Residents' Welfare Association moves Chandigarh court against defaulter members

The Residents Welfare Association, Sector 51-A, Chandigarh, 2BHK, Self-Finance Housing Scheme 2016 have moved the district court against many of its members after they allegedly failed to pay monthly subscription charges fixed for providing common services.

The   court has issued notices to all defendants for filing the replies.

The RWA in the suit filed through counsel Vivek Mohan Sharma prayed before the court for directing the defendant members to clear the entire arrears of monthly subscription fee.

The president of the RWA in the suit said that the 2BHK self-finance housing scheme was launched in April 2016 by Chandigarh Housing Board and the possession of the flats were given to respective allottees in January, 2020 onward.

Immediately after the possession, Chandigarh Housing Board started sending letters to residents/allottees to form RWA and to take charge of common facilities like lifts, genets, fire system, solar power generation system and common area management.

On July 11, 2021 elections of RWA were conducted in the presence/supervision of officials of Chandigarh Housing Board, Police and representative of SDM (South) and finally a seven-member governing body of the society was elected.

The Chandigarh Housing Board, on July 23, .2021 allowed the newly elected governing body of the society to start its functioning in the welfare of the residents/members.

The CHB directed the ex-president of the society to immediately handover the bank account and other relevant records to the newly elected governing body of the society.

The then governing body of the society upon taking charge framed the rules and regulations for the society and got the Residents Welfare Association registered with the Registrar of Firms and Societies, Chandigarh.

The newly elected governing body of the society upon considering the income and expenditure of the society fixed Rs 1,000 per month with effect from September 1, 2021 towards the monthly subscription charges for providing common facilities i.e. 24 x 7 security guards, regular AMCs of lifts, Gensets and firefighting system, repair of common lights, electricity bills pertaining to common area and daily housekeeping etc.

But many of the members have not paying the monthly subscription charges. The society had sent various reminders to the defaulters with a request to clear the outstanding dues but the defendant did not bother to clear the monthly subscription charges.

In the Annual General Meeting of the society on July 7, 2024, it was decided to take necessary legal action against the members who are deliberately not contributing monthly subscription charges.