by Meera | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Featured, News
MUMBAI: Both property owners and tenants heaved a sigh of relief after a police circular stated that no NOC from the local police station, henceforth, will be required to obtain/ to let a property on rent in the city. In turn, the landlord will only need to send the...
by Meera | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Featured, News
The water tax is expected to be hiked by 8% in the next financial year, but citizens are wondering if it will lead to better services. The leak detection units had started functioning in 16 wards to reduce contamination of water. But in the last one year, only wards A...
by Meera | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Featured, News
The state cooperative election authority (SCEA) has clarified that a housing society’s associate members can be part of the managing committee. This will be a shot in the arm for old cooperative housing societies as more residents can participate in their...
by Meera | Jan 14, 2015 | Blog, Featured, News
MUMBAI: Housing societies do not have to pay service tax on maintenance charges collected from their members, a tax tribunal has ruled. This will reduce the maintenance outgo of residents of nearly a lakh housing societies in Mumbai and Thane, particularly the upscale...
by Meera | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, Featured, Insights
A healthy residential community is made up of individuals who are actively learning how to be neighbors, citizens, and leaders. Each and every member has a part in the success of a community. In choosing to live in a co-operative housing society or an association of...
by Meera | Dec 9, 2014 | Blog, Featured, Insights, News, Q&A
Nearly 85% of co-operative housing societies (CHS) in Mumbai alone do not have conveyance from their builders. It is the same elsewhere in Maharashtra. “Although the process is simple, people find it difficult to collect required documents from several...