Ram Doshi
I am from Mumbai (Maharashtra) , My question is that , I purchased a flat from a developer , in March 2012 ( Possession Letter / Registration , society formed in March 2012) , And I started paying amount (for Flat) in installments from the month of OCTOBER – 2011 to the Developer (flat was in possession of developer ), All advance Maintenance charges for a year has been Paid in Advance to the developer , and I was paying ALL my Maintenance Regularly to SOCIETY , but SUDDENLY after 3 Years , my Maintenance bills are showing Arrears of ” Previous Dues” of those 5 Months (Oct ’11 – Feb ’12 ) , of which i was not in possession or Occupying the Flat , it was in possession of developer , i was SHOCKED to see that ,
NOW society is saying that , one has to pay the charges from the date of OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE i.e. in October 2011, I was not been informed about that amount from the developer i purchased from and also NOT even from Society in last 3 Years , BUT Society is saying that they got list of ” Previous Dues ” from developer , but in 3 YEARS we were NOT been INFORMED about it ………. ?
Now WHAT should I do ? , should I pay for those 5 MONTHS …. ? of which I was NEVER Been told / Informed in Last 3 YEARS …. ? or Should I ONLY Pay for Municipal Property Tax of those 5 MONTHS , and do not pay the rest of the amount ….. because I was not in Possession or Occupying that FLAT ….. Or Should I NOT PAY any amount towards those ” Previous Dues ” … ?
I C Naik
This happens in many cases and flat purchasers are duped by developers. Legal fight is more expensive than the damage, so better cooperate with your people i.e. The Committee.