Aditi Dey 27 September 2022

Maintainance procurement and penalty on not paying maintenance

I have purchased an apartment in Bangalore, the Association for the Apartment is still under registration process. We as owners have elected Association Members but the Association registered number is not generated yet. The status is like this since last 2 months. The elected members hence are not able to open a bank account in the name is association and registration process is in progress with no registration number in place yet. They are forcing owners to pay maintenance in cash. Is this procurement of maintenance legal? Can any un registered Association charge late payment of maintenance in case the owner refuse to pay in cash. And Ask them that the owner will only pay once the Association bank account is ready.

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This discussion addresses concerns about paying apartment maintenance fees in cash to an association that is still undergoing the registration process. The owner questions the legality of such payments and whether an unregistered association can impose late payment penalties. The core issue is that without official registration, the association cannot legally collect funds or enforce penalties, and owners are seeking clarity on their payment obligations until a bank account is established.