Co-operative Housing Society Bye-Law- 28,29,30,31

Housing Society Bye-laws are the rules and regulations laid down for the proper and peaceful running of the co-operative housing societies. Co-operative society bye-laws are approved by the government authorities and are formed with the intention to help the societies self-regulate themselves.

MODEL BYE-LAWS OF COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY

VII. MEMBERS, THEIR RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES

II. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEMBERS

(E) Resignation of Membership

(2) Resignation by a Associate Member (Bye Law No 28)

Bye Law No 28. Resignation by an Associate Member

An Associate Member may resign his Membership any time by writing the letter of resignation to the Secretary of the Society, through the Member, with whom he held the shares of the Society jointly. The Secretary of the Society shall place the letter of the resignation of the Associate Member, before the meeting of the Committee, held next after the receipt of the letter of the resignation, duly recommended by the Member for acceptance by the Committee. The decision of the Committee, accepting the resignation of the Associate Member shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Society to the Member and his associate Member within 15 days of the decision by the Committee. If the resignation is rejected, the Committee shall record the reasons therefore in the minutes of its meeting and the Secretary shall communicate the same to the Member and his associate Member within the time specified above.

(3) Resignation by a Nominal Member, occupying the flat on behalf of the Firm, Company or any other Body Corporate (Bye Law No 29)

Bye Law No 29. Resignation by an Associate Member

If there is a nominal Member, occupying the flat on behalf of a firm, company or any other body corporate, he/she may resign his nominal Membership, at any time, by writing the letter of the resignation to the Secretary of the Society through the firm, the company or any other body corporate, on whose behalf he is occupying the flat. The Secretary of the Society shall place the letter of resignation, before the meeting of the committee, held next after the receipt of the letter of the resignation of the Nominal Member, duly recommended by the firm, the company or any other body corporate for acceptance by the Committee. The decision of the Committee, accepting the resignation shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Society to the firm, company or the body corporate and the nominal Member, within 15 days of the decision by the Committee. If the resignation is rejected, the Committee shall record reasons therefor in the minutes of its meeting and the Secretary shall communicate the same to the firm, company or the body corporate and the nominal Member within the time specified above

(4) Resignation by a Nominal Member, who is Sub-lettee, Licensee, Caretaker etc. (Bye Law No. 30 and 31)

Bye Law No 30. Resignation by a sub-lettee. licensee or caretaker

A sub-letter, licensee, caretaker or possessor of a flat or part thereof, who has been admitted as a nominal Member of the Society may resign his nominal Membership at any time, by writing the letter of the resignation to the Secretary of the Society, through the Member who has been permitted by the Committee to sub-let, give on leave and licence or caretaker basis the flat or part thereof or part with its possession in any other manner. The Secretary of the Society shall place the letter of the resignation before the meeting of the Committee, held next after the receipt of the letter of the resignation duly recommended by the Member concerned for acceptance by the Committee. The decision of the Committee, accepting the resignation shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Society to the Member concerned and his sub-lettee the licensee, the caretaker, or as the case may be, the possessor of the flat or part thereof, within 15 days of the decision by the Committee. If the resignation is rejected, the Committee shall record reasons there for in the minutes of its meeting and the secretary of the Society shall communicate the same to the Member concerned and his sub-lettee, licensee or caretaker etc. within the time specified above.

Bye Law No 31. Acquisition of shares and interest of the Member in the capital/property of the Society

On acceptance of the resignation of the Member, under bye-law No. 27, the Society shall acquire the shares and interest of the Member in the capital/ property of the Society and pay him the value thereof as provided under the bye-law No. 66.

Bye Law No 66. Break-up of Service Charges of the Society.

The Service charges of the Society referred to at 64 (vii) above shall include the following:

a.	Salaries of the office staff, liftmen, watchmen, malis and any other employees of the Society.
b.	Where the Society has an independent Office, the property taxes, electricity charges, water charges etc. for the same.
c.	Printing, Stationery and Postage,
d.	Traveling Allowance and conveyance charges to the staff and the Members of the Committee of the Society.
e.	Sitting fees paid to the Members of the Committee of the Society
f.	Subscription to the Education Fund of the Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Sangh Ltd.
g.	Annual Subscription of the Housing Federation and any other co-operative institution to which the Society is affiliated.
h.	Entrance fees for affiliation to the Housing Federation and any other cooperative institution.
i.	Audit Fees for internal, Statutory and reaudit, if any.
j.	Expenses incurred at meetings of the general body, the Committee an the Sub-Committee, if any
k.	Retainer fees, legal charges, statutory enquiry fees.
l.	Common electricity charges.
m.	Any other charges approved by the General Body at its Meeting. However such charges should not contradict the provisions of the Act, Rules and Bye-laws of the Society.