(King Johnson Koyyada) Managing a residential welfare association is not cakewalk, especially when you have troublemakers. There is no dearth of such troublemakers in a large percentage of gated communities and apartments in Hyderabad.
No matter how good the managing committee is, these troublemakers will always try to find fault with it and even try to poison the minds of fellow residents. There are also others who are double-tongued and speak differently in the presence as well as absence of the committee members. For the gated community to prosper and have better amenities as well as maintenance, these people must be identified in advance and should be set aside.
Among the gated communities, some always look vibrant and fresh. Others are defaced and are in bad condition. All this depends on either better management or negligence of the residential welfare associations. One must remember that the bad maintenance would reduce the flat value significantly. It is important that all the occupants should put aside personal conflicts and focus on maintaining the apartment in an orderly manner, without succumbing to arrogance. For this, strict bylaws should be formulated.
Mini India
There are numerous gated communities comprising luxury flats, skyscrapers and modern villas in Hyderabad city. Each person living in these gated communities, has a different background, hail from different region, have different education, speak different language, has different way of thinking and decision-making mentality – the difference is obvious in every aspect. In the context of each project representing a mini India, the residents must work together for community development. In the absence of participation of the community members, all the residents will have to suffer and the Apartment/gated community will lose its sheen.
Community formation
After the construction of the apartment is completed, or just before it’s completion, all the residents should form a Residential Welfare Association (RWA) together. The builder must take the initiative. Otherwise the residents have to form a team and take all care to avoid such difficulties related to structural strength and security maintenance. The builder will be responsible for the maintenance of the new apartments under the RERA regulations for a period of five years. So, there will be no trouble in RERA approved projects. The problem comes with apartments that do not fall under RERA. Depending on the number of flats, the number of members in the RWA should be fixed first. With less than 50 flats, it can have up to five key members in the Association. In case of larger gated communities with multiple blocks, enough care should be taken to ensure that each block has representation in the RWA without fail.
Each Association must have a president, secretary, and treasurer. The president Should have control over every aspect related to the apartment. The Secretary Shall oversee the day-to-day operation of the managing committee and implement its decisions. The treasurer should oversee financial matters. Apart from these, the Association can also have vice president, joint secretary and joint treasurer. The number of office bearers must be decided in advance. In case of increasing maintenance fee, many residents might not cooperate and refuse to pay. While the residents should deliberate and understand the proposals of the office bearers, the latter also should come up with alternatives if needed. Any unnecessary arguments will only become a disadvantage for the occupants themselves.
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The builder/developer collects the corpus fund from the buyers in advance. To ensure that there is no difficulty in management of RWA, there should be clear laws/bylaws to decide …
