Housing Society Maintenance Charges in Maharashtra: What You MUST Pay & What You Can Challenge

Housing society maintenance charges are one of the most common sources of disputes between residents and Managing Committees. But how exactly should maintenance be calculated? Can a society charge a larger flat more? Can maintenance be increased every year? Who decides the increase? What is the role of the Managing Committee and the General Body? And what can a member do if the maintenance bill appears incorrect? In this detailed legal explainer, Adv. Vaibhav M. Agrawal breaks down the current legal framework governing cooperative housing societies in Maharashtra, including the latest 2026 Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Rules and the provisions governing housing societies. The video explains how different components of maintenance are calculated, including service charges, property tax, water charges, lift expenses, parking charges, non occupancy charges, sinking fund, repairs and maintenance fund, major repairs, insurance and interest on delayed payments. It also explains whether there is any fixed annual limit on maintenance increases, what the AGM can decide, what powers the Managing Committee has, what records members can inspect, what happens when a member disputes a bill, and how societies can legally recover unpaid dues. The video further discusses the role of the Registrar and Cooperative Court, Section 91 disputes, the statutory recovery mechanism under Section 154B 29, the charge available to the society under Section 154B 14, and important Supreme Court and Bombay High Court decisions concerning cooperative housing societies and maintenance charges. The discussion also examines the important distinction between charges that are required to be apportioned equally and charges that may legitimately be calculated according to carpet area, consumption, sanctioned connections, construction cost or other statutory criteria. If you are a flat owner, tenant, Managing Committee member, society office bearer, property purchaser, lawyer or anyone dealing with a cooperative housing society in Maharashtra, this video provides a practical understanding of your rights, obligations and available legal remedies. This video is for general legal awareness and educational purposes and does not constitute legal advice for any individual dispute. #HousingSociety #HousingSocietyRules #MaharashtraHousingSociety #SocietyMaintenance #MaintenanceCharges #SocietyMaintenanceCharges #HousingSocietyMaintenance #MaharashtraCooperativeSociety #CooperativeHousingSociety #MaharashtraCooperativeSocietiesAct #HousingSocietyLaw #SocietyLaw #HousingSocietyDispute #SocietyDispute #MaintenanceBill #MaintenanceChargesMaharashtra #SocietyCharges #HousingSocietyMembers #FlatOwners #FlatOwnerRights #HomeOwners #HomeownerRights #ApartmentOwners #ApartmentSociety #ManagingCommittee #SocietyManagingCommittee #GeneralBodyMeeting #AGM #HousingSocietyAGM #SocietyAGM #CooperativeCourt #MaharashtraLaw #IndianLaw #PropertyLaw #RealEstateLaw #LegalRights #LegalAwareness #LawExplained #LawyerExplains #LegalUpdate #LegalNews #MaharashtraLawyer #AdvVaibhavAgrawal #HousingLaw #PropertyDisputes #RealEstateIndia #MaharashtraRealEstate #MumbaiHousingSociety #MumbaiProperty #PuneProperty #ThaneProperty #NaviMumbaiProperty #HousingSociety2026 #MaharashtraLaw2026 #MaintenanceRules2026