Monthly service charge for multistoried building
Kalyan Ghosh
(Querist) 05 February 2014
This query is : Resolved
Respected Sir,
 I live in a 10 Flat Building(No of flats 10).Here all the flats are not of equal size i.e flat size varying from 1500/1200/1000/750 sq ft and like that.Previously maintenance /service charge per month was being equally divided amongst all 10 flat owners(It is not a Cooperative Society Flat,It is a ownership flat).But recently by a majority decision it has been decided that henceforth monthly service charge will be according to size in sq ft .As my flat is the highest sized flat obviously I have to pay maxm. .Considering the previous method as there are 10 members each member had to pay 10% of total maintenance cost per month.As per the new method I have now to pay 20%of the total cost .
          My problem is that if the new method is restricted to the monthly charge only then it is not much of a problem,ALTHOUGH THERE IS A QUESTION MARK CONSIDERING MY POINTS STATED BELOW.But the thing is that for any future Capital Maintenance like total painting of the external walls of the building ,roof repairing etc(WHICH ARE A COMMON THING FOR ALL IRRESPECTIVE OF THE SIZE OF AN INDIVIDUAL FLAT) in each case I have to pay more.More precisely if the repair cost is (say)rs 6 Lakhs then I have to pay Rs 120000,whereas others may have to pay only Rs 30000.
        MY POINTS
 This monthly maintenance is only restricted to paying salary of the caretaker/salary of the sweeper /running cost including maintenance of the water pump/illumination of the common service area(stairs etc) WHICH IS IN NO WAY CONNECTED TO THE FLAT SIZE.There is no difference in the service rendered between a higher sized flat and a lower sized flat .NO SERVICE IS RENDERED IN THE ORIGINAL INDIVIDUAL FLAT AREA.
        PLEASE GIVE YOUR VALUED OPINION WHETHER I HAVE ANY POINTS TO STATE.Frankly speaking I am a retired person ,but I do not want do anything which does not follow any legality..Only concerned rules may help me ,if there is any such.
                              With thanks
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 05 February 2014
Go through the bye laws.
Any method adopted by the RWA for collecting maintenance would irritate some or other. In such case majority decision well within the law and bye laws need to prevail.
