Promoter records to organise before applying for society registration
Before applying, organise five files: by-laws, a member file for each applicant, a money statement, a promoters' minute book and the land papers.
04 Nov 2026
Society Governance
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Articles for co-operative housing societies in Kolkata and West Bengal
Practical articles on running a cooperative housing society, transfers, tenants and society documents.
Society Governance
How to read your housing society by-laws before taking a decision
Find the clause, confirm it is the registered current version, check it against the 2006 Act and 2011 Rules, confirm whether the Board or the general body decides, and plan the record. By-laws cannot override the Act.
04 Nov 2026
Society Governance
Cooperative housing society or apartment association: identify your legal arrangement
A co-operative housing society is registered by the Registrar under the 2006 Act, and owners hold membership and shares. Under the 1972 Apartment Ownership Act, owners hold the apartment itself and file a Declaration with the Competent Authority.
04 Nov 2026
Society Governance
First meeting after registration: records and decisions to prepare
The first general meeting of a cooperative housing society, the first Board meeting and the first AGM: deadlines, the Rule 129 report and registers to open.
04 Nov 2026
Society Governance
Chairman and Secretary: society responsibilities and access permissions
The Act treats the chairman and secretary as officers and leaves most duties to the Rules and by-laws. The secretary usually handles notices, minutes, registers and inspection requests, and the chairman presides and signs certain applications.
04 Nov 2026
Society Governance
How to hand over society records after a committee change
Prepare a signed inventory covering statutory books, finance, property papers, keys, the seal and digital logins, and record it in the minute book.
04 Nov 2026
Society Governance
How a society authorises a representative with a defined scope
Pass a resolution naming the representative and setting the task, powers, limits and period. Then issue a numbered letter on the society's letterhead that quotes the resolution and is signed by the office-bearers your by-laws authorise.
04 Nov 2026
Buying And Transfer
Buying a cooperative housing flat in New Town: document checklist
Check three sets of documents: the society's registration, by-laws and the seller's membership; WBHIDCO's allotment or lease and the seller's deed; and NKDA tax and mutation records.
04 Nov 2026
Buying And Transfer
Flat transfer in a West Bengal cooperative housing society: organise the file
A co-operative flat transfer combines a property transfer with a change of membership. The Board must permit the share transfer and admit the buyer, and the register and share certificate must be updated.
04 Nov 2026
Buying And Transfer
NOC for sale, letting or bank loan: identify the correct purpose
Sale, letting and loan NOCs answer different questions. A sale depends on the Board's permission to transfer the share; letting depends on s.93 consent within 30 days; a loan letter depends on what the bank asks for.
04 Nov 2026
Buying And Transfer
Lost share certificate: prepare the record and check the applicable process
Losing a share certificate does not end membership; the society's register of members and share ledger remain the record.
04 Nov 2026
Buying And Transfer
Joint ownership and society membership: questions to resolve
Co-owners on a deed are not automatically joint members of the society.
04 Nov 2026