What is a housing society and owners association?

Q: Recently my husband bought an apartment in Sarjapur Road, Bangalore. I keep hearing a lot of terms like housing society, owners' association, etc in small get togethers and parties. Please help me with the terms so that I do not feel out of the place.

Kanthi Sridhar, Bangalore

19th October 2011

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It is always good to get a society registered to be legally enforceable with certain rights.

deepak jain, Bangalore

14th March 2013

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A housing society is the whole society in an apartment complex which provides its members with open plots to build houses, ready made houses or flats, or to provide its member with common amenities and services. Society means a co-operative society registered, or deemed to be registered, under the Society Registration Act. Owners' association is an association which takes care of the problems faced by other apartment members, taking initiative during festivals, facility management, conducting apartment owners meetings, etc.

Abhilasha, Bangalore

19th October 2011

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