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Overview Snapshot Maharashtra housing societies must track recurring obligations across multiple cycles, from managing committee meetings every two months and fire safety certification twice a year to annual AGM and audit deadlines, five year committee terms, and age based structural audits. The Compliance Failure Nobody Sees Coming A committee has run a genuinely tight ship for years. AGM held on time, every time. Audit completed within the required period without fail. Structural audits scheduled every five years like clockwork, exactly as the bye laws require. Everything checks out, until a resident researching something unrelated notices the building crossed thirty years... Continue reading

Overview Snapshot Redevelopment in Maharashtra is often discussed through two numbers: 51% and 10X. They matter, but they do not mean the same thing. The 51% redevelopment consent framework predates the 2026 Rules, while Chapter XI-B of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961, introduced in 2026, sets out additional procedural requirements for housing-society redevelopment and provides for a 51% total-membership threshold for the resolution selecting a developer or contractor. The “10X” figure refers specifically to borrowing capacity for self-redevelopment and self-development, subject to the conditions in the Rules.  Two Numbers, One Big Misunderstanding Every redevelopment conversation in a Mumbai society... Continue reading

Overview Snapshot A Maharashtra housing society committee is elected from among registered flat owners for a five year term. Section 154B-23 of the MCS Act sets the exact grounds for disqualification, defaulting on dues, running a flat business within the society, misconduct, or other statutory violations, some of which have led to real, litigated removals.(1) The Question Nobody Wants to Ask Out Loud A treasurer has fallen three months behind on their own maintenance payments. Meanwhile, they’re still signing off on society checks, still approving vendor payments, still sitting at the head of the table during budget discussions. Everyone in... Continue reading

Overview Snapshot Chapter XI-B introduces a dedicated statutory framework for cooperative housing societies, putting several important aspects of managing committee functioning, meetings, vacancies, expenditure and society funds directly into the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, while retaining Registrar-approved bye-laws as the society’s core governance framework.  The Meeting Where Nobody Could Answer a Simple Question A committee approves a ₹2,80,000 lift repair without calling a General Body meeting. Nobody objects at the time. The lift needed fixing, the quote seemed reasonable, and the committee has approved bigger repairs than this before without anyone raising an eyebrow. Three months later, at the AGM,... Continue reading

Overview Snapshot The Supreme Court has never issued a ruling that fixes one formula for calculating society maintenance charges. What it has confirmed, across several judgments, is that paying maintenance is a legal obligation for every flat owner, that unpaid dues do not simply expire with time, and that funds collected under mutual contribution are not taxed as society income. Key points to know before reading further: The Search That Sends Every Committee Down the Wrong Rabbit Hole Few housing society disputes spread faster than an argument about maintenance charges. One member quotes a court judgment, another produces a WhatsApp... Continue reading