Guides for society committees
Practical, plain-language help with the money and meetings side of running a housing society.
How to calculate society maintenance charges (with a worked example)
The usual ways Indian housing societies split maintenance — equally per flat, by area, or a mix — what goes into the bill, and a worked example for a 48-flat society.
Sinking fund and repairs fund: how much to collect and how to use it
What a housing society's sinking fund and repairs and maintenance fund are for, the usual rates under Maharashtra's model bye-laws, and how to keep them safe.
GST on society maintenance: the ₹7,500 rule explained
When a housing society has to charge GST on maintenance: the ₹7,500 per member per month limit, the ₹20 lakh turnover limit, and a worked example.
Handling maintenance defaulters in a housing society
Fair, legal steps for a society when members don't pay maintenance: reminders, interest under the bye-laws, recovery under the co-operative societies law, and what not to do.
Ways a housing society can earn (and keep it on record)
Hall bookings, scrap and compost sales, ad space and more: practical ways a housing society can earn, a worked example for 96 flats, and how to keep every rupee on record.
No-dues certificate from a housing society: when you need it and how to issue it
What a society's no-dues certificate is, when members need one (sale, loan, transfer), what it should contain, and how a committee can issue it quickly.
Housing society AGM checklist: notice, quorum, agenda and minutes
A practical checklist for a co-operative housing society's annual general meeting: when to hold it, notice and quorum, the usual agenda, and recording minutes.
Moving your society's accounts from Excel to an app
A step-by-step plan for a housing society committee moving maintenance, payments and records from registers and Excel to an app, without losing history.
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