Resources

Guides for running an Indian housing society

Practical, sourced explainers on the things committees actually get stuck on — sinking funds, AGM quorum, GST on maintenance, transparent accounts, and choosing software that will not trap you.

Karnataka law

5 August 2026 · 11 min read

Your builder hasn't handed over: how to force handover through K-RERA

What handover legally means in Karnataka, the exact K-RERA complaint route (and the form almost every online guide gets wrong), and what happens when the builder still stalls.

Buying guide

31 July 2026 · 6 min read

Societly vs running it on spreadsheets

An honest comparison of running a housing society on Excel or Google Sheets versus apartment management software — including when the spreadsheet is genuinely the right answer.

Buying guide

31 July 2026 · 6 min read

What apartment management software costs in India

How apartment and society management software is actually priced in India — per-unit models, what the headline number leaves out, and the questions to ask before you sign an annual contract.

Karnataka law

28 July 2026 · 6 min read

Khata and e-Khata for Bengaluru apartment owners

What A-khata and B-khata mean for a flat, what apartment owners need for e-Khata including their UDS, and how the association can help.

Karnataka law

28 July 2026 · 6 min read

KAOA, KSRA or cooperative society: which Act should your Bengaluru apartment association register under?

Most Bengaluru associations are registered under the wrong Act. What the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act requires, and what to do if yours is wrong.

Karnataka law

27 July 2026 · 6 min read

How to calculate apartment maintenance charges in Bengaluru

Karnataka apportions common expenses by undivided interest, not equally per flat. What KAOA Section 10 means for a mixed-size Bengaluru complex.

Operations

26 July 2026 · 5 min read

What are society maintenance charges, and what are you actually paying for?

A plain explanation of every line on an Indian apartment maintenance bill, why your neighbour pays a different amount, and the questions worth asking.

Karnataka law

25 July 2026 · 6 min read

Recovering maintenance arrears in Karnataka

KAOA Section 19 makes unpaid dues a charge on the apartment, ahead of other charges. How to use it, and the two mistakes that destroy your own case.

Operations

24 July 2026 · 6 min read

Your first year on an apartment association committee

What to do in the first thirty days, the six documents you must get hold of, the handover that almost never happens properly, and the mistakes new committees make that take years to unwind.

Karnataka law

22 July 2026 · 6 min read

AGM rules for Karnataka apartment associations

Karnataka has no state model bye-law for AGM notice or quorum — your registered bye-laws are the only source. What that means, and what belongs in them.

Compliance

20 July 2026 · 5 min read

Is GST payable on society maintenance charges?

The two thresholds that decide whether a society charges GST, why the ₹7,500 limit is more contested than committees realise, and what counts towards it.

Karnataka law

18 July 2026 · 6 min read

What a Karnataka apartment association's accounts should show

What records a Karnataka apartment association should keep, what belongs in the audited statements, and seven signs the books are drifting.

Karnataka law

14 July 2026 · 6 min read

Sinking fund and corpus fund for Bengaluru apartments

Karnataka prescribes no sinking fund percentage. What the builder owes under RERA, and how to size a fund against a real replacement schedule.

Operations

8 July 2026 · 6 min read

Moving your society off spreadsheets without losing history

A practical migration sequence for committees leaving Excel: what to extract, how to clean a unit list, and why opening balances are the hard part.

Buying guide

4 July 2026 · 6 min read

How to choose society management software: a committee's checklist

The questions that actually separate society management platforms: where collections settle, real cost at your size, and whether you can export and leave.

Operations

30 June 2026 · 6 min read

Visitor management: what actually improves society security

Why the gate register fails, what approval flow actually works, and the privacy obligations a society takes on when it starts recording visitors.