Conditions for Membership of a Co-operative Housing Society

( C ) Conditions for Membership

19.

a. An individual / applicant who is eligible to be the Member and who has applied for Membership of the Society in the prescribed form, may admitted as Member by the Committee on complying with the following conditions :-

  1. applicant has fully tendered the value of at least Ten shares of the Society, along with his Application for Membership;
  2. applicant has paid the Entrance Fee of Rs. 100/-, along with the application for Membership;
  3. applicant has submitted the application as prescribed, of the particulars in regard to any house, plot or flat owned by him or any of the Members of his family, anywhere in the area of operation of the Society;
  4. applicant has submitted undertaking in the prescribed form to the effect that he shall use the flat / unit for the purpose for which it was purchased by him;
  5. applicant has furnished an undertaking in the prescribed form, if he / she has no independent source of income;
  6. applicant has submitted, along with the application for Membership of the Society, a certified copy of the agreement, duly stamped and registered entered into by him / her/ them with  the Promoter Builder or Transferor under Section 4 of the Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act;
  7. applicant has furnished such other undertakings/declarations, in the prescribed forms as are required under any law for the time being in force and such other information as is required under the Bye-laws of the Society along with the application for Membership.
  8. In case of Societies registered under the jurisdiction of special planning Authority like CIDCO / MHADA / SRA / MMRDA etc. the applicant should be eligible person as per the provision of respective Act and the directives of the Govt. / the Planning Authorities, if any.

Note : The conditions at (iii), (iv), (v), and (vii) above shall not be applicable to the Promoter Builder, applying for Membership of the Society, in respect of the unsold flats.
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b. An Individual, a Firm, a Company or a Body Corporate, registered under any Law for the time being in force, who/ which is eligible to be an Associate Member and who/which shall apply through Member in the prescribed form for such Membership, along with the entrance fee of Rs. 100/-, may be admitted as Associate Member by the Committee.

c. A Firm, Company or any other Body Corporate, registered under any law for the time being in force, which is eligible to be a Member of the Society and has made an application for Membership of the Society in the prescribed form may be admitted as a Member by the Committee of the Society on complying with the following conditions :-

  1. applicant has sent, along with application for Membership of the Society, a certified copy of the agreement duly stamped entered into by it, with the Promoter(Builder) or transferor under Section 4 of the Ownership Flats Act.1963,with certified copy of resolution of the firm or company as the case may, authorizing to sign the application.
  2. applicant has paid, along with application for Membership, full value of at least 10 shares and entrance fee of Rs. 100/-.
  3. applicant has complied with the conditions mentioned in the notifications, issued by the State Government, from time to time, under the Second Proviso to Section 22 of the Act.
  4. applicant has furnished the undertakings / declarations in the prescribed forms required under any law for the time being in force along with the application for Membership.

Note : The conditions at (i) and (iii) shall not be applicable to the firm/ company of the Promoter Builder, applying for Membership of the Society in respect of the unsold flats.

20.

A sublettee, a licensee, a care-taker, or occupant who is eligible to be a Nominal Member and who shall apply through Member for such Membership in the prescribed form applicable, along with entrance fee of Rs. 100/- may be admitted as Nominal Member by the Committee.

21.

The procedure for disposal of Application for Membership of the Society, as laid under the bye-law No. 65 (a) to (g) shall be followed by the Secretary and the Committee of the Society.