023
This query is : Resolved
What if the flat owner has rented a flat and paying the maintenance, Can society charge for over and above maintenance charges from the owner . is it legal. its a small 50 year old 14 members society.
In Mumbai, a society cannot legally charge both the tenant and the owner for flat maintenance. If a flat owner is already paying maintenance, the society is prohibited from collecting additional charges from them. The owner has the right to refuse such extra payments and can even issue a legal notice if the society attempts to charge twice.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 01 December 2023
It is illegal for the society to collect the maintenance charges twice i.e., one from tenant and another from the owner. The owner can refuse and issue a legal notice pointing out this illegal extortion.
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 01 December 2023
It is a repeated query and has already been replied.
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