Rights of members in a CHS

• A member shall be entitled to receive a copy of the registered bye-laws of the society on payment of the price thereof.
• A member shall have the right to inspect books, registers, minutes, documents etc. free of cost, as provided in Section 32 (1) of the MCS Act 1960 and get copies of the documents on payment of the fees.
• The member who has been allotted the flat shall have a right to occupy the flat subject to the terms and conditions set out in the letter of allotment in the prescribed form under the said bye-law.
• Any member desiring to transfer his shares and interest in the capital/property of the society shall give 15 day notice of his intention to the Secretary of the society along with the consent of the proposed transferee in the prescribed form.
• In case of a dispute with another member or a grievance, the member can lodge a complaint with the managing committee.

Liabilities of members in a CHS

• The member is supposed to make a regular contribution to the society in terms of maintenance charges, which includes payment for property taxes, water charges, common electricity charges, contribution to repairs and maintenance fund, expenses on repairs and maintenance of the lifts, contribution to the sinking fund, service charges, car parking charges, interest on the defaulted charges, non-occupancy charges, non-agricultural tax and any other charges thereof.
• No member can make any additions or alterations in his flat without taking prior permission of the committee in writing. The member, desirous of making any additions or alterations in his flat, shall make an application to the Secretary of the society, giving all the required particulars.
• No member shall stock or store any kind of goods or materials, which requires permit/sanction of the competent authority under any law relating thereto.
• No member shall cause nuisance, annoyance or inconvenience to any of the members of the society or carry on practices, which may be objectionable to the general decency or morals of the members of the society. The committee either su-motto or on receipt of the complaint from any member to take steps to stop all such practices.

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