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Practical articles on running a cooperative housing society, transfers, tenants and society documents.
Before paying token money on a resale co-operative flat, confirm the seller is the member on the society register, the title chain is complete, and which society and government approvals the transfer needs.
04 Nov 2026
Before endorsing a share certificate to a buyer, compare it with the register of members, share ledger, nominee register, seller's deed, Board resolution and the buyer's membership application.
04 Nov 2026
A co-operative member may let a flat only on the grounds in s.93 and with the society's prior written consent.
04 Nov 2026
Find the police station that covers the flat before anything else. Kolkata Police has issued time-bound orders requiring tenant particulars at the local station; Salt Lake, New Town and Rajarhat are served by Bidhannagar City Police stations.
04 Nov 2026
How the 10% tenancy charge under s.93(7) works, how it differs from rent, deposits and maintenance, and a worked example of a clear charges statement.
04 Nov 2026
A practical access plan for tenant details in a housing society: who needs which item, what the guard desk needs, and what not to share on group chats.
04 Nov 2026
Every co-operative society in West Bengal must have its accounts audited at least once each co-operative year, at its own expense, by the Director of Co-operative Audit's officers or panel auditors.
04 Nov 2026
A visitor register should answer a few questions - who came, to which flat, when, and who let them in - and little more.
04 Nov 2026
COOPMAN's society letterhead fills in the society's name, address and registration number, issues each letter with a number, and lets you add the seal and signatures if you choose.
04 Nov 2026
A housing co-operative in West Bengal is a member-owned body registered under the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 2006 that provides land, houses or flats to its members and runs the common services around them.
04 Nov 2026
A co-operative flat in West Bengal is transferred by a registered deed, so you pay stamp duty and registration fee like any other flat purchase – but co-op buyers also have to line up the society's consent and membership before the deed.
04 Nov 2026
A notice on the board says a ‘Special Officer’ has taken charge of your housing society. Members wonder whether they still have a say, who pays the bills and when the next election will be.
04 Nov 2026
FORM I - Registration of a Co-operative Society editable co-operative housing form with guided fields and PDF printing.
Fill and previewFORM VIII - Registration of Amendment of By-laws editable co-operative housing form with guided fields and PDF printing.
Fill and previewFORM X - Election Nomination Paper editable co-operative housing form with guided fields and PDF printing.
Fill and previewFORM XXVIII - Membership Application editable co-operative housing form with guided fields and PDF printing.
Fill and previewFORM XXVIIIA - Housing Membership Affidavit editable co-operative housing form with guided fields and PDF printing.
Fill and previewFORM XXIX - Housing Society Quarterly Statement editable co-operative housing form with guided fields and PDF printing.
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