Monthly Archive:: March 2012
31 Mar 2012
Wishlist for Housing Society AGMs
It is April, and it is AGM time. While you get ready to ensure your ADDA’s Admin Reports are ready to be shared or printed, we have a wishlist that you could present in your AGM for approval. This wishlist has some simple resolutions, which if passed, will make the life of you – the
27 Mar 2012
What is FSI of an Apartment Building
Floor Space Index = (Total Area of all Floors of an Apartment Complex*) / (Total area of the Plot belonging to the Apartment Complex) This means that if the total Plot area is 10,000 sqft., and FSI is 1:2, the Apartment Complex can have Total Floor Area (or Built Up Area) of 20,000 sqft. This
24 Mar 2012
Photo Upload in HelpDesk!
See the Security Guard sleeping blissfully at the Main Gate at Midnight? Take a picture, attach it to the Ticket you raise in HelpDesk. Let the picture speak a thousand wordzzz. Want to show your gratitude to the Electrician for reviving a long-dead Light Point? To the Helpdesk Ticket attach a picture of your child
16 Mar 2012
Great News – Essential SMS Reach All
Dear ADDA Admins, In September 2011, a TRAI regulation had crippled the SMS Delivery Feature of many Web Portals. According to this regulation, SMS from most Portals could reach only to Mobile Numbers NOT listed in the Do Not Call Registry. And SMS could go only between 9AM to 9PM. Related Post: http://apartmentadda.com/blog/2011/09/26/important-announcement-on-sms/ This had
15 Mar 2012
Bangalore Apartment Prices – March 2012
LOCATION APARTMENT PRICES (Rs./Sq.Ft.) Langford road 10,500 Off Cubbon road 18,000 Fraser town 8,500 Whellers road 15,200 Suburban Bannerghatta road 4,000 Off Bannerghatta road 4,500 Jayanager 8th block 10,300 – 11,300 JP Nagar – Dollars colony 3,350 – 5,700 Banashankari 2nd stage 8,100 Yeshwantpur 3,990 Peripheral Kanakapura main road 5,290 Off Kanakapura main road 3,950
07 Mar 2012
Tenant involvement in Society Accounting
Can the Housing Society levy charges directly on the Tenant? The answer is No. The Housing Society can levy all charges only on the Member, who is the Owner of the Apartment. The Tenant does not come in direct contact of the Society w.r.t. Charges. The Owner is responsible for settlings all charges towards the
07 Mar 2012
NOC for Housing Society Accounting
Many Societies charge a Non Occupancy Charges for Apartments that are rented. These charges are made part of the Monthly or Quarterly Invoices or Demand Notes. Here are a few FAQs about Non Occupancy Charges (NOC). 1. Is NOC a function of the amount of Rent collected by the Owner? E.g., 20% of the Rent
02 Mar 2012
Water Survey for Apartments
What is the Average Expense that an Apartment Community like ours, incurs on Water Supply and Water Treatment? What is the satisfaction level of Apartment Communities with their RWH systems? What are the various ways in which STP treated water is being reused in Apartment Communities, of same size as ours? Are these questions that