Answers to the questions societies and flat owners ask us
The questions that come before us as advocates every week — leakage, transfers, succession, conveyance and more — answered in plain language, with the law and the judgments behind them.
The society won’t give an NOC or transfer the flat: what can you do?
NOCs within 30 days, membership within three months, appeals to the Registrar, and the grounds a society cannot use to refuse.
3 November 2026Read the post →Repairs & maintenanceLeakage from the flat above: who pays for the repair?
Terrace, external wall or common pipe: the society. Toilet, bathroom or sink of the flat above: that member. How to find the source and what to do if no one acts.
3 November 2026Read the post →Membership & successionA member died without a nomination: who gets the flat and the membership?
Public notice, claims and objections, a committee decision and an indemnity bond, or a succession certificate where heirs disagree. What families and committees should do.
3 November 2026Read the post →ConveyanceThe builder never conveyed the land: what can the society do?
Deemed conveyance, a consumer complaint, a RERA complaint or a civil suit: what each route gives a society, and how to choose.
3 November 2026Read the post →Don’t see your question here?
Write to the office with a brief description of the matter. Meetings are by prior appointment.