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Today residents of Victoria Gardens Azadpur staged strong protest against builder M2K, because the flats are sold but builder is not handing over maintenance activity to flat buyers association. As per Delhi Apartment Ownership Act 1986, it’s mandatory for flat buyers to form their association who will maintain the residential complex, but in Victoria Gardens Azadpur builder has sold all the flats even then trying to keep the control of building illegally by using money and muscle power. Builder claim to have good contact with higher ups in government and misguiding and managing the Authorities by political pressure and money power. The duly formed legitimate residents association is trying from Piller to post but no respite is given because high approach of builder. M2K has manipulated and forcibly put wrong clauses in sale deed of flats to keep control and exploit the helpless flat buyers. Builder has collected huge amounts on pretext of electricity connection charges to be paid to Tata Power, water and sewer connection charges to be paid to Delhi Jal board but actually deposited very small amounts as security and misappropriated the funds which is criminal offence but no action is taken even after complaints to EOW wing of Delhi Police. Builder not giving accounts to flat buyers for maintenance charges collected and increase the maintenance charges as per his will. The residents are fed up with maintenance agency as the facilities promised are either out of order and all vendors appointed by builder pay commission and flat buyers are helpless in case of basic facilities like Telephone connection, internet connection, cafe, car wash faciliietc. Builder has collected several crores of Rupees on pretext of Interest Free Maintenance Security (IFMS) and sinking fund, but using for his own money making or invested in Mutual funds and interest and income keeping in his own pocket and despite strong demand by RWA to adjust this income or interest in maintenance fund not listening us if this amount is adjusted properly maintenance charges will come down substantially. Residents are charged more than 35% extra as super area for the common area and facilities but maintenance agency which is a builder’s own company using the common area as their personal property and charging the residents for common functions , residents are forced to follow the dictates of builder and it’s maintenance agency. Hon’ble Delhi High Court in it’s verdict in WPC no.1959 of 2010 and 2012 has clearly mentioned that builders after selling the flats has no interest except to make money from flat buyers by wrong means, and directed DDA and MCD to appoint nodal officers to help flat buyers in forming RWA and take care of their maintenance activities. The residents are demanding since long to hand over the maintenance activity to Residents welfare Association and when no response is given decided to take path of agitation and as first step staged strong peaceful protest as first step and if they are not given the control will take further steps to take the control from builder in legitimate manner . Residents also resolved today to take up the matter with all forums strongly now and through social media to save the residents from exploitation by builder.
