Obviously the tenant will use the flat. Thats why he is a tenant & he pays rent & for that. If the entire maintenance is passed on to tenants, it will disturb the supply & demand situation. There are flats that are currently vacant and a lot of people are starting to move to them. Otherwise there are flats nearby like Sobha Sunscape etc where rates are still unchanged. The reason there was no maintenance earlier was because owners had given deposits. If deposits were not to be returned & only additional maintenance was charged it may have been around Rs. .75 -Rs. 1.00 psft. But the maintenance is currently fixed at 2.75 per sft only because deposits are being returned. So the entire 2.75 is not a burden to the owner. Its only the additional amount of around Rs. 1 per sft. Obviously the tenant will use the flat. Thats why he is a tenant & he pays rent & for that. If the entire maintenance is passed on to tenants, it will disturb the supply & demand situation. There are flats that are currently vacant and a lot of people are starting to move to them. Otherwise there are flats nearby like Sobha Sunscape etc where rates are still unchanged. The reason there was no maintenance earlier was because owners had given deposits. If deposits were not to be returned & only additional maintenance was charged it may have been around Rs. .75 -Rs. 1.00 psft. But the maintenance is currently fixed at 2.75 per sft only because deposits are being returned. So the entire 2.75 is not a burden to the owner. Its only the additional amount of around Rs. 1 per sft.

As such while the deposit was held, that money was not available to be spent by the owner. Now that 2.5 lacs deposit is being released, it could be kept in an FD in Bank & generate some interest per month which can be paid by the owners towards maintenance. So the question owners & tenants should ask, is if market is ready to absorb the additional maintenance. If the answer is No, then even in the short term if tenants are forced to absorb it, in the medium term people will realize & rates will come down. In the mean relationships would be lost & money will spent on agent's fees & movers & packers fees and either side will be the loser.As such while the deposit was held, that money was not available to be spent by the owner. Now that 2.5 lacs deposit is being released, it could be kept in an FD in Bank & generate some interest per month which can be paid by the owners towards maintenance. So the question owners & tenants should ask, is if market is ready to absorb the additional maintenance. If the answer is No, then even in the short term if tenants are forced to absorb it, in the medium term people will realize & rates will come down. In the mean relationships would be lost & money will spent on agent's fees & movers & packers fees and either side will be the loser.