Society Management Archive
02 Mar 2013
ADDA on Android!
Dear Globe Trotters! Happy to announce the launch of the mobile version of ApartmentADDA. Currently this is available for all Android Phones and Tablets. iOS Users please hold on for a little while. In this first release you will be able to lodge and view HelpDesk Tickets. You can browse through the ADDA Classifieds. Update
27 Jan 2012
Poll: Satisfied with the Play Area in your Apartment Complex?
Poll conducted on: ApartmentADDA Facebook Page. Total Votes: 140 Participants: Residents of Apartment Complexes in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. Comments with NO (77%): There’s no safe open space to run around. Sandpit is there but a small one. Would be nice if there were more area for field games. Need an area for
05 Jan 2012
Asset Tracker Enhanced to Track Inventory
Dear ADDA Admins, The Asset Tracker has been upgraded to track Inventory as well. Now you can track the inflow and outflow of any inventory that you are interested in tracking – be it Diesel, Water, CFL bulbs, Chlorine etc. A full history can now be maintained on who added, or withdrew the consumables. Apart
19 Nov 2011
Move In/Out Tracker launched!
The common aim of every Gated Community: Establish a robust Move-In, Move-Out Process. Challenges in achieving this aim Arriving at a streamlined best-practice process that serves the purpose, without being an overkill. Enforcing the process uniformly in the Society Office and monitoring the same. Till date you wished this process could be online. Now it
27 Oct 2011
Poll: Should Housing Societies stop Drying of Clothes in Balcony?
Poll conducted on: ApartmentADDA Facebook Page. Poll Duration: 2 Days (On October 3 2011) Total Votes: 75 Participants: Residents of Apartment Complexes in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. Reasons for NO (73%): No, why use an Electric Dryer when Solar Energy is abundant in the Balcony. No, balconies belong to individuals, not society. No,
20 Sep 2011
Elevator Safety Systems in Residential Apartments
Elevators are one of the critical machinery in a highrise Apartment Building. It is important that the maintenance staff as well as Management Committee Members are aware of some of the important aspects of their Elevators. Types of Elevators in Apartment Complexes Generally there are two types of Elevators in Residential Complexes: 1. Geared-traction elevators.
13 Apr 2011
Maintenance handover from Builder – STP
“All Apartment Complexes with an STP will do well to check suitability of Treatment Technology, Adequacy of Design and good Engineering Practice in the execution of the Treatment Plant before accepting the STP from the Builder/ Developer.” Is your Association in the process of taking maintenance handover from the Builder? One of the main areas
24 Feb 2011
Waste Management for Apartments – HOW
This is a sequel to our earlier post: Waste Management for Apartments – WHAT In this post you will find 2 success stories from Bangalore, and loads of resources to learn from and re-use. Success Story 1: Diamond District. Project Green Diamond Before: Diamond District – the 917 unit Apartment Complex located on Old Airport
24 Feb 2011
Waste Management for Apartments – WHAT
8AM. The door-bell rings and you hand out your waste – one bag of around 1 KG to the Housekeeping Staff. The bag contains kitchen wet waste, bathroom waste, 3 used batteries, a jam bottle, 4 milk packets, a thermocol board – all mixed up. Case 1: The whole bag is dumped as it is
22 Feb 2011
5 reasons to log that Complaint!
Software Engineer: Hello Tech Support, my laptop is not switching on. I think I need a new one? Tech Support: Sir, please try plugging into the power outlet, your laptop battery may have drained. Software Engineer: Okay… that worked. Thanks! Bye! Tech Support: Hold on sir, please log this in our Support tracking system, or
08 Feb 2011
NetBanking for your Association Bank Account
Are you – as a Treasurer or Executive Committee member – looking at an alternative way of paying the Vendors other than Cheque payments. Most banks allow Association Bank Accounts to have Netbanking enabled. Below is the typical procedure to be followed, to enable NetBanking in your Bank. The below assumes that the Treasurer will
08 Feb 2011
Bye-Laws for Apartment Owners Associations
Per the Karnataka Apartment Owners Act, the purpose of the Bye-Laws and the norm of framing them are as below . (1) The administration of every property shall be governed by bye-laws, a true copy of which shall be annexed to the Declaration. No modification of or amendment to the bye-law shall be valid, unless set forth
20 Jan 2011
General Meetings for Apartment Owners Associations
Wondering when exactly the General Body Meeting needs to be held – as mandated by the Legislation? Here are the specifics as prescribed in the Acts. The Societies Registration Act (1960) outlines the exact timing of these meetings: General meeting (1) Every society registered under this Act shall hold every year a general meeting called
20 Jan 2011
Dissolution of a Housing Society
What is the recourse for a Society that is dysfunctional? Section 22 of the Societies Act: Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs Any number not less than three-fourths of the members of any society may determine that it shall be dissolved and thereupon it shall be dissolved forthwith, or at the
19 Jan 2011
Issue Tracker renamed to Project Tracker
Dear ADDA Admins Issue Tracker is one of the most widely used applications in ApartmentAdda – where the Association Committee keeps track of all the ongoing projects. The MC members keep the updates to each of these projects, contact information of officials etc. in one place. This makes tracking projects easy, none of the projects