building maintenance

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 27 October 2010 This query is : Resolved
For new appartments initially builder takes care of the maintenance of the building initially.
But the maintenance amount he collects from the flat owners in this scenario.
Can flat owners object on the undue expences shown by the builder under building maintenance?
do flat owners have any rights to ask builder for the account of maintenance expenditure?

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 27 October 2010
Yes, the flat owners can both object and ask for the charge of maintenance of the building to be handed over to them so that they could form their own Society . However, if the sale deed provides for that the Builder would continue to have the chargge over the maintenance along with the riht to collect maintenance charge then the flat owners can not ask for handing over the charge. In that circumstances f the flat owners are aggrieved by the services of the builder then they could move the Consumer Forum to seek appropriate redress.