Rs 1.42L dues: Housing society sought defaulter tag; court gives doctor protection
A Mumbai-based doctor has received interim protection from a court after his housing society attempted to label him a defaulter over unpaid maintenance dues. The doctor claims he never received bills since 2014, while the society argues he is a persistent defaulter who owes Rs 1.42 lakh.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing legal tensions between housing societies and residents regarding maintenance recovery and the reputational impact of being publicly branded a defaulter.
You default on the maintenance dues for the housing society you are living in. Should you be labelled as a defaulter? In one such case a man has secured interim protection from the Maharashtra State Co-Operative Appellate Court after his housing society sought to brand him a maintenance defaulter over unpaid dues of Rs 1.42 lakh.What the case is aboutThe man, a doctor in Mumbai, owns a ground-floor unit in Building No. 1 of the housing society. He said he was willing to pay the maintenance charges, but the society had not issued him any bills since 2014.By April 2015, the outstanding maintenance amount had risen to Rs 1.42 lakh.
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