Apartment owners association (1)

Powers of the Apartment Owners Association
There might be several disputes that may be brought to the attention of the association to be resolved,
of which some may even required legal intervention. In such cases, the apartment owner’s association
needs to take charge and settle matters between members or residents in the apartment and help
resolve disputes outside the court. The following are the powers of the apartment owner’s association
under various circumstances:
1. Power to recover the maintenance fee
The cost of maintenance of facilities and services enjoyed by the residents in the apartment is called a
Maintenance fee. Builders usually allow the apartment owners to form their own association and fix the
maintenance charges. In the event of default by any member, the association has the right to charge
interest and penalty from the defaulter, and the power to recover this amount. The apartment owners
association has the right to sue defaulting members and initiate legal proceedings for recovery of any
outstanding payments but it cannot terminate any facility enjoyed by the owner.
2. Power to take legal action against members guilty of offense
The management committee is responsible for all matters concerning the apartment as well as the
rights and interests of members. Any member in the apartment owners association who steals, forges or
causes any loss to the association shall be liable to be punished. The association also has the right to
take legal action against members held guilty of any offence.
3. Power to file case against the builder
There are several situations when the builder cheats buyers with extremely poor quality of construction,
by not responding to their queries or grievances and even failing to deliver projects as promised. In such
cases, the apartment owners association has complete power to file a case against such builders to
obtain compensation for such losses. They even have the power to lodge a police case and file a criminal
case against the builder.
The other side of the coin!
There are some cases where the apartment owners association drastically fails to meet the
requirements of the residents, even in the Kochi, Trivandrum Kottayam or Thrissur, only a great
apartment owners association can make living in your dream apartment truly a delightful experience
and can help work towards developing stronger bonds with other residents. Remember to always buy
an apartments in Thrissur or home with a trusted builder like Kalyan Developers and ensure its
management committee is elected wisely!