sale fee to apartment owners association

Every association is governed by a set of Bye Laws. If you are a member of that society, you have every right to grab a copy of the same and check if there is a clause to that effect.

However if your association has been in existence for quite some time, the charges might have undergone a revision. The revision must be supported by a resolution duly passed as stipulated in the Bye Laws. Ask for a certified copy of the relevant extracts of the resolution.

Logically the association must have drafted its bye laws in conformity with the local law prevalent out there. Therefore if the Bye Laws empowers the society to collect such charges, you gotta budge. This is from the legal standpoint. Hope it helps!

In Maharashtra, It is fully legal and both buyer and seller have to pay Rs.25000 as transfer fee to the Association. But it may be differ from state to state.