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Practical articles on running a cooperative housing society, transfers, tenants and society documents.
A nomination tells the society whom to transfer a deceased member's share to; succession law decides who among the heirs is entitled. The Supreme Court, under the earlier 1983 Act, held nomination has no relevance to title between heirs.
04 Nov 2026
Under s.70 of the 2006 Act, a deceased member's share goes to the nominee; if there is none, or no claim within a year, to the person the Board finds entitled on probate, letters of administration or a succession certificate.
04 Nov 2026
Whether a New Town flat is leasehold or freehold depends on how HIDCO allotted the land and on the lease or deed, not on the area. NKDA's mutation page refers to both owners and lessees, and lessees need HIDCO permission.
04 Nov 2026
For a New Town resale, establish from the HIDCO allotment and lease whether permission is needed for this flat, and check that earlier transfers had it.
04 Nov 2026
NKDA records the holder for mutation and property tax; the co-operative society records members, shares, nominees and dues. Neither updates the other.
04 Nov 2026
Title is the legal right to a flat, usually resting on registered deeds; mutation is an authority's record of whose name the property stands in, mainly for tax. The Supreme Court has said revenue entries confer no ownership.
04 Nov 2026
Before you rent a flat in New Town, the owner should be able to show title or allotment papers, current NKDA (or BMC) tax receipts, the society or association position on letting, and a clean dues statement.
04 Nov 2026
Before you rent a flat in Salt Lake (Bidhannagar), check the lease position, who the recorded member is, BMC tax, society consent and police intimation.
04 Nov 2026
Owner consent and society consent are different records. See what s.93 requires, the 30-day decision, the tripartite agreement and which file holds what.
04 Nov 2026
A clear maintenance bill tells the member who is billed, for which period, on what approved basis, what was brought forward, what was paid and what is due by when.
04 Nov 2026
When maintenance has been paid but the society still shows it as due, the money is usually sitting somewhere identifiable: an unallocated bank credit, the wrong flat or month, an uncleared cheque or a receipt never entered.
04 Nov 2026
A useful society budget puts two things side by side: recurring costs, estimated from last year's actuals and current contracts, and planned repairs, listed by item with evidence of need and a funding source.
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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