{"id":1493,"date":"2011-02-08T11:46:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T06:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apartmentadda.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T10:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T10:46:37","slug":"sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Rights and Responsibilities: A Comprehensive Guide to Bye-Laws for Housing Societies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sample-Bye-Laws-For-Housing-Society.png\" alt=\"bye-laws for housing society\" class=\"wp-image-15851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sample-Bye-Laws-For-Housing-Society.png 768w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sample-Bye-Laws-For-Housing-Society-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sample-Bye-Laws-For-Housing-Society-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A housing society is like a mini country requiring certain structure to ensure peace and harmony. <strong>Bye-Laws for Housing Society<\/strong> serve exactly the purpose of retaining an organised and peaceful community. This blog discusses how sample bye &#8211; laws for <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/society-management-software\">housing societies<\/a> look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb708eaa2d0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb708eaa2d0\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#A_Sample_Bye-Law_For_Housing_Society_draft\" >A Sample Bye-Law For Housing Society draft:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#Regd\" >&lt;ASSOCIATION NAME&gt; (Regd.)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#AIMS_AND_OBJECTIVES_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\" >AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#BYELAWS_OF\" >BYELAWS OF &lt;APT NAME&gt;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#SHORT_TITLE_AND_APPLICATIONS\" >SHORT TITLE AND APPLICATIONS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#2_DEFINITION\" >2.&nbsp;&nbsp; DEFINITION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#3_MEMBERSHIP_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\" >3. MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#4_CESSATION_OF_MEMBERSHIP\" >4. CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#5_JOINT_APARTMENT_OWNERS\" >5.&nbsp; JOINT APARTMENT OWNERS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#6_ELIGIBILITY_FOR_VOTING_IN_CASE_OF_JOINT_APARTMENT_OWNERS\" >6. ELIGIBILITY FOR VOTING IN CASE OF JOINT APARTMENT OWNERS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#7_DISQUALIFICATION\" >7. DISQUALIFICATION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#8_VOTING\" >8. VOTING:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#9_QUORUM\" >9.&nbsp; QUORUM:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#10_VOTE_TO_BE_CAST_IN_PERSON_OR_THROUGH_PROXY\" >10. VOTE TO BE CAST IN PERSON OR THROUGH PROXY:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#11_POWERS_AND_DUTIES_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\" >11. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#12_PLACEMENT_OF_ANNUAL_GENERAL_BODY_MEETING_SPECIAL_GENERAL\" >12. PLACEMENT OF ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING, SPECIAL GENERAL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#13_ANNUAL_MEETING\" >13. ANNUAL MEETING<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#14_SPECIAL_MEETING\" >14. SPECIAL MEETING:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#15_NOTICE_OF_MEETING\" >15. NOTICE OF MEETING<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#16_ADJOURNED_MEETING\" >16. ADJOURNED MEETING:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#17_ORDER_OF_BUSINESS\" >17. ORDER OF BUSINESS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#18_MANAGEMENT_OF_ASSOCIATION\" >18. MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#19_POWERS_AND_DUTIES_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\" >19. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#20_OTHER_DUTIES\" >20. OTHER DUTIES:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#21_MANAGERSUPERVISOR\" >21. MANAGER\/SUPERVISOR:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#22_ELECTION_AND_TERM_OF_OFFICE\" >22. ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#23_VACANCIES\" >23. VACANCIES:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#24_REMOVAL_OF_MEMBERS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\" >24. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#25_ORGANIZATION_OF_MEETINGS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\" >25. ORGANIZATION OF MEETINGS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#26_REGULAR_MEETINGS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\" >26. REGULAR MEETINGS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#27_SPECIAL_MEETINGS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\" >27. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#28_EMERGENCY_MEETINGS_OF_THE_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\" >28. EMERGENCY MEETINGS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#29_WAIVER_OF_NOTICE\" >29. WAIVER OF NOTICE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#30_QUORUM_FOR_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE_MEETINGS\" >30. QUORUM FOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#31_RESIGNATION\" >31. RESIGNATION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#32_DESIGNATION_OF_THE_OFFICERS\" >32. DESIGNATION OF THE OFFICERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#33_SELECTION_OF_OFFICE_BEARERS\" >33. SELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#34_REMOVAL_OF_OFFICE_BEARERS\" >34. REMOVAL OF OFFICE BEARERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#35_PRESIDENT\" >35. PRESIDENT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#36_SECRETARY\" >36. SECRETARY:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#37_TREASURER\" >37. TREASURER:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#38_OBLIGATIONS_OF_THE_MEMBERS\" >38. OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#39_INCOME\" >39. INCOME:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#40_INVESTMENT\" >40. INVESTMENT:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#41_AFFILIATION\" >41. AFFILIATION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#42_ACCOUNTS\" >42. ACCOUNTS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#43_PUBLICATION_OF_ACCOUNTS_AND_REPORTS\" >43. PUBLICATION OF ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#44_APPOINTMENT_OF_AUDITORS\" >44. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#45_POWER_OF_AUDITOR\" >45. POWER OF AUDITOR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#46_NOTICE_TO_ASSOCIATION\" >46. NOTICE TO ASSOCIATION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-51\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#47_SEAL_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\" >47. SEAL OF THE ASSOCIATION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-52\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#48_REGULATIONS_RULES_AND_ADMINISTRATIVE_PROCEDURE\" >48. REGULATIONS, RULES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-53\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/sample-bye-laws-for-housing-society\/#49_AMENDMENT_OF_BYE-LAWS_FOR_HOUSING_SOCIETY\" >49. AMENDMENT OF BYE-LAWS FOR HOUSING SOCIETY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Sample_Bye-Law_For_Housing_Society_draft\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A Sample Bye-Law For Housing Society draft:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regd\"><\/span>&lt;A<span style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\">SSOCIATION NAME&gt; (Regd.)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION BYE-LAWS FOR HOUSING SOCIETY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registered office:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;apt name&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;address&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;City&gt;&lt;Pin code&gt; &#8220;&lt;Association Name&gt; &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memorandum of Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PREAMBLE: In its efforts to promote and sustain an outstanding community, the &lt;APT NAME&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>APARTMENT OWNERS&#8217; ASSOCIATION shall be guided by a set of shared values,&nbsp;to which all its members stand committed. These values, expressed as the guiding principles&nbsp;of the community, shall be the touchstone for the bye-laws for housing society, rules and operating guidelines of&nbsp;the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>guiding principles<\/strong> inspiring the bye-laws for housing society relate to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Harmonious &nbsp;living culture <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The emphasis here is on consideration for others, with residents relating to each other in the spirit of mutual support and fellowship. The basis for all key <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/apartment-management-software\">apartment management<\/a> decisions is the greater common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Good citizenship<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents&nbsp; respect&nbsp; the&nbsp; rights&nbsp; of&nbsp; others.&nbsp; They&nbsp; also&nbsp; willingly&nbsp; and&nbsp; voluntarily&nbsp; conform&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp;bye-laws for housing society, rules and operating guidelines of the Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Outstanding physical environment<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>High&nbsp; standards&nbsp; are&nbsp; maintained&nbsp; for&nbsp; all&nbsp; common&nbsp; areas,&nbsp; infrastructure&nbsp; and&nbsp; services.&nbsp; Also,&nbsp;standards and guidelines are applied consistently and uniformly, where relevant to personal&nbsp;property.&nbsp; Residents&nbsp; are&nbsp; guided&nbsp; in&nbsp; their&nbsp; actions&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; need&nbsp; to&nbsp; conserve&nbsp; and&nbsp; protect&nbsp; the&nbsp;environment. In the same spirit, the Association also actively promotes and advocates the use&nbsp;of eco-friendly methods for the long-term benefit of the community through the drafted bye-laws for housing society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NAME<\/strong>:&nbsp; The&nbsp; name&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; association&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; &#8220;&lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp; APARTMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OWNERS&#8217; ASSOCIATION&#8221;, which shall be registered under the Karnataka Societies&nbsp;Registration Act of 1960 and rules framed there under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REGISTERED OFFICE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Registered Office of the Association shall be at &lt;apt name&gt; , situated at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;address&gt;,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AIMS_AND_OBJECTIVES_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main objectives of the association to be attained through the bye-laws for housing society shall be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) To act as an Association of Apartment Owners of the Building known as &lt;apt name&gt;&nbsp;,&nbsp; who&nbsp; have&nbsp; filed&nbsp; their&nbsp; Declarations&nbsp; submitting&nbsp; their&nbsp; respective&nbsp; Apartments to the&nbsp;provisions of the Act, in such a manner as to protect the legitimate rights, privileges and&nbsp;interest of all its Members, with prejudice, or favour to none;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) To provide for, and do all or any of the matters as laid down in these Bye-laws for housing society;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) To represent the Association before Government and other authorities for any common&nbsp;purpose, which may impact the members monetarily or otherwise and take all such steps&nbsp;as may be necessary in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) To&nbsp; represent&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; in&nbsp; all&nbsp; matters&nbsp; pertaining&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; common&nbsp; property&nbsp; of&nbsp;&#8220;&lt;APT NAME&gt; APARTMENT OWNERS&#8217;&nbsp; ASSOCIATION&#8221; and&nbsp; to negotiate, carry&nbsp;on&nbsp; litigation, settle&nbsp; or&nbsp; compromise&nbsp; with&nbsp; third parties any&nbsp; matter&nbsp; affecting&nbsp; the&nbsp; common&nbsp;rights and properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) To&nbsp; establish&nbsp; and&nbsp; carry&nbsp; on&nbsp; jointly&nbsp; with&nbsp; individuals&nbsp; or&nbsp; institutions,&nbsp; or&nbsp; its&nbsp; own&nbsp; volition, educational,&nbsp; physical,&nbsp; social,&nbsp; recreational,&nbsp; or&nbsp; other&nbsp; activities,&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; benefit&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;Apartment&nbsp; Owners&nbsp; AND&nbsp; for&nbsp; regulation,&nbsp; maintenance,&nbsp; up&nbsp; keep&nbsp; and&nbsp; welfare&nbsp; of&nbsp; all&nbsp; the&nbsp;APARTMENT OWNERS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f) To&nbsp; provide&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; security,&nbsp; maintenance,&nbsp; repair,&nbsp; replacement,&nbsp; or&nbsp; improvements&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;BUILDING,&nbsp;&nbsp; and&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; COMMON&nbsp;&nbsp; AREAS&nbsp;&nbsp; AND&nbsp;&nbsp; FACILITIES&nbsp;&nbsp; by&nbsp;&nbsp; proportionate&nbsp;contribution from the Owners, and, if necessary, by raising loans for that purpose;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g) To carry out urgently needed repairs inside any of the units, which would otherwise affect&nbsp;the building in common, if the apartment owner or the occupant of the unit fails to carry&nbsp;out the same within the time prescribed by the respective apartment owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>h) To&nbsp; establish,&nbsp; maintain&nbsp; and&nbsp; reinforce&nbsp; contacts&nbsp; to&nbsp; render&nbsp; help\/assistance&nbsp; to&nbsp; all&nbsp; members regarding the society maintenance of the premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) To&nbsp; invest,&nbsp; to&nbsp; acquire&nbsp; legal activity or&nbsp; deposit monies&nbsp;&nbsp; to&nbsp; the advantage&nbsp; of&nbsp; the Owners,&nbsp;notwithstanding, the profits and income derived from the above objects shall be utilized&nbsp;for&nbsp; the&nbsp; development&nbsp; and&nbsp; improvement&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; association&nbsp; and&nbsp; shall&nbsp; not&nbsp; be&nbsp; distributed&nbsp;among the members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>j) To frame rules and administrative procedure with the approval of the general body of the&nbsp;association. In&nbsp; exceptional \/ day-to-day cases, the&nbsp; MC&nbsp; is&nbsp; authorized&nbsp; to&nbsp; frame&nbsp; \/ change&nbsp;rules from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>k) To promote close co-operation between members and to render all possible advice and&nbsp;guidance&nbsp; to&nbsp; members&nbsp; in&nbsp; any&nbsp; matter&nbsp; relating&nbsp; to&nbsp; ownership&nbsp; and&nbsp; enjoyment&nbsp; of&nbsp; living&nbsp; in&nbsp;Apartments and to provide such amenities and facilities to members as the MC may deem fit;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>m) To carry out the above objectives and activities to facilitate their efficient and effective&nbsp;functioning,&nbsp; to&nbsp; liaison, collaborate&nbsp; and&nbsp; share&nbsp; experience&nbsp; with&nbsp; individual and&nbsp; \/ or&nbsp; other&nbsp;bodies&nbsp; and&nbsp; organizations&nbsp; with&nbsp; similar&nbsp; objectives&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; city&nbsp;&nbsp; of&nbsp; Bangalore,&nbsp; organize&nbsp;meetings or participate in them, make representations or carry out other activities of the&nbsp;aforesaid objectives;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>n)&nbsp; To do all other lawful acts (within the ambit of the bye-laws for housing society) for attainment of the aforesaid objectives;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o) To&nbsp; engage&nbsp; the&nbsp; services&nbsp; of&nbsp; any&nbsp; professionals&nbsp; like&nbsp; contractors,&nbsp; architects,&nbsp; structural&nbsp;engineers, Chartered <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/the-mangopeople.com\/how-can-finance-management-help-you-become-a-better-investor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accountants<\/a><\/span>, advocates to take up any necessary civil or structural&nbsp;work or to take the services of any professionals initiating any action or defending the&nbsp;same generally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>p) To frame rules, with the approval of the general body of the Association, to administer the&nbsp;building and common facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>q) To&nbsp; do&nbsp; such&nbsp; other&nbsp; things&nbsp; as&nbsp; may&nbsp; be considered&nbsp; as&nbsp; to&nbsp; be&nbsp; incidental or&nbsp; conducive&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp;attainment of the aforesaid objectives;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secretary of the Association is authorized to correspond and deal with the Registrar,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangalore District, Bangalore;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association shall not act beyond the scope of its &#8220;Objects&#8221; without duly amending&nbsp;the provisions of the Bye-laws for housing society for the purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The income of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall be utilized&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; objects&nbsp; of&nbsp; the Association&nbsp; and&nbsp;shall not be distributed among its members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signed by the Management Committee Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;&lt;APT NAME&gt; APARTMENT OWNERS ASSOCIATION&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BYELAWS_OF\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>BYELAWS OF &lt;APT NAME&gt;<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SHORT_TITLE_AND_APPLICATIONS\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SHORT TITLE AND APPLICATIONS<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp; The&nbsp; name&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; &#8220;&lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp; APARTMENT&nbsp; OWNERS&#8217;&nbsp;ASSOCIATION&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp; The&nbsp; Registered&nbsp; office&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; situated&nbsp; at &nbsp;&lt; office Address&gt; &nbsp;&lt;apt name&gt;,&nbsp;situated at &nbsp;&lt;Address&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp; The&nbsp; provisions&nbsp; of&nbsp; these&nbsp; Bye-laws for housing society&nbsp; apply&nbsp; to&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp; &lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; APARTMENT&nbsp;OWNERS&#8217; ASSOCIATION. All present or future owners, tenants, or their employees,&nbsp;or any other person who is lawfully entitled to use the facilities of the said Building, in&nbsp;any manner whatsoever, shall be subject to the regulations set forth in these Bye-laws for housing society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mere act of acquisition or rental or taking on license any property or mere occupancy&nbsp;of any of the Apartments in the &lt;APT NAME&gt; will signify that these bye-laws for housing society have&nbsp;been read and understood, are accepted, stand ratified and will be complied with at all&nbsp;times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_DEFINITION\"><\/span>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>DEFINITION<\/strong>:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In these Bye-Laws for housing society, unless the context requires otherwise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a)&nbsp; &#8216;ACT&#8217; means the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 and Rules, 1961 and also&nbsp;the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act, 1972 and Rules, 1975, both as amended from&nbsp;time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) &#8216;ASSOCIATION&#8217;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; means&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;APARTMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OWNERS&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASSOCIATION constituted by such owners for the purpose of carrying out objectives of&nbsp;the association as provided by the rule 3 of the Bye-laws for housing society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) &#8216;COMMITTEE&#8217; means the Management Committee of the Association consisting of the&nbsp;President&nbsp; and&nbsp; persons&nbsp; all&nbsp; of&nbsp; whom&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; Apartment&nbsp; Owners&nbsp; (members\/deemed&nbsp;members) who are all residents of the Apartments in &lt;apt name&gt;; from among whom, a&nbsp;Vice-President,&nbsp; a&nbsp; Secretary,&nbsp; a&nbsp; Treasurer,&nbsp; and&nbsp; a&nbsp; Joint&nbsp; Secretary&nbsp; will&nbsp; be&nbsp; elected&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp;Members of the Management Committee(MC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) &#8216;BUILDING&#8217; means the apartments in any of the towers and blocks in &#8220;&lt;apt name&gt; I &amp;&nbsp;II &#8220;, situated at &lt;address&gt; and known as &lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp;Condominium and includes the land forming part thereof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) &#8216;OWNER&#8217;&nbsp;&nbsp; or&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8216;APARTMENT&nbsp;&nbsp; OWNER\/OWNERS&#8217;&nbsp;&nbsp; means&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; person&nbsp;&nbsp; owning&nbsp; an&nbsp;Apartment in the &lt;APT NAME&gt; Condominium with or without car parking space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f) &#8216;RESIDENT&#8217; means any person staying in &lt;APT NAME&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\">g) &#8220;MEMBER&#8221; means an Owner, as aforesaid. Such an Owner shall have full voting rights,&nbsp;<\/span>provided that such rights&nbsp; are exercised by only one person in respect of an Apartment&nbsp;jointly&nbsp; owned&nbsp; by&nbsp; more&nbsp; than&nbsp; one&nbsp; person.&nbsp; In&nbsp; the&nbsp; latter&nbsp; event,&nbsp; the&nbsp; voting&nbsp; right&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp;exercised&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; persons&nbsp; whose&nbsp; name&nbsp; stands&nbsp; first&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; Declaration,&nbsp; unless&nbsp; otherwise&nbsp;authorized by the other Owner\/Owners of the said Apartments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>h) &#8220;ASSOCIATE&nbsp; MEMBER&#8221;&nbsp; means&nbsp; any&nbsp; person&nbsp; who&nbsp; is&nbsp; not&nbsp; an&nbsp; Owner,&nbsp; but&nbsp; is&nbsp; wholly&nbsp;residing, occupying, or otherwise in lawful possession of any Apartments in the Building,&nbsp;and&nbsp; who&nbsp; has&nbsp; been&nbsp; co-opted&nbsp; into&nbsp; the&nbsp; MC&nbsp; as&nbsp; hereinafter&nbsp; mentioned.&nbsp; Such&nbsp; an&nbsp; Associate&nbsp;Member shall have no voting rights whatsoever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) &#8220;DEFAULTING&nbsp; MEMBER&#8221;&nbsp; means&nbsp; any&nbsp; Owner&nbsp; who&nbsp; has&nbsp; not&nbsp; paid&nbsp; the&nbsp; dues&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp;Association for three months or over. Such defaulting Members shall not be entitled to&nbsp;any of the rights and privileges enjoyed by the other Members, or to the services, and&nbsp;facilities offered by the Association, and shall forfeit all voting rights, whatsoever till all&nbsp;dues are cleared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>j) &#8216;DEEMED MEMBER&#8217; means a deemed member of the Association; the spouse, parent or&nbsp;any one of the children above 18 years of age who is authorized by such Owner and who&nbsp;is also a Resident may be treated as a deemed member of the Association in place of such&nbsp;Owner. If the Apartment is Company owned for residential purposes, the Company may&nbsp;nominate a deemed member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>k) &#8220;REGISTRAR&#8221;&nbsp; means&nbsp; the&nbsp; Registrar&nbsp; of&nbsp; Societies,&nbsp; appointed&nbsp; under&nbsp; the&nbsp; Act,&nbsp; Bangalore&nbsp;Urban District, Bangalore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l)&nbsp; &#8220;APARTMENT&#8221; which may also be termed a &#8220;FLAT&#8221; or &#8220;UNIT&#8221;, (hereinafter referred&nbsp;to as &#8220;APARTMENT&#8221;), means part of the Building , intended for use as a family unit for&nbsp;residential purposes, including one, or more rooms, and\/or enclosed space with direct exit&nbsp;to a Common Area, leading to a public road. The Apartment shall not be used for any&nbsp;purpose other than residential, except with specific, written permission of the Managing&nbsp;Committee, and under such terms and conditions as may be laid by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>m) COMMON AREAS AND FACILITIES: Common Areas and Facilities, unless otherwise provided in the Declaration, or lawful amendment thereto, means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp; The land on which the Building is located, but excluding the Building itself;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp; The foundations, columns, girders, beams, supports, main walls, parapets, roofs, halls,&nbsp;corridors, lobbies, stairs, stairways, fire-escapes, entrances and exits of the Building;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iii)&nbsp; Yards, gardens other than those allotted for private use, parking areas other than those&nbsp;sold, and storage spaces;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iv)&nbsp; The&nbsp; premises&nbsp; used&nbsp; as&nbsp; offices,&nbsp; store-rooms,&nbsp; rest&nbsp; rooms,&nbsp; or&nbsp; rooms&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; lodging&nbsp; of&nbsp;janitors, or persons employed for the management of the property;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>v)&nbsp; Installation&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; central&nbsp; services,&nbsp; such&nbsp; as&nbsp; power,&nbsp; light,&nbsp; gas,&nbsp; hot &nbsp;and&nbsp; cold&nbsp; water,&nbsp;heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning and incinerating, etc;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>vi)&nbsp; The&nbsp; elevators,&nbsp; tanks,&nbsp; pumps,&nbsp; motors,&nbsp; fans,&nbsp;&nbsp; compressors,&nbsp; ducts,&nbsp; filtration&nbsp; apparatus,&nbsp;communication&nbsp; facilities&nbsp; such&nbsp; as&nbsp; cable&nbsp; for&nbsp; television&nbsp; and&nbsp; Internet&nbsp; access,&nbsp; security&nbsp;equipment and installations existing for common use;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>vii) Such community and commercial facilities as may be provided for in the Declaration;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>viii)&nbsp;&nbsp; All other parts of the property necessary, or convenient to its existence, maintenance&nbsp;and safety, or normally in common use;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ix)&nbsp; Club House including all its fittings, fixtures, equipment, both movable and fixed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>n) RESTRICTED COMMON AREAS AND FACILITIES:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Limited Common Areas are those portions which are part and parcel of the Common Areas&nbsp;and Facilities, but are reserved for the use of certain apartment, to the exclusion of other&nbsp;apartment, and designated as such in the Declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This right shall be exercised only by persons who are wholly resident in the Building. Other&nbsp;than the privilege of exclusive use, no right or title whatsoever to these Limited Common&nbsp;Areas shall accrue to the Owners of the Apartments to which they are attached, save and&nbsp;except&nbsp; as&nbsp; is&nbsp; vested&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; other&nbsp; Owners&nbsp; by&nbsp; virtue&nbsp; of&nbsp; their&nbsp; owning&nbsp; an&nbsp; Apartment&nbsp; in&nbsp; the Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No&nbsp;&nbsp; structure&nbsp; of&nbsp;&nbsp; any&nbsp; kind&nbsp; whatsoever&nbsp; temporary&nbsp; or&nbsp;&nbsp; permanent&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; erected&nbsp; or&nbsp;fence\/partition&nbsp; put&nbsp; up&nbsp; on&nbsp; any&nbsp; Limited&nbsp; Common&nbsp; Area&nbsp; that&nbsp; may&nbsp; obstruct,&nbsp; or&nbsp; impede&nbsp; free&nbsp;movement in the event of an emergency of any kind. In addition, on the Limited Common&nbsp;Areas adjoining the ground floor apartments, no trees shall be planted, which may cause&nbsp;7 similar&nbsp; hindrance.&nbsp; Structure\/fences\/trees&nbsp; which&nbsp; do&nbsp; not&nbsp; impede&nbsp; free&nbsp; movement,&nbsp; may,&nbsp;however, be put up\/planted, but with the specific, prior, written permission of the MC, and&nbsp;under such conditions as it may specify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_MEMBERSHIP_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\"><\/span>3. <strong>MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Any person, or persons, HUF, Firm, Association of Persons and \/or Company who\/which&nbsp;has purchased an Apartment in the Building from M\/s &lt;&gt; Developers Pvt. Ltd. (hereafter&nbsp; referred&nbsp; to&nbsp; as&nbsp; the&nbsp; &#8220;Developer&#8221;),&nbsp; shall&nbsp; automatically&nbsp; become&nbsp; the&nbsp; Member&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;Association and the &#8220;Deposit&#8221; paid by him\/her per apartment to the Developer towards&nbsp;the&nbsp; proper&nbsp; upkeep&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; building&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; transferred&nbsp; to&nbsp; his\/her&nbsp; account&nbsp; with&nbsp; the Association, or to the common account of the Association. Any dues to the Association&nbsp;not paid for three months or more, at the discretion of MC, will be deducted from the said&nbsp;deposit. A Member should be 18 years or above. The membership shall not exceed the&nbsp;total number of individual apartments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Upon&nbsp; any Owner&nbsp; selling his\/her\/their Apartment, or absolutely conveying the&nbsp; same&nbsp; by&nbsp;way&nbsp; of&nbsp; gift,&nbsp; or&nbsp; otherwise,&nbsp; the&nbsp; Purchaser,&nbsp; or&nbsp; Donee&nbsp;&nbsp; shall,&nbsp; become&nbsp; a&nbsp; Member&nbsp;&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;Association with same right and privileges as the previous Owner provided the seller has&nbsp;paid the Transfer Fee of Rs. X &nbsp;per sqft of apartment area and, all other dues and obtained&nbsp;a &#8216;No Dues Certificate&#8221; from the Association. The &#8220;Deposit&#8221; lying in the account of seller&nbsp;shall be transferred to the new member. Any short fall in the &#8220;Deposit&#8221;, as decided by the&nbsp;Association and its office bearers has to be made up by the new Member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) On the death of an Owner, his\/her\/their Apartment shall be transferred to the person, or&nbsp;persons, to whom bequeathed, or to the legal successor in case no bequeathment has been&nbsp;made. The Legatee, or the Successor shall, on satisfactory completion of legal formalities,&nbsp;if&nbsp; any,&nbsp; automatically&nbsp; becomes&nbsp; a&nbsp; Member&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association,&nbsp; with&nbsp; the&nbsp; same rights&nbsp; and&nbsp;privileges as the previous Owner. No Transfer Fee need be paid, and the &#8220;Deposits&#8221; paid&nbsp;by the deceased Member shall stand transferred to the Successor under the same terms&nbsp;and conditions as aforesaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) Each Apartment Owner may purchase a copy of the Bye-laws for housing society on payment of Rs. X&nbsp;(Rupees X only.). [We highly recommend having a personal copy of the bye-laws for housing society to ensure you are aware of the rules and regulations and also have a back up in case of disputes.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) All&nbsp; owners&nbsp; will&nbsp; have&nbsp; to&nbsp; pay&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; &lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp; APARTMENT&nbsp; OWNERS&#8217;&nbsp;ASSOCIATION a sum as decided by the committee before the specified last date. All&nbsp;Revenue&nbsp; accumulated&nbsp; shall be deposited&nbsp; as&nbsp; a&nbsp; Fixed&nbsp; Deposit in&nbsp; a Public\/Private&nbsp; Sector&nbsp;Bank or used to acquire legal activity to achieve effectively, the objectives and welfare of&nbsp;the &lt;APT NAME&gt; APARTMENT, as decided by the committee as a dedicated fund&nbsp;termed&nbsp; sinking&nbsp; fund.&nbsp; The&nbsp; amount&nbsp; so&nbsp; collected&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; utilized&nbsp; for&nbsp; reconstruction&nbsp; of&nbsp;common buildings or for carrying out structural additions or alterations to the buildings or&nbsp;for carrying out heavy repairs\/replacements, provided that such reconstruction \/repairs do&nbsp;not fall within the ambit of any agreement with an external agency for maintenance of&nbsp;&lt;APT NAME&gt; Condominium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_CESSATION_OF_MEMBERSHIP\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">4. CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[In accordance to the bye-laws for housing society, there are certain set rules that guide the cessation of membership in a community.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) On&nbsp; the&nbsp; Death&nbsp; of&nbsp; an&nbsp; Owner.&nbsp; If&nbsp; before&nbsp; demise,&nbsp; title&nbsp;&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; Apartment&nbsp; had&nbsp; legally&nbsp; been&nbsp;bequeathed\/transferred, the Legatee(s) shall automatically continue as Member(s). In the&nbsp;case of Joint Owners, the surviving Owner shall continue as Member;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) On an Owner selling, gifting, exchanging or otherwise disposing off the Apartment;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) On a Trust, or Registered Company, winding up its affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_JOINT_APARTMENT_OWNERS\"><\/span>5.&nbsp; <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">JOINT APARTMENT OWNERS:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Where&nbsp; two&nbsp; or&nbsp; more&nbsp; persons&nbsp; have&nbsp; purchased&nbsp; an&nbsp; Apartment&nbsp; jointly,&nbsp; they&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; jointly&nbsp;entitled to the Apartment and the person whose name stands first shall alone have the right to vote. However, the first Joint Owner, by a letter of authority deposited in the office of the&nbsp;Association, may authorize the other Joint Owner to vote on his\/her behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_ELIGIBILITY_FOR_VOTING_IN_CASE_OF_JOINT_APARTMENT_OWNERS\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">6. ELIGIBILITY FOR VOTING IN CASE OF JOINT APARTMENT OWNERS:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Only one of the Joint Apartment Owners shall be entitled to vote or be eligible to be elected&nbsp;and not all the Joint Owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_DISQUALIFICATION\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">7. DISQUALIFICATION:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No Apartment Owner or deemed member shall be entitled to vote on the question of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>election&nbsp; of&nbsp; Members&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Management&nbsp; Committee&nbsp; or&nbsp; the&nbsp; President,&nbsp; Vice-President,&nbsp;Secretary,&nbsp; Treasurer,&nbsp; Joint&nbsp; Treasurer,&nbsp; Joint&nbsp; Secretary&nbsp; or&nbsp; any&nbsp; other&nbsp; office&nbsp; bearer&nbsp; or&nbsp; be&nbsp;entitled&nbsp; to&nbsp; stand&nbsp; for&nbsp; election&nbsp; to&nbsp; such&nbsp; office&nbsp; if&nbsp; he\/she&nbsp; is&nbsp; in&nbsp; arrears&nbsp; in&nbsp; respect&nbsp; of&nbsp; his\/her&nbsp;contribution for common expenses to the Association for more than 30 days on the day of&nbsp;election. The names of Owners and the amounts in arrears for more than 30 days shall be displayed&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp; Notice&nbsp; Board&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; till&nbsp; such&nbsp; time,&nbsp; as&nbsp; the&nbsp; arrears&nbsp; remain&nbsp;uncleared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_VOTING\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">8. VOTING:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One&nbsp; or&nbsp; more&nbsp; persons:&nbsp; the&nbsp; voting&nbsp; rights&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; exercised&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; person&nbsp; whose&nbsp; name&nbsp;stands first in the Declaration, unless otherwise authorized by the other joint Owners of&nbsp;the said Apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) A Trust: by any of the Trustees, duly authorized by the other Trustees;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) A Registered Company: by a Director, or any officer duly authorized by the Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) Voting will&nbsp; be&nbsp; by&nbsp; secret&nbsp; ballot,&nbsp; or&nbsp; show&nbsp; of&nbsp; hands,&nbsp; as&nbsp;&nbsp; decided&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Members&nbsp; voting&nbsp;either in person, or by proxy, as specified in Bye-law for <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/society-management-software\">housing society<\/a> herein below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_QUORUM\"><\/span>9.&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <strong>QUORUM:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp; an&nbsp; Annual&nbsp; General&nbsp; Body&nbsp; Meeting&nbsp; or&nbsp; a&nbsp; Special&nbsp; General&nbsp; Body&nbsp; Meeting,&nbsp; 30%&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;members&nbsp; or&nbsp; their&nbsp; duly&nbsp; authorized&nbsp; person&nbsp; can&nbsp; constitute&nbsp;&nbsp; a&nbsp; Quorum.&nbsp; In&nbsp; the&nbsp; absence&nbsp; of&nbsp; a&nbsp;majority, the Meeting shall be adjourned and shall be held at the same venue after one hour&nbsp;on&nbsp; the&nbsp; same&nbsp; day,&nbsp; without&nbsp; further&nbsp; adjournment&nbsp; and&nbsp; with&nbsp; available&nbsp; members&nbsp; present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Communication about the new time of the meeting will be put on notice board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_VOTE_TO_BE_CAST_IN_PERSON_OR_THROUGH_PROXY\"><\/span>10. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">VOTE TO BE CAST IN PERSON OR THROUGH PROXY:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In any Meeting of the Association, vote shall be cast in person or through a duly authorized proxy. The authority to a proxy must be in writing. The proxy must be deposited with the Secretary\/President of the Association not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the Meeting. The proxy need not be a Member, but no person may be a proxy for more than four&nbsp; members.&nbsp; The&nbsp; role&nbsp; of&nbsp; proxy&nbsp; is&nbsp; only&nbsp; restricted&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; extent&nbsp; of&nbsp; casting&nbsp; of&nbsp; votes&nbsp; as authorized by the society management members. The proxy cannot participate in the deliberations of the Annual General Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_POWERS_AND_DUTIES_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\"><\/span>11. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a) The Association shall be a non-profit organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) The&nbsp; Association&nbsp; will&nbsp; have&nbsp; the&nbsp; responsibility&nbsp; of&nbsp; administering&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;ASSOCIATION NAME&gt;, approving the Annual budget, collecting periodical and ad-hoc payments and arranging for management of the Condominium in an efficient manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except otherwise provided, a Resolution of the Association shall require approval by a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>majority of owners either present in the meeting and casting votes in person or casting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>votes through the authorized proxy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) The Association may frame rules to amplify these bye-laws for housing society and these rules, which shall be applicable to all society management members &amp; residents after they are passed in the annual general meeting or a special general meeting (&#8220;AGM\/SGM&#8221;). In the event of any doubts or contradictions, the bye-laws for housing society shall prevail over the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) The Association shall generally look after and be responsible for safeguarding, promoting&nbsp;and protecting rights and well being of members, and enforcing their respective obligation&nbsp;to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) The&nbsp; Association &nbsp;shall&nbsp; represent&nbsp; the&nbsp; collective&nbsp; interest&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Community&nbsp; in&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp;with various external agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f) The&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall&nbsp; commence\/defend&nbsp; any&nbsp; legal&nbsp; proceedings&nbsp; only&nbsp; in&nbsp; so&nbsp; far&nbsp; as&nbsp; it&nbsp; is&nbsp;related or connected with and affects the Members and the affairs of the &lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp;&amp; its Residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g) The Association shall promote and strive for a peaceful co-existence among all members of the association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>h) The Association shall regulate the manner and prescribe restrictions and conditions for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and under which any member shall transfer or part with the possession of his ownership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of a property in &lt;APT NAME&gt;&nbsp; so as to ensure compliance with these bye-laws and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>rules by the transferees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) The Association shall have unhindered access to all its facilities located and designated as&nbsp;Association Office for operation &amp; its maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>j) The association will not be responsible for any loss caused to members they might have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>suffered&nbsp; by act of&nbsp; God&nbsp; like: earthquake, flood,&nbsp; fire, riot&nbsp; or&nbsp; willful&nbsp; act of&nbsp; any member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>k) In emergent situations the President and or Secretary can take decisions which may be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>even out side the purview of bye laws but will seek ratification for such decisions from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Committee at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_PLACEMENT_OF_ANNUAL_GENERAL_BODY_MEETING_SPECIAL_GENERAL\"><\/span><strong>12. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PLACEMENT OF ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING, SPECIAL GENERAL<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">BODY MEETING AND ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First&nbsp; meeting&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; held&nbsp; at&nbsp; the&nbsp; premises&nbsp; of&nbsp; &lt;APT NAME&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apartments. Chairperson to conduct the proceedings\/meeting shall be elected from among&nbsp;Members\/deemed&nbsp;&nbsp; Members&nbsp; present,&nbsp; prior&nbsp;&nbsp; to&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp; commencement&nbsp; of&nbsp;&nbsp; such&nbsp;&nbsp; Meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of&nbsp; the Association shall be the Chairperson for&nbsp; all subsequent meetings.&nbsp; In&nbsp; his&nbsp;absence, Vice-President will chair these meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_ANNUAL_MEETING\"><\/span>13. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ANNUAL MEETING<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Annual General Body meeting of the association shall be held within one month of&nbsp;the&nbsp; date&nbsp; of&nbsp; registration&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association.&nbsp; Thereafter,&nbsp; the&nbsp; Annual&nbsp; Meeting&nbsp; of&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Association shall be held during any day of the month of July or August, in each succeeding&nbsp;year.&nbsp; The&nbsp; Meeting&nbsp; may&nbsp; also&nbsp; transact&nbsp; such&nbsp; other&nbsp; business&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; as&nbsp; may&nbsp; be&nbsp;properly brought up before it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp; principal&nbsp; Officers&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp;&nbsp; elected&nbsp; preferably&nbsp; by&nbsp; ballot&nbsp; among&nbsp;Apartment Owners\/deemed members in accordance with the requirement of the Bye-laws for housing society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_SPECIAL_MEETING\"><\/span>14. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SPECIAL MEETING:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; the&nbsp; duty&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Secretary&nbsp; to&nbsp; call&nbsp; a&nbsp; Special&nbsp; General&nbsp; Body&nbsp; meeting&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;Apartment Owners as directed by a resolution of the Management Committee or within 10&nbsp;days upon petition signed by at least 21 members of the Association having been presented&nbsp;to the Secretary. The notice of the Special Meeting shall state the date, time and place of such Meeting and the purpose thereof. No other business shall be transacted at a Special&nbsp;meeting except as stated in the notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_NOTICE_OF_MEETING\"><\/span>15. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NOTICE OF MEETING<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It shall be the duty of the Secretary to circulate an e-mail, or a notice of each Annual or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Meeting, stating the purpose thereof and the Agenda for the meeting as well as the&nbsp;date, time and place where it is to be held, to each Apartment Owner, at least 21 days prior&nbsp;to the date of such Meeting. The circulation of this notice in the manner provided in this Bye-laws for housing society&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; considered&nbsp; as&nbsp; notice&nbsp; served.&nbsp; The&nbsp; notice&nbsp; shall&nbsp; also&nbsp; be&nbsp; displayed&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp;Notice board of the association. No notice shall be required to be sent in respect of any&nbsp;adjourned meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_ADJOURNED_MEETING\"><\/span>16. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ADJOURNED MEETING:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the meeting of the owners cannot be organized because of lack of quorum, the members&nbsp;who are present may adjourn the meeting to the same day, 1 hour later. And, the meeting will take place with the available members. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17_ORDER_OF_BUSINESS\"><\/span>17. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ORDER OF BUSINESS<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The order of business at the Annual general body meetings of the Association shall be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>stipulated by an Agenda that shall include, among other things, the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Roll call and election of chairman to conduct the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) And reading of the agenda of the Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) Consider and approve the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting and Special&nbsp;Meeting\/s, if any and to note the actions taken thereon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) Consider&nbsp; and&nbsp; approve&nbsp; the&nbsp; Management&nbsp; Committee&#8217;s&nbsp; Annual&nbsp; Report&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; preceding&nbsp;year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) Report of sub-committees and their adoption, with changes, if any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adoption of the audited accounts for the preceding year along with the Auditor&#8217;s Report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and the treasurer&#8217;s report, after discussion thereon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f) Election of the office Bearers and members of the management Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g) Adoption of the Budget for the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>h) Amendments, if any, to Rules and Bye-laws for <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/society-management-software\">housing society<\/a> of the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) Appoint auditors and fix their remuneration. Auditors so appointed shall hold office till<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the next Annual General Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>j) Any other business with the permission of the chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>k) Consider,&nbsp; scrutinize,&nbsp; approve&nbsp; and&nbsp; accept&nbsp; the&nbsp; Income&nbsp; and&nbsp; Expenditure&nbsp; Account&nbsp; and&nbsp;Balance&nbsp; sheet of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; preceding&nbsp; year&nbsp; and&nbsp; approve&nbsp; and&nbsp; sanction&nbsp; the&nbsp;annual budget for the next year;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l) Consider,&nbsp; approve, &nbsp;and&nbsp; initiate&nbsp; such&nbsp; action&nbsp; as&nbsp; may&nbsp; be&nbsp; necessary&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp; reports&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;secretary and Auditors;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>m) Consider,&nbsp; approve&nbsp; and&nbsp; initiate&nbsp; such&nbsp; action&nbsp; as&nbsp; may&nbsp; be&nbsp; necessary&nbsp; on&nbsp; reports,&nbsp; if&nbsp; any&nbsp;submitted by the committees;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>n) Consider, and initiate such action as may be necessary on the report of the Registrar, or of&nbsp;the Officer duly authorized by him;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o) Consider,&nbsp; and deal with&nbsp; appeals&nbsp; against&nbsp; the&nbsp; action&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; MC,&nbsp; if&nbsp; any,&nbsp; or&nbsp; any Member&nbsp;thereof;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18_MANAGEMENT_OF_ASSOCIATION\"><\/span>18. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATION:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A Management Committee of the Members of the Association shall govern the affairs of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the&nbsp; Association.&nbsp; The&nbsp; working&nbsp; hours&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; office&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp; which&nbsp; will&nbsp; be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>manned by the appointed Estate Manager, shall be from 09.00 hours to 17.00 hours on all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 days except ( weekday), ((weekday) will be the weekly holiday) and other statutory holidays as may be fixed by the society Management Committee from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19_POWERS_AND_DUTIES_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\"><\/span>19. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">POWERS AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp; Management&nbsp; Committee&nbsp; shall&nbsp; have&nbsp; all&nbsp; the&nbsp; powers,&nbsp; and&nbsp; duties&nbsp; necessary&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp;administration of the affairs of the Association, and may do all such acts, and things as are,&nbsp;by law, or by these Bye-laws for housing society directed to be exercised and done by the Owners. The MC&nbsp;shall also have the powers to co-opt two persons from among the Owners, or from persons who are not Owners, but are wholly residing, occupying, or otherwise in lawful possession&nbsp;of any Apartment in the Building, to assist the MC in its day-to-day activities. In the latter&nbsp;case, the persons so co-opted shall become &#8220;ASSOCIATE MEMBERS&#8221;, which title they&nbsp;shall&nbsp; hold&nbsp; till&nbsp; such&nbsp; time&nbsp; they&nbsp; serve&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp; MC&nbsp; as&nbsp; co-opted&nbsp; Members.&nbsp; Such&nbsp; Associate Members&nbsp; shall, however, have no&nbsp; voting rights&nbsp; whatsoever.&nbsp; The MC shall also have&nbsp; the powers to appoint Sub-Committees from among its Members, and Associate Members, or&nbsp;from persons who are not, Owners, but are wholly resident in any apartment In the Building,&nbsp;and&nbsp; assign&nbsp; such&nbsp; duties&nbsp; to&nbsp; them&nbsp; as&nbsp; they&nbsp; deem&nbsp; appropriate&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; better&nbsp; upkeep&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_OTHER_DUTIES\"><\/span>20.<strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">OTHER DUTIES:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a) The care, upkeep and surveillance of the Building, including the Common Areas and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facilities;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) The assessment, and collection of all charges towards maintenance\/supply of goods and services and the general upkeep of the Building by Apartment Management;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) The designation, employment, remuneration, and dismissal of the personnel necessary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for the maintenance and operation of the building, including the Common Areas and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facilities;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) The&nbsp; setting up&nbsp; of&nbsp; a&nbsp; proper&nbsp; procedure&nbsp; for&nbsp; carrying out&nbsp; the&nbsp; audit&nbsp; and&nbsp; maintaining&nbsp; the&nbsp;accounts of the Association;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) To inspect the accounts kept by the Secretary, or Treasures, and examine the register<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and account books, and to take steps for the recovery of all sums due to the Association;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f) To&nbsp;&nbsp; sanction&nbsp;&nbsp; working&nbsp;&nbsp; expenses,&nbsp;&nbsp; maintain&nbsp;&nbsp; cash&nbsp;&nbsp; balances,&nbsp;&nbsp; and&nbsp;&nbsp; deal&nbsp;&nbsp; with&nbsp;&nbsp; other<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>miscellaneous business;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g) To see that the Cash Book is written up promptly,&nbsp; and is&nbsp; signed duly by one of&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the MC so authorised in this behalf;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>h) To hear, and deal with complaints;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) To make all payments to Government, semi-Government and other such bodies, as due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>j) Finalize the Budget to be presented to AGM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>k) Present duly audited accounts to AGM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l) To levy and collect parking fee from owners who do not have parking slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>m)&nbsp; Authorized to enter into contracts with service providers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"21_MANAGERSUPERVISOR\"><\/span>21. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>MANAGER\/SUPERVISOR:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Management Committee may employ, for the Association, a Manager \/ Supervisor and&nbsp;the other subordinate workers at remuneration determined by the Management Committee&nbsp;to&nbsp; perform&nbsp; such&nbsp; duties&nbsp; and&nbsp; services&nbsp; as&nbsp; the&nbsp; Management&nbsp; Committee&nbsp; may&nbsp; authorize. &nbsp;The&nbsp;Management Committee may, by a Resolution, remove, dismiss, or suspend any employee&nbsp;of the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"22_ELECTION_AND_TERM_OF_OFFICE\"><\/span>22. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp; The term of Office of the Management Committee elected at any Annual General Body&nbsp;Meeting shall be for one year. New Committee members shall be elected at the Annual&nbsp;General Body Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp; The retiring Committee members are eligible for re-election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp; No&nbsp; Committee&nbsp; member&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; eligible&nbsp; for&nbsp; election&nbsp; for&nbsp; more&nbsp; than&nbsp; two&nbsp; consecutive&nbsp;terms. It is clarified that such member is eligible for the re-election to the Committee of&nbsp;management after a gap of one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"23_VACANCIES\"><\/span>23. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">VACANCIES:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vacancies caused&nbsp; in&nbsp; the MC by any reason,&nbsp; shall be filled&nbsp; in by co-option of&nbsp; another non elected member at the society management committee meeting held next and such newly co-opted member&nbsp; shall&nbsp; hold&nbsp; office&nbsp; until&nbsp; the&nbsp; conclusion&nbsp; of&nbsp; next&nbsp; Annual&nbsp; General&nbsp; Meeting&nbsp; of&nbsp; the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"24_REMOVAL_OF_MEMBERS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\"><\/span>24. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At any Annual or Special General Body Meeting duly constituted with required quorum, any&nbsp;one&nbsp; or&nbsp; all&nbsp; the&nbsp; Members&nbsp; may&nbsp; be&nbsp; removed,&nbsp; with&nbsp; or&nbsp; without&nbsp; cause,&nbsp; by&nbsp; a&nbsp; majority&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;Apartment Owners present at such Meeting and successors may, then and there, be elected to&nbsp;fill the vacancy thus created. Any Committee Member, whose removal has been proposed by&nbsp;the Owners, shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Meeting. A person so removed&nbsp;shall not be eligible to stand for election to the MC for a period of two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"25_ORGANIZATION_OF_MEETINGS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\"><\/span>25. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ORGANIZATION OF MEETINGS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Meeting of a newly elected Management Committee shall be held within ten days of&nbsp;election&nbsp; at&nbsp; such&nbsp; place&nbsp; as&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; fixed&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; President.&nbsp; At&nbsp; the&nbsp; Meeting&nbsp; at&nbsp; which&nbsp; such&nbsp;Members&nbsp; were elected&nbsp; and no notice&nbsp; shall be necessary to&nbsp; the&nbsp; newly elected&nbsp; Members, in&nbsp;order to legally constitute such Meeting, provided a majority of the Management Committee&nbsp;shall be present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"26_REGULAR_MEETINGS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\"><\/span>26. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">REGULAR MEETINGS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular&nbsp; Meetings&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Committee&nbsp; may be&nbsp; held&nbsp; at&nbsp; such&nbsp; date,&nbsp; time&nbsp; and&nbsp; place&nbsp; as&nbsp; shall be&nbsp;determined from time to time by a majority of its Members and, at least, one such Meeting&nbsp;shall be held during each calendar month. Notice of regular Meetings of the Committee shall&nbsp;be given to each Committee Member personally or by mail or telegram at least three clear&nbsp;days prior&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; day named&nbsp; for&nbsp; such&nbsp; Meetings.&nbsp; The notice shall&nbsp; also&nbsp; be&nbsp; displayed&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp;Notice Board of the Association at least 3 days prior to the Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp; Secretary shall maintain&nbsp; the&nbsp; minutes&nbsp; of&nbsp; all such&nbsp; Management Committee&nbsp; Meetings&nbsp; in&nbsp;consultation with the President and shall cause such minutes to be recorded within 30 days of&nbsp;the meeting so held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"27_SPECIAL_MEETINGS_OF_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\"><\/span>27. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SPECIAL MEETINGS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Meetings of the Management Committee may be called by the President on ten days&nbsp;notice to each Committee Member, given personally or by mail or telegram and such notice&nbsp;shall state date, time, place (as herein above provided) and purpose of Meeting. The period of&nbsp;notice for such a meeting shall be decided by the President; dependant on the urgency of the&nbsp;matter to be discussed at such meeting. Special Meetings of the MC shall be called by the&nbsp;President, or Secretary, in like manner, and on like notice, on the written request of at least&nbsp;three Members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"28_EMERGENCY_MEETINGS_OF_THE_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE\"><\/span>28.<strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">EMERGENCY MEETINGS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Emergency meetings of the Management Committee may be convened by the President or the&nbsp;Secretary&nbsp; without&nbsp; notice&nbsp; giving&nbsp; sufficient&nbsp; jurisdiction&nbsp;&nbsp; for&nbsp; convening&nbsp; the&nbsp; meeting.&nbsp; All&nbsp;decisions of the Emergency meeting shall be ratified at a Special Meeting convened for the&nbsp;purpose within 15 days of the Emergency Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"29_WAIVER_OF_NOTICE\"><\/span>29.<strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WAIVER OF NOTICE<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before, or at any meeting of the MC, any Committee Member, may in writing, waive notice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of such meetings, and such waiver shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendance by a Committee Member at any meeting of the MC, shall be waiver of notice by him of the time and place thereof. If all the Committee Members are present at any meeting of the MC, no notice shall be required, and any business may be transacted at such a meeting decided in the society management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"30_QUORUM_FOR_MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE_MEETINGS\"><\/span>30. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">QUORUM FOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At all meetings of the MC, the presence of one third of the MC members shall constitute a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>quorum for the transaction of business, and the acts of the Members present at the meeting at&nbsp;which the quorum is present, shall be the acts of the MC. If at any meeting of the MC, there&nbsp;be less than a quorum present, the majority of those present may adjourn&nbsp; the meeting to a&nbsp;subsequent time&nbsp; and date. If&nbsp; at such an adjourned&nbsp; meeting also&nbsp; no quorum is present,&nbsp; any&nbsp;business which&nbsp; was&nbsp; tabled&nbsp; for&nbsp; discussion&nbsp; at the&nbsp; meeting may be&nbsp; taken&nbsp; up, without further&nbsp;notice, and the decisions arrived at shall be binding on all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"31_RESIGNATION\"><\/span>31. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">RESIGNATION<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An elected Management Committee member may resign at any time by sending a letter of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>resignation&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; President&nbsp; or&nbsp; in&nbsp; his&nbsp; absence&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; Secretary&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association,&nbsp; but&nbsp; the&nbsp;resignation shall take effect from the date of acceptance by the Managing Committee or one&nbsp;month from tendering resignation whichever is earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"32_DESIGNATION_OF_THE_OFFICERS\"><\/span>32. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">DESIGNATION OF THE OFFICERS<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The designations of the Principal Officers of the MC, or Office Bearers as they may also be&nbsp;called, shall be the President, who is so elected by the Management Committee Members, the&nbsp;Secretary, and the Treasurer, all of whom shall be wholly resident in the Building. A Vice&nbsp;President,&nbsp; a Joint Secretary and\/or a Joint Treasurer may also be appointed by the Committee&nbsp;Members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"33_SELECTION_OF_OFFICE_BEARERS\"><\/span>33. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be selected by the Committee, from among the&nbsp;Members elected to&nbsp; the MC by the General Body. The selection shall be made at the first&nbsp;organization meeting of the MC, which shall be held immediately after the Annual General&nbsp;Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"34_REMOVAL_OF_OFFICE_BEARERS\"><\/span>34. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">REMOVAL OF OFFICE BEARERS<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon the written request of a majority of the Members of the MC, any Office Bearer may be&nbsp;removed from his office by the President if he\/she so desires; with or without assigning any&nbsp;reason,&nbsp; and&nbsp; his&nbsp; successor\/s&nbsp; selected&nbsp; at&nbsp; any&nbsp; regular&nbsp; meeting&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; MC,&nbsp; or&nbsp; at&nbsp; any&nbsp; Special&nbsp;Meeting of the MC called for such purpose. The person so removed may, however, continue&nbsp;on the MC as an Ordinary Member, if he\/she so desires. The decision to remove a member&nbsp;shall be ratified at the AGM immediately following the removal failing which the removed&nbsp;14 shall be entitled to be reinstated to the post he\/ she was holding immediately prior to his\/ her&nbsp;removal and shall also be entitled hold such position as if he\/she was not removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"35_PRESIDENT\"><\/span>35. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PRESIDENT<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The President shall be the head of the Association, and shall guide and supervise its various&nbsp;activities. He\/She shall preside over the Annual General, Special, and other MC Meetings, the&nbsp;proceedings of which shall be conducted under his direction, and general supervision. His\/Her&nbsp;rulings&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; final&nbsp; at&nbsp; all&nbsp; such&nbsp; meetings.&nbsp; He\/She&nbsp; shall&nbsp; have&nbsp; an&nbsp; additional&nbsp; &#8220;CASTING&nbsp;VOTE&#8221; in the event of a tie in the voting. The Vice President shall enjoy all the powers of the&nbsp;President in his\/her absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"36_SECRETARY\"><\/span>36. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SECRETARY:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secretary shall be responsible to the MC for all day-to-day activities relating to the proper <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/apartment-management-software\">apartment management system<\/a>, maintenance, and upkeep. He shall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Look after the administration and other affairs and attend to all correspondence;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep accurate minutes of the proceedings of all meetings of the MC, and of the Annual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General and Special Meetings;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Give effect to the directions and decisions taken at such meetings;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) Collect all dues to&nbsp; the Association&nbsp; and ensure through the Treasurer, where appointed,&nbsp;that&nbsp;&nbsp; proper&nbsp;&nbsp; accounts&nbsp;&nbsp; are&nbsp;&nbsp; maintained&nbsp;&nbsp; of&nbsp;&nbsp; all&nbsp;&nbsp; financial&nbsp;&nbsp; transactions&nbsp;&nbsp; relating&nbsp;&nbsp; to&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;Association;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) Manage, and control the staff, and take disciplinary action where necessary;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) Institute, prosecute and defend suits and other proceedings in which the Association may&nbsp;be involved;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f) Prepare the Annual Report, and financial Statement of Accounts under the guidance of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the MC;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g) Generally&nbsp; perform&nbsp; all&nbsp; such&nbsp; duties&nbsp; as&nbsp; are&nbsp; incidental&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; Office&nbsp; of&nbsp; Secretary. &nbsp;The&nbsp;Secretary shall maintain an imprest cash amount of Rs.20,000\/ &#8211; (Rupees twenty thousand&nbsp;only) for incidental expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>h) Maintain a Register of Members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) He shall have charge of such books and papers as the management Committee may direct&nbsp;and&nbsp; He &nbsp;shall,&nbsp; in&nbsp; general,&nbsp; perform&nbsp; all&nbsp; the&nbsp; duties&nbsp; as&nbsp; authorized&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Management&nbsp;Committee and incidental to the office of an association secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>j) The Joint Secretary shall work closely with the Secretary and shall perform the duties of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Secretary in his\/her absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"37_TREASURER\"><\/span>37. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TREASURER:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Treasurer shall be responsible for the Association funds and securities and shall also be responsible for keeping full and accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements in the books belonging to the Association. He shall be responsible for the deposit of all money and other effects in the name and to the credit of the Association in such depositories as may from&nbsp; time&nbsp; to&nbsp; time&nbsp; be&nbsp; designated&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Management&nbsp; Committee.&nbsp; In&nbsp; the&nbsp; absence&nbsp; of Treasurer, the Joint Treasurer will perform his duties as per the <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/apartment-association\/society-management-software\">society management system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"38_OBLIGATIONS_OF_THE_MEMBERS\"><\/span>38. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBERS<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp; The code of conduct are designed with keeping the common interest of owners\/residents&nbsp;in mind with the following objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to ensure a SAFE &amp; Secure and secure living environment for the residents;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp; to ensure COMFORTABLE and peaceful living for the residents by ensuring that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the amenities and common facilities are in good shape and available to all;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iii)&nbsp; to facilitate residents enjoying the benefits of &nbsp;well connected living ;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iv)&nbsp; to&nbsp; preserve&nbsp; and&nbsp; enhance&nbsp; the&nbsp; BRAND&nbsp; VALUE&nbsp; of&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;apt name&gt; by&nbsp; making&nbsp; it&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>most desirable place to live in the city<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) In&nbsp; addition&nbsp; to&nbsp; following&nbsp; code&nbsp; of&nbsp; conduct,&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; may&nbsp; issue&nbsp; additional<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>guidelines in line with the above objectives. It is the responsibility of the owners to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ensure&nbsp; that&nbsp; these&nbsp; are&nbsp; communicated&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; residents&nbsp; in&nbsp; their&nbsp; apartment&nbsp; and&nbsp; are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>complied with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) Every&nbsp; Member&nbsp; shall&nbsp; abide&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Bye-Laws&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; and&nbsp; follow&nbsp; all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>instructions of the General Body, as conveyed through the Management Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) Every&nbsp; Owner&nbsp; shall&nbsp; pay&nbsp; monthly&nbsp; assessments&nbsp; as&nbsp; fixed&nbsp;&nbsp; by&nbsp; the &nbsp;MC&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; proper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>upkeep and maintenance of the Building, which may include monthly payments to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General Operating Fund, Reserve Fund and Sinking Fund, if any for periodic repair,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>renovation, replacement etc. The assessment may also include an insurance premium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for&nbsp; a&nbsp; policy&nbsp; to&nbsp; cover&nbsp; the&nbsp; cost&nbsp; of&nbsp; repair&nbsp; of&nbsp; damages&nbsp; caused&nbsp; by&nbsp; hurricane,&nbsp; fire,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>earthquake or other hazard or calamity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) The assessment shall be made pro-rata according to the area of the Apartment vis-\u00e0-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>vis the total area of the land on which the Building has been constructed. All such<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>assessments&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; paid&nbsp; within&nbsp; the&nbsp; prescribed&nbsp; time&nbsp; and&nbsp; place,&nbsp; failing&nbsp; which&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>services rendered by the Association may be forfeited, as provided for in the Bye-law<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>herein under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f) Every&nbsp; Owner&nbsp; who&nbsp; lets&nbsp; his\/her\/their&nbsp; apartment&nbsp; for&nbsp; occupation&nbsp; by&nbsp; other&nbsp; on&nbsp; lease,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>tenancy, mortgagee, or otherwise, shall include in the relevant Agreement, a clause as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>approved by the Association, binding the occupant to pay, in proper time, the monthly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>maintenance&nbsp; assessments&nbsp; DIRECTLY&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association.&nbsp; A&nbsp; copy&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agreement, along with an undertaking by the occupant to abide strictly by the Bye-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>laws of the Association, and to make payment in full, and in time, all maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>assessment as raised, shall be submitted to the Association BEFORE occupation of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g) This, however, shall not absolve the Owner from his\/her\/their responsibility to ensure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>that all assessments on his\/her\/their\/ Apartment are paid in time as specified by the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MC from time to time, and in the event of any default by his\/her\/their occupant, shall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>himself\/herself\/ themselves make all payment as raised by the MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>h) Every Owner shall perform promptly all maintenance and repair work within his own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>apartment,&nbsp; which&nbsp; if&nbsp; omitted&nbsp; would&nbsp; affect&nbsp; the&nbsp; Building&nbsp; in&nbsp; entirety,&nbsp; or&nbsp; in&nbsp; a&nbsp; part<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>belonging to other owners being expressly responsible for the damages and liabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>that&nbsp; his\/her\/their&nbsp; failure&nbsp; to&nbsp; do&nbsp; so&nbsp; may&nbsp; endanger.&nbsp; In&nbsp; doing&nbsp; so&nbsp; he\/she\/they&nbsp; shall&nbsp; not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>make&nbsp; any&nbsp; alteration,&nbsp; or&nbsp; modification&nbsp; which&nbsp; may&nbsp; affect&nbsp; the&nbsp; facade&nbsp; or&nbsp; the&nbsp; main<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>structure of the Building or the common walls or floors between two units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) Every&nbsp; Owner&nbsp; shall&nbsp; bear&nbsp; the&nbsp; cost&nbsp; of&nbsp; all&nbsp; repairs&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; internal&nbsp; installations&nbsp; of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>his\/her\/their&nbsp; Apartments,&nbsp; such&nbsp; as&nbsp; water,&nbsp; light,&nbsp; gas,&nbsp; power,&nbsp; sewage,&nbsp; telephone,&nbsp; air<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>conditioners, sanitary installations, doors, windows, lamps and all other accessories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>belonging to the apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>j) Every owner\/Resident shall fully, and without delay, reimburse the Association for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>any expenditure in repairing or replacing any damages to the Building including the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Areas and facilities caused through his\/her\/their fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>k) Every Owner\/Resident shall grant the right of entry to the Members of the MC, or any<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>person authorised by them, in&nbsp; case of&nbsp; any emergency originating in&nbsp; or&nbsp; threatening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>his\/her\/their apartment whether the Owner is present or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l) Every owner\/resident shall permit the Members of the MC or any person authorised<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by them to enter the Apartment for the purpose of performing installations, alterations,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>or repairs to the mechanical or electrical services, provided that the requests for entry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>are made in advance, and that such entry is at a time convenient to the Owner. In case<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of an emergency such right of entry shall be immediate and without notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>m)&nbsp; Every Owner\/Resident shall ensure that the Apartment is not used for any purpose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>other than residential, except with the express, written permission of the MC and that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>other spaces allotted to him\/her\/them are utilised only for the specified purposes for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>which the allotments are made. No Owner\/Resident shall use any part of the Premises<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for any commercial purpose whatsoever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>n) Every&nbsp; Owner\/Resident&nbsp; shall&nbsp; ensure&nbsp; that&nbsp; his\/her\/their&nbsp; children&nbsp; play&nbsp; only&nbsp; at&nbsp; places<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>allotted if any and during the hours prescribed by the MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o) Every Owner \/ Resident shall ensure that the Building and the Common Areas are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>kept clean&nbsp; and&nbsp; tidy&nbsp; in&nbsp; all&nbsp; respects&nbsp; and&nbsp; that garbage&nbsp; or&nbsp; trash&nbsp; is&nbsp; thrown&nbsp; only in&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>disposal installations provided for such purposes by the Municipal Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>p) Every Owner\/Resident shall ensure that the rights and privileges of other owners are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>respected and that no inconvenience is caused to them in any manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>q) Only one family (plus&nbsp; domestic&nbsp; servant)&nbsp; may occupy one&nbsp; apartment.&nbsp; Subletting or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sharing&nbsp; an&nbsp; apartment,&nbsp; whether&nbsp; for&nbsp; monetary&nbsp; benefit&nbsp; or&nbsp; otherwise&nbsp; is&nbsp; not&nbsp; permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Servant&#8217;s families are not to be permitted to share the apartment. Only one servant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>can stay in the apartment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>r) Every Owner\/Resident shall ensure that the staff employed by him\/her\/them bear a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>good character and shall be responsible for their behavior and actions while in his \/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\/ their service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>s) Every Owner\/Resident shall use the lifts in such a manner as not to damage them in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>any&nbsp; way.&nbsp; Other&nbsp; then&nbsp; luggage,&nbsp; no&nbsp; package,&nbsp; box,&nbsp; crate&nbsp; or&nbsp; any&nbsp; other&nbsp; article&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>permitted, except with the permission of the MC. No single item weighing 50 Kgs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and&nbsp; above&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; allowed&nbsp; without&nbsp; the&nbsp; prior&nbsp; permission&nbsp; and&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; presence&nbsp; of&nbsp; a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>representative of the MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>t) Every Owner\/Resident shall exercise due care about making noise or any kind or use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>musical&nbsp; instruments,&nbsp; radios,&nbsp; television&nbsp; sets,&nbsp; amplifiers&nbsp; etc&nbsp; that&nbsp; may&nbsp; disturb&nbsp; others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents&nbsp; keeping&nbsp; domestic&nbsp; animals&nbsp; or&nbsp; other&nbsp; pets&nbsp; shall&nbsp; abide&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Municipal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanitary Bye-Laws or Regulations. MC may issue additional guidelines to restrict the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>hours for the activities that cause noise and disturbance to the residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>u) Every Owner shall furnish relevant particulars of any person\/ persons other than the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owners themselves in occupation of his\/her\/their Apartment as may be required by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the MC. A letter of authorization for such occupation shall be given to the MC before<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>v) Every&nbsp; owner&nbsp; should&nbsp;&nbsp; inform&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp;&nbsp; in&nbsp; advance&nbsp; about&nbsp; the&nbsp; change&nbsp; in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>occupancy&nbsp; of&nbsp; their&nbsp; apartment.&nbsp; For&nbsp; every&nbsp; such&nbsp; change&nbsp; that&nbsp; involves&nbsp; movement&nbsp; of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>household goods in or out of building, a Shifting Fee of Rs. x &nbsp; per occasion will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>levied to cover the repairs for minor damages in common area, additional security and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>housekeeping&nbsp; efforts&nbsp; put&nbsp; in&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association.&nbsp; The&nbsp; Owner\/Resident&nbsp; should&nbsp; take<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>adequate care that no damage is done to lifts or any other common area due to this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>movement. The cost of repairing any major damages, at the discretion of MC, will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>charged to the Owner&#8217;s account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>w)&nbsp; No&nbsp; Owner&nbsp; shall&nbsp; sell,&nbsp; or&nbsp; otherwise&nbsp; transfer&nbsp; his&nbsp; \/&nbsp;&nbsp; her&nbsp; \/&nbsp; their&nbsp; Apartment&nbsp; to&nbsp; anyone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>without prior notice to the Association and\/ or without paying in full all amounts due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>to the Association along with a Transfer Fee of Rs. x &nbsp;per sft of apartment area and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>obtaining a &#8220;NO DUES CERTIFICATE&#8221; from the Association. Any default in this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>regard will result in the transferee being denied any or all of the services rendered by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Association including the supply of services that require upkeep and maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>on a regular basis, unless the transferee undertakes in writing to pay all the dues and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>does so before occupation of the Apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>x) No&nbsp; Owner&nbsp; shall&nbsp; make&nbsp; any&nbsp; structural&nbsp; or&nbsp; other&nbsp; modifications&nbsp; which&nbsp; may&nbsp; alter&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>facade of the Building in any way, whatsoever, save and except grills, which may be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>provided&nbsp; as&nbsp; a&nbsp; measure&nbsp; of&nbsp; safety,&nbsp; but&nbsp; only&nbsp; as&nbsp; approved&nbsp;&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; MC,&nbsp; and&nbsp; under&nbsp; its<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>written orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>y) No Owner\/Resident shall make any structural or other modification or alteration or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>repair within the Apartment or on installations located therein without notifying the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Association through the President\/ Secretary of the MC, and receiving its approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association shall have the obligation to answer; within seven days and failure to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>do so within the stipulated time shall mean that there is no objection to the proposed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>modification, repair, alteration or installation being undertaken. The Association shall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>not refuse permission, unless the work proposed is likely to affect the safety of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building, or the installations provided therein, or alters the facade, or inconveniences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Owners of the adjacent apartments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>z) No&nbsp; Owner\/Resident&nbsp; shall&nbsp; place&nbsp; or&nbsp; cause&nbsp; to&nbsp; be&nbsp; placed&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; lobbies,&nbsp; vestibules,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>stairways,&nbsp; elevators&nbsp; and&nbsp; other&nbsp; areas&nbsp; both&nbsp; Common&nbsp; and&nbsp; limited&nbsp; any&nbsp; furniture,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>packages, cycles or objects of any kind, except while in normal transit through them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>aa)&nbsp; No&nbsp; Owner\/Resident&nbsp; shall&nbsp; use&nbsp; any&nbsp; portion&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Common&nbsp; area&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>without the written permission of the MC. The MC may grant permission for such<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>occupation,&nbsp; for&nbsp; short&nbsp; periods,&nbsp; for&nbsp; marriages&nbsp; or&nbsp; other&nbsp; social&nbsp; functions,&nbsp; at&nbsp; their<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>discretion, provided that the premises so used is released in the same condition as it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>was taken, and the cost of cleaning the premises, or repairing damages if any, is borne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bb) No&nbsp; Owner\/Resident shall&nbsp; park his\/her\/their&nbsp; car&nbsp; or&nbsp; two&nbsp; wheeler&nbsp; except at the&nbsp; place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>allotted&nbsp; to him\/her\/them. Owners of two wheelers not allotted parking spaces shall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>park their vehicles inside the boundary of the Building only at the discretion of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MC. Visitors&#8217; vehicles shall parked only in the designated area in the Building. Only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>one car shall be parked in the one covered parking space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cc)&nbsp; No Owner\/Resident shall install any machinery, or equipment, like generators etc in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Common Areas, especially in the lobbies or under staircase that makes a noise, or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>causes disturbances to other residents, in any way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>dd) No Owner\/Resident shall put up any hoarding, advertisement, notice, or poster of any<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>kind, in or on the Building, except as authorised by the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ee)&nbsp; No&nbsp; Owner\/Resident&nbsp; shall&nbsp; hang&nbsp; garments,&nbsp; rugs,&nbsp; etc.&nbsp; from&nbsp; the&nbsp; windows,&nbsp; balconies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>parapets,&nbsp; or&nbsp; from&nbsp; any of&nbsp; the&nbsp; facades&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Building,&nbsp; as&nbsp; this&nbsp; is&nbsp; strictly&nbsp; prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, no Owner\/Resident shall dust rugs in any manner on the windows, balconies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>or on the Common Areas, including the lobbies and landings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ff)&nbsp; No&nbsp; Owner\/Resident&nbsp; shall&nbsp; install&nbsp; wiring&nbsp; for&nbsp; electrical,&nbsp; telephone,&nbsp; or&nbsp; fax&nbsp; machines,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>television&nbsp; antennae,&nbsp; air-conditioning&nbsp; units,&nbsp; or&nbsp; machines&nbsp; on&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp; exterior&nbsp; of&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building, which protrudes through, or above the walls or roof, except as authorised by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>gg) No Owner \/Resident shall engage any staff of the Association for any personal work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>without the sanction of the MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>hh) No&nbsp; Owner\/Resident,&nbsp; or&nbsp; any&nbsp; person&nbsp; connected&nbsp; with&nbsp; him\/her\/them,&nbsp; shall&nbsp; cause&nbsp; any&nbsp;damage, whatsoever, to any asset of the Association. In the event of so doing, the full&nbsp;cost of repairing such damage shall be borne by the Owner\/Resident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp; No Owner\/Resident shall use the Common Areas, including Limited Areas, for any<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>purpose&nbsp; which&nbsp; may&nbsp; hurt&nbsp; the&nbsp; sentiments,&nbsp; or&nbsp; feelings&nbsp; of&nbsp; any&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; residents.&nbsp; The<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>decision of the MC shall be final in any case of difference of opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>jj)&nbsp;&nbsp; No Owner\/Resident shall object to any work being undertaken by the MC which is in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the&nbsp;&nbsp; common&nbsp;&nbsp; interest&nbsp;&nbsp; of&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; Owners,&nbsp;&nbsp; even&nbsp;&nbsp; if&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; such&nbsp;&nbsp; work&nbsp;&nbsp; may&nbsp;&nbsp; cause&nbsp;&nbsp; some<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>inconvenience to him\/her\/them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>kk) No&nbsp; Owner\/Resident&nbsp; shall,&nbsp; under&nbsp; any&nbsp; circumstances,&nbsp; threaten,&nbsp; abuse,&nbsp; reprimand,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>assault or in any way take up with the staff employed by the Association, but may<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>report any misbehavior, or neglect of duty by them to the MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ll)&nbsp;&nbsp; The MC may request the owners\/residents to desist from keeping a pet if there are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>reasonable complaints from the residents against it. Dogs should always be on a leash<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>or&nbsp;&nbsp; carried&nbsp; while&nbsp; using&nbsp; the&nbsp; common&nbsp;&nbsp; areas. &nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp; pets&nbsp;should be immunized regularly and the reports should be given to the manager of the&nbsp;building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>mm)&nbsp; All&nbsp; Owners\/Residents&nbsp; are&nbsp; governed&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; club&nbsp; rules&nbsp; which&nbsp; may be&nbsp; placed&nbsp; on&nbsp; all&nbsp;notice boards from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>nn) In&nbsp; case&nbsp; of&nbsp; inter&nbsp; apartment&nbsp; seepage\/ leakages,&nbsp; except due&nbsp;&nbsp; to&nbsp; inherent defect&nbsp; arising&nbsp;during&nbsp; the&nbsp; construction&nbsp; of&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp; building,&nbsp; the&nbsp; managing&nbsp; committee&nbsp; shall&nbsp; fix&nbsp; the&nbsp;18 responsibility,&nbsp; in&nbsp; consultation&nbsp; with&nbsp; the&nbsp; concerned&nbsp; apartment&nbsp; owners,&nbsp; who&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp;responsible to repair the same and the decision of the managing committee shall be&nbsp;final and binding on the owner\/ s concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>oo) Any&nbsp; Owner&nbsp; who&nbsp; fails&nbsp; to&nbsp; pay&nbsp; for&nbsp; three&nbsp; months,&nbsp; or&nbsp; more,&nbsp; any&nbsp; amounts&nbsp; due&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp;Association, shall be deemed a &#8220;&#8216;DEFAULTING MEMBER&#8221;, and shall be debarred&nbsp;from voting, or standing for election to MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>pp) Non-payment of dues to the Association for three months or over shall constitute just<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and sufficient reasons, for the MC to deny the use of any, or all, of the facilities and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>services, offered to its Members, PROVIDED that due notice in writing, which shall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>not be less than fifteen days, is given to the Defaulting Member. The Notice shall be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sent by Registered Post. In the event of the registered letter not being accepted by the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defaulting&nbsp; Member,&nbsp; the&nbsp; Notice&nbsp; shall&nbsp; be&nbsp; affixed&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; main&nbsp; door&nbsp; of&nbsp; his\/her\/their<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apartment,&nbsp; and&nbsp; also&nbsp; put&nbsp; up&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp; Notice&nbsp; Board&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; for&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>information of&nbsp; its&nbsp; Members.&nbsp; On&nbsp; expiry of&nbsp; fifteen days&nbsp; from the date&nbsp; the Notice&nbsp; is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>posted on the door of the defaulting Member&#8217;s Apartment, the Association shall be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>entitled to initiate action for withdrawing its services to the defaulting member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>qq) In&nbsp; the&nbsp; event of default in payment of dues&nbsp; to&nbsp; the Association for&nbsp; three&nbsp; months, or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>more, the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall have&nbsp; the right to deduct such&nbsp; dues, from any Deposits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>made by the Defaulting Member and held by the Association along with the penal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>interest&nbsp; that&nbsp; may&nbsp; be&nbsp; fixed&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association.&nbsp; And &nbsp;the&nbsp; association&nbsp; may&nbsp; initiate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>appropriate&nbsp; legal&nbsp; action&nbsp; to&nbsp; recover&nbsp; the&nbsp; dues&nbsp; against&nbsp;&nbsp; such&nbsp; defaulting&nbsp; member&nbsp; in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>accordance with law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"39_INCOME\"><\/span>39. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">INCOME:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Funds may be raised by the Association in all or any of the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) By Membership Fees and Transfer Fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) By contribution and donation from the Apartment Owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) From&nbsp; surplus&nbsp; of&nbsp; Income&nbsp; over&nbsp; Expenditure&nbsp; which&nbsp; shall&nbsp; form&nbsp; the&nbsp; nucleus&nbsp; of&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reserve Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) By raising loans, if necessary, subject to such terms and conditions of the Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>with the approval of the General Body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e) By hiring\/leasing of any permitted common areas\/ facilities to providers of commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>goods and services\/ members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"40_INVESTMENT\"><\/span>40. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">INVESTMENT:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association may invest, or deposit its funds in anyone or more of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) In any of the securities specified in Section 20 of the Indian Trust Act, 1882;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) In any Public Sector Bank, or Government Financial Institution; or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) In any banking company, or institution, approved for this purpose by the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) In the units of various schemes of listed mutual funds such that no more than 20% of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the total investment of the Association is invested in equity funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"41_AFFILIATION\"><\/span>41. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AFFILIATION:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Should there be any Federation of Associations of Apartment Owners in Bangalore, the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Association may become a member thereof and pay the contribution from time to time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>payable to such Federation under its rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"42_ACCOUNTS\"><\/span>42. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ACCOUNTS:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1)&nbsp; A Banking account shall be opened by the Management Committee of the Association,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>into which all money received on behalf of the Association shall be paid, provided that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Treasurer or the Manager in charge may retain in his personal custody an amount<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>not&nbsp; exceeding&nbsp; Rs.x\/-&nbsp; (Rupees &nbsp;&lt;x in words &gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;only)&nbsp; for&nbsp; petty&nbsp; expenses.&nbsp; All<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>payments above Rs.x\/- (Rupees &lt; in words&gt; &nbsp;only) shall be made by cheques signed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by the Treasurer and one or two Members of the Management Committee as authorized<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by respective Resolutions of the Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) The Association shall, on or before &lt;Date&gt; &nbsp;of each year, publish an audited Annual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial Statement containing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) The profits and loss account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) The receipts and expenditure of the previous financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) A&nbsp; summary&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; properties&nbsp; and&nbsp; assets&nbsp; and&nbsp; liabilities&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; common&nbsp; area&nbsp; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>facilities&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association,&nbsp; giving&nbsp; such&nbsp; particulars&nbsp;&nbsp; as&nbsp; will&nbsp; disclose&nbsp; the&nbsp; general<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>nature&nbsp; of&nbsp; these&nbsp; liabilities&nbsp; and&nbsp; assets&nbsp; and&nbsp; how&nbsp; the &nbsp;&nbsp;value&nbsp; of&nbsp; fixed&nbsp; assets&nbsp; has&nbsp; been<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>arrived at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3)&nbsp; The audited financial statement shall be open to the inspection of any Member of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Association during&nbsp; the&nbsp; office hours and&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; office of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association,&nbsp; and&nbsp; a&nbsp; copy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thereof shall be submitted to the competent authority not later than 15 August every<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4)&nbsp; Every financial statement shall be accompanied&nbsp; by a&nbsp; complete&nbsp; list of&nbsp; the Apartment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owners as on &lt;Date &gt; &nbsp;each year. The financial statement shall state upto what dates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>profits and expenses of common area are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"43_PUBLICATION_OF_ACCOUNTS_AND_REPORTS\"><\/span>43. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">PUBLICATION OF ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The financial year of the Association shall be from 1&nbsp;&nbsp; of April to 31&nbsp;&nbsp; of March. A copy of the&nbsp;last financial statement and the report of the Auditor, if any, shall be kept in a conspicuous&nbsp;place in the Office of the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"44_APPOINTMENT_OF_AUDITORS\"><\/span>44. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association shall appoint at its Annual General Meeting, an Auditor who shall audit the&nbsp;accounts of the Association, to be prepared by the MC as here in before provided, and shall&nbsp;examine the annual return, and verify the same with the accounts relating thereto, and shall&nbsp;either sign the same as found by him\/her to be correct, duly verified, and in accordance with&nbsp;Law, or specifically report to the Association in what respect he\/she finds it incorrect, un-vouched, and not in accordance with law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"45_POWER_OF_AUDITOR\"><\/span>45. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">POWER OF AUDITOR<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Auditor shall be entitled to call for, and examine any papers or documents belonging to&nbsp;the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; relating&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; Building,&nbsp; including&nbsp; the&nbsp; Common&nbsp; Areas&nbsp; and&nbsp; Facilities&nbsp; and&nbsp;Limited Common Areas, and shall make a special report to the Association upon any matter&nbsp;connected with the accounts which appears to him\/her to require notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"46_NOTICE_TO_ASSOCIATION\"><\/span>46. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NOTICE TO ASSOCIATION<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a) An Owner, who mortgages his unit, shall notify the Association through the Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of the Management Committee, the name and the address of the party to whom the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>unit has been mortgaged and the Secretary shall maintain all such information in a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>book entitled &#8220;Mortgages of Units&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) An Apartment Owner shall notify in writing to the Association of his intention before<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>he conducts a Sale, Lease or mortgage Agreement in respect of his Apartment and in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>such case he shall pay all the unpaid assessment of the Association including interest,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\">if any, on such outstanding balance. In case of a default, all such outstanding amounts&nbsp;<\/span>will automatically devolve upon the buyer or the new lessee.&nbsp;Without&nbsp; an&nbsp; explicit&nbsp; written&nbsp; NOC&nbsp; from&nbsp; the&nbsp; association&nbsp; no&nbsp; such&nbsp; transaction&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp; as&nbsp;referred in (b) above is to be taken up. Any violation of this will be treated as null and&nbsp;void.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The association will have first lien over the rent payable or over the sale proceeds in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the event of any default by any member in paying the dues. The mortgager shall pay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>all&nbsp; dues&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; Association&nbsp; BEFORE&nbsp; affecting&nbsp; the&nbsp; mortgage,&nbsp; failing&nbsp; which,&nbsp; the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>services of the Association shall not be made available to the mortgagee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"47_SEAL_OF_THE_ASSOCIATION\"><\/span>47. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SEAL OF THE ASSOCIATION<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association shall have a common seal which shall be in the custody of the Secretary and&nbsp;shall be used only under the authority of the Resolution of the Management Committee and&nbsp;every Deed of Instrument to which the seal is affixed shall be attested, for and on behalf of&nbsp;the Association, by two Members of the Management Committee and Secretary or any other&nbsp;person authorized by the Association in that behalf and chronological record of use of the seal&nbsp;shall be maintained in a register kept for the purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"48_REGULATIONS_RULES_AND_ADMINISTRATIVE_PROCEDURE\"><\/span>48. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">REGULATIONS, RULES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp; Association&nbsp; shall&nbsp; frame&nbsp; rules,&nbsp; regulations&nbsp; and&nbsp; procedures&nbsp; for&nbsp; the&nbsp; administration&nbsp; of&nbsp;Apartments, its common areas and facilities as well as frame guidelines of restrictions and&nbsp;measures designed to prevent the unreasonable and improper use of facilities and common&nbsp;areas&nbsp; which&nbsp; will&nbsp; interfere&nbsp; with&nbsp; the&nbsp; peaceful&nbsp; occupation&nbsp; of&nbsp; units&nbsp; by&nbsp; respective&nbsp; Owners &nbsp;\/&nbsp;Residents conducive to day to day living environment. Such measures \/ restrictions shall be&nbsp;implemented within a reasonable time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"49_AMENDMENT_OF_BYE-LAWS_FOR_HOUSING_SOCIETY\"><\/span>49. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AMENDMENT OF BYE-LAWS FOR HOUSING SOCIETY<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These Bye-laws for housing society may be amended by the Association in a duly constituted Meeting for&nbsp;such&nbsp; purpose&nbsp; and&nbsp; no&nbsp; amendment&nbsp; shall&nbsp; take&nbsp; effect&nbsp;&nbsp; unless&nbsp; approved&nbsp; by&nbsp; the&nbsp; Owners&nbsp;representing at least three-fifth (3\/5) of the Apartment Owners present at the meeting. 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