Application and non-application of provisions of this Act to the housing societies

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Q: What is the sinking fund percentage for Maharashtra housing societies?

Minimum 0.25% per annum of each flat's construction cost, as certified by the architect at the time of construction. This is prescribed by Rule 106C-11(2) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Rules 2026, effective 18 June 2026.

Q: What is the AGM quorum for a Maharashtra housing society?

Two-third of the total members or 20 members, whichever is less. Per Rule 106C-13(3)(e) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Rules 2026.

Q: How does a Maharashtra housing society recover unpaid dues?

By filing Form Y-6 under section 154B-29 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act 1960, before the Joint/Deputy/Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, with a court fee of ₹100. The Registrar issues a recovery certificate in Form Y-7, which is enforceable as arrears of land revenue under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966. No separate execution application is needed. Per Rule 106C-14 of the 2026 Amendment Rules.

Q: What are the registration fees for a Maharashtra housing society?

Under Rule 106C-3(2)(d) of the 2026 Amendment Rules: Tenant co-partnership up to 25 flats: ₹2,500; 26-50 flats: ₹5,000; 51-250 flats: ₹7,500; above 250 flats: ₹10,000. Backward class and Lok Awas Yojana societies: ₹50. Tenant ownership and other housing societies: ₹5,000.

Q: What is the maximum interest rate on defaulted maintenance dues?

The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Rules 2026 cap interest on defaulted maintenance charges at 12% simple interest per annum (Rule 106C-12). The rate must be fixed by a general body resolution — the managing committee cannot unilaterally set a higher rate.

Section 154B, Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960

This chapter is in force. The 2019 Ordinance was a temporary law under article 213 of the Constitution and was replaced by the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2019, which re-enacted Chapter XIII-B in the same terms. When citing this provision in a notice, application or plaint, cite it as a section of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — not as a section of the Ordinance.

In short

The switchboard for the whole chapter. Sub-section (1) lists the provisions of the MCS Act 1960 that continue to apply to housing societies mutatis mutandis; sub-section (2) lists those that no longer apply at all — including sections 24, 24A, 32, 73AAA, 73CA, 101 and the whole of sections 111 to 144-1A.

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(1) The following provisions of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the housing societies, namely :— Section 1, clauses (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (10-ai), (10-aii), (10-aiii), (13), (14), (16), (17), (18), (20-A), (21), (24), (26), (27), (28), (29), (29A) and (31) of section 2, sections 3, 3A, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20A, 21, 21A, 22, sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 23, sections 25, 25A, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, except proviso of sub-section (1) of section 43, section 45 and sub-sections (1)(b), (2) and (3) of section 47, section 50, clauses (a) (c), (d) and (e) of section 62, sections 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 71A, 72, 73, sub-sections (2) to (7) of section 73ID, except sub-section (4) of section 73B, sections 73C, 73CB, 73CC, 73F, 73I, 75, 76, 77, 77A, 78A, sub-sections, (1), (1A), (1B), (2), (3) and (4) of section 79, sections 79A, 79AA, 80, 81 to 89A, 91 to 100, 102 to 110, 145 to 148A, 149 to 154, 154A and 155 to 168. (2) The following provisions of this Act shall not apply to the housing societies, namely :— Clauses (1)(a) and (b), (2)(a), (b) and (c), (4), (9), (10-aii-1), (10A), (11), (11-A), (12), (14-A), (15), (16-A), (19) (a), (a-1), (b) and (c) (19A), (22), (23) and (25) of section 2, sections 6, 8,11, 16, 18A, 18B, 18C, 23(4), 24, 24A, 28, 29, 32, 32A, 39, 44, 44A, 46, 47(1)(a), 47(4), 48, 48A, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62(b), 69B, 72A, 73B(4), 73(1A)(b), 73A, 73AAA, 73CA, 73D, sub-section (1) of section 73ID, sections 74, 78, 101 and sections 111 to 144-1A.

Source: Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary Part VIII, No. 21, 9 March 2019 — the authorised English translation published under article 348(3) of the Constitution. The Marathi on this page is our summary, not an official translation.

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