Ashish Bendre (Software Engineer) 06 October 2024

Rainy tin shed attached to window grill

Hello,

I am staying in a co-operative housing society. I have bought a flat on 23rd floor recently a year ago. My previous owner had installed rainy tin shed attached to the window grill so that rainy water won't come inside the window. Society has sent me a notice asking to remove the tin shed as it is disturbing aesthetic look of the building. Removing the tin shed will impact me as the rainy water will leak inside and might cause seepage through walls. Do I have any legal option in my favour?

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A resident on the 23rd floor received a notice from their housing society to remove a tin shed attached to their window grill, installed by the previous owner to prevent rainwater ingress. The society deems it an aesthetic disturbance. The resident is concerned about potential water leakage and wall seepage if the shed is removed and is seeking legal recourse. However, the advice suggests that such external modifications often violate society bylaws aimed at maintaining building aesthetics and structural integrity, and legal action to keep the shed is unlikely to be successful.

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T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 06 October 2024

You cannot violate the bylaws in this regard.

You cannot expect the rain water to seep inside your house because the building has been constructed taking everything possible calamities into consideration.

Such constructions will certainly spoil the aesthetics of the building hence bylaws have been framed accordingly.

Any legal action you may propose to initiate in this regard will not be maintainable.