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LAWYERS FOR FORMATION OF A NEW HOUSING SOCIETY IN PUNE

First general body meeting (before registration)

In this meeting under Society’s Model Bye-law 3(iii), the Chief Promoter (could be the builder) is primarily selected by the promoters, who are members co-signing the registration application before the Registering Authority, under Bye-law 3(xii).

In this meeting, necessary resolutions are passed like opening the account in a bank in the name of proposed society and for obtaining permission for reserving the name of the society. It is compulsory for SRA/ MHADA recognized societies, for the first meeting to be video-recorded.

Application for registration

Normally, the name reservation proposal should be accompanied with the society resolutions and signatures of at least 10 Promoters who have attended the meeting. On allotment of name and permission to open a bank account by the Registrar, the Chief Promoter has to collect Share Capital, Entrance Fees from promoters and deposit the same in the branch of the bank permitted by the Registrar. It should be noted that the amount cannot be withdrawn from the Bank till the society is registered or its registration is refused, except with prior written permission of the Registrar. The Chief Promoter should submit registration proposal to the registering authority within a period of 3 months from the date of issue of Letter of Reservation in the name of the proposed society.

If builder/ promoter is not co-operating in registering the Co-operative Housing Society, then in that case, the application for registration of society be submitted in Form 6 (Rule 12) before the District Deputy Registrar, who has been given power under section 10(1) of the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act 1963. While submitting the said proposal, a Notarized Indemnity Bond of the members who applied for the registration of society on the stamp paper of Rs. 200 is required.

Documents required for Registration
• 7/12 extract of the land or property card.
• Certificate concerning non-agricultural land from the competent authority
• The order of applicable or non-applicable of land ceiling Act
• Construction layout duly approved by the competent authority
• Letter of sanction for starting construction
• Certificate regarding completion of construction work
• Development Agreement if the land is taken for development
• Letter of Power of Attorney of the land
• Title search report of the land
• The registered agreement of purchases of the flat with necessary stamp duty paid
• Architect Certificate regarding construction
• List of Members
• Scheme of the Society
• Application for reserving name
• At least ten members are necessary for registration of society. On the other hand, the government has given permission subject to some conditions for the Housing society of fewer than 10 members by exercising powers. For registration proposal, the signature of sixty percent promoters, who participated in the registration proposal is necessary.
• If the land is given by the government or undertaking agency of the government then its guarantee letter.
• No objection certificates from the Charitable Commissioner if the land is of Trust.
• Certificate of the competent authority regarding non-agricultural plot
• While registering SRA/SRD and MHADA recognized Co-operative Housing Societies, it is obligatory to fulfill the necessary papers as per instructions are given by the authorities by their circulars in addition to above criterion.
• Application for Registering Society (A form)
• Table giving information of society (B Form)
• Table giving details of the members (C Form)
• Statement of Accounts of the Members (D Form)
• Notarized Guarantee letter by the Chief Promoter of the society on the stamp Paper of Rs. 100/-
• Notarized Guarantee letter by the Builder, Promoter on the Stamp Paper of Rs. 100/-
• Affidavit of Members (Affidavit of Minimum 10 Promoters)
• Two copies of bye-laws of the Society approved by the Commissioner, Co-operation and Registrar, Co-operative Societies and Maharashtra State, Pune
• Proof of the bank balance of the promoter member (deposit of each share of Rs. 500 and admission fee of Rs. 100), after getting permission for reservation in the District Central Co-operative Bank
• Challan of Rs. 2500/- deposited in the Government Treasury Registration fee for the Housing Society of the Backward class is Rs. 50/-
Approval by Registrar

It is the duty of the concerned Registrar to register the Co-operative Housing Society, by scrutinizing the proposal submitted after fulfillment of above mentioned documents, and shall make an arrangement of issuing certificate of registration society under Section 9(1) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Society Act 1960, and copy of the registered bye-law, memorandum regarding registration of society to the chief promoter. The order regarding registration of society should have been sent for publishing in government gazette to the Government Printing Press for appropriate action. It is necessary to take decision on the registration of the society within a period of two months from the date of the proposal of the society submitted to the Registrar.

If proposal of society registration is denied or no decision is taken within two months then it is necessary to send that proposal to the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Co. operative societies Act, can be approached.

First General Body Meeting obligatory Agenda (after registration):

• To elect a Chairman for the meeting
• To admit persons to membership who have applied for membership of the society.
• To elect a provisional Managing Committee
• To receive and approve the statement of account as prepared by the Chief Promoter of the society up to 14 days prior to the first general body meeting of the society.
• To authorize the committee to secure conveyance of right title and interest in the property in the name of the society from the promoter builder
• To impose restrictions on raising loan amount from outside
• To appoint internal auditor and to fix his remuneration
• To authorize one of the members of the provisional committee to call the first meeting of the provisional committee
• To take decision about taking membership of District Housing Federation and other institutions
• To give power to one member of provisional management committee to call meeting of the managing committee
• To consider the matters raised by the member except these matters which are necessary for giving advance notice with the permission of chairman and eleventh hour matter and to make resolution in that regard.

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CONVEYANCE SERVICES FOR SOCIETIES

CONVEYANCE SERVICES FOR SOCIETIES:-

In most of the cases people believe that a Purchase Agreement is the final document they need to own. However, a mere purchase agreement does not pass on the developer’s rights on the land to the society. Societies need to make sure they have the complete right to the land, and mere society registration and formation does not provide those rights.
A Conveyance Deed helps societies to gain the right of their land. Post this builder relinquishes his legal right on the land.
We the “VED LEGAL” provide end-to-end conveyance services to the societies including execution of Conveyance Deed, Deemed Conveyance, and Deed of Apartments. We work closely with co-operative societies and government officials and make sure the complete process is hassle free.
With our team of legal advisers and professional approach, we have handled more than 100 cases across Pune. We guide our clients through the complete process of transferring builder’s rights, allocation of additional space and finally establishment of society rights, as per the law.
Our conveyance services include:
Apartment formation:
• Deed of Declaration • Deed of Apartment
Co-operative Societies Conveyance:
• Conveyance deed with builder’s consent • Deemed Conveyance – without builder’s consent

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Division of A Housing Society

v General
The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (Section 17) and the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961, provide for division of a Co-operative Society. The procedural details are given in the Act and the Rules. They are summarized here.

v Grounds for division
Division of a society is not permissible unless the Registrar is convinced that there is no alternative other than to divide a society into one or more subdivisions. The Registrar may consider division of a Co-operative housing society on the following grounds:

(a) The membership is so large that the affairs of the society are unmanageable.

(b) The units (building) are located plots which are far away from each other, rendering the management of the society difficult.

v The prerequisite for bifurcation
The plots on which the buildings are constructed should be independent of each other in the Municipal records. If the buildings are constructed on the same plot, the plot should be divisible. If the plot is not divisible, bifurcation is not possible.

v Scheme
The Secretary of a society should first prepare a scheme for two or more units and place the same before the meeting of the managing committee of the society. The scheme should include

(i) Reasons for bifurcation

(ii) Details of the land and buildings to be divided

(iii) The basis on which the assets and liabilities are proposed to be divided

Preliminary approval of the proposed scheme of division of the society by the Registrar is necessary before the scheme is finally approved by him.

v Procedure of preliminary Approval

(i) A general body meeting, with due notice as provided in the Bye-laws of the society, should be convened. A proposal for division of the society should be included in the agenda of the general body meeting. Copies of the proposed scheme of division of the society should accompany the notice and both should be field with the Registrar.

(ii) A resolution, deciding to divide the society on the basis indicated above has to be passed at the general body meeting with a simple majority. Thereafter, the society should make an application (for which no form is prescribed) to the Registrar, together with a copy of the notice convening the general body meeting, a copy of the proposed scheme of division of the Society and a copy of the resolution of the general body meeting of the Society deciding to divide the society. This is necessary to obtain the Registrar’s preliminary approved of the scheme.

Thanks & Regards
Adv. GajananRahate
Ved Legal, Pune.
Mob- 9763040088

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONVEYANCE AND DEEMED CONVEYANCE

Conveyance –
A generic term for any written document which transfers (conveys) real estate property or real property interests from one party to another.
So by the above definition its very clear that if someone willingly transfers their legal right of the property to another party they would need to create a document which transfers this right. Such a document is called Deed of conveyance.
The important point here is – Willingly. Now in case of housing societies the builder/promoters have to ideally create deed of conveyance and hand over it to housing societies that to within 4 months after project completion. However, due to lack of knowledge many builders do not create such documents. There have been cases where builders have later on denied to create such documents and asked additional money to provide signatures on these documents. You will find all sorts of reasons for not creating the document. This results in issues for societies in future. Therefore, government has amended the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963 (MOFA) to make sure if builders run way from such responsibilities the societies do not suffer. This amendment is called Deemed Conveyance. This amendment allows society owners to gain the legal rights of the land even if the builder is not willing to transfer the rights, in front of designated competent authority.

Deemed Conveyance –
The Promoter (Builder/ Developer) is legally required to convey the land and the building within 4 months of formation to the society or any legal body of the flat purchasers. However, it has been the experience that many promoters (Builders/Developers) have not conveyed the land and building to the legal bodies. Therefore, government has amended the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963 (MOFA) and provided for the deemed conveyance in favor of the legal bodies. Under the provision, deemed conveyance means after the expiry of 4 months of formation of the legal body, the land and building is deemed to have been conveyed to the legal body and to bring the same in the revenue record, Competent Authority has been designated who will hear the parties on the basis of applications received from the aggrieved party and transfers the title in favor of the legal body by passing the necessary order and deemed conveyance certificate and appoint an authorized officer to execute the conveyance deed in favor of the society and execute on behalf of non-co-operative builder or the land owner. Getting the title of land and building by adopting the above procedure is known as deemed conveyance.

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