There are many confusion in housing society about the associate Member & Joint Member so i am trying to explain this here, what is difference between associate member and joint member in Housing Society Maharashtra :
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Definition as per MCS Amendment ACT 2019 – 154 B -1 (18) (a) : Associate Member means husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughters, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, nephew, niece, a person duly admitted to Membership of a housing society on written recommendation of a Members to exercise his rights and duties with his written prior consent and whose name does not stand in share certificate. Member of CHSL have rights to appoint "ASSOCIATE MEMBER" to exercise his rights and duties with duly filled prescribed form. An associate member will pay Membership fee @ Rs. 100 to Society. |
Definition as per MCS Amendment ACT 2019 – 154 B -1 (18)(b) : “Joint Member” means a person joining in an application for the registration of a housing society jointly, which is subsequently registered or a person who is duly admitted to Membership after its registration and who holds share, right, title and interest in the flat jointly but whose name does not stand first in the share certificate; |
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Voting Rights As per Section 154 B-11(2) : The Associate Member shall have right to vote with prior written consent of a Member. |
Voting Rights As per Section 154 B-11(4) : In case of joint Member the person whose name stands first in the share certificate, shall have right to vote. In his absence, the person whose name stands second, and in the absence of both, the person whose name stands next and likewise, who is present and who is not a minor, shall have right to vote. |
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Contest the Election u/s 154 B - 10(6) : Associate Member shall have right to contest Election of Committee with prior written consent of a Member and by duly filled Form 10A (Amended as per 2019) |
Contest the Election To contest the election to committee, joint member need to take consent from Original Member. |
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Membership Associate member need fill Form No -5 (amended as per 2019 amendment act). Rs. 100/- Entrance Fee need to submit. Managing Committee will take it monthly committee meeting and approve the membership and update the "J" Register. Now for election provisional voting list will be prepared from "I" & "J" Register. |
Membership Application for Membership with consent from Original Member. Rs. 100/- Entrance Fee need to submit. Managing Committee will take it monthly committee meeting and approve the membership and update the "J" Register. Now for election provisional voting list will be prepared from "I" & "J" Register. |
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Share Certificate Associate Member name does not appears in Share Certificate. |
Share Certificate Joint Member name appears in Share Certificate on 2nd or 3rd or 4th position. |
Note
1. Primary Member / Original Member / Members means whose name appears first
in Sale Agreement / Index-2 and Share Certificate.
Associate Members in a Cooperative Housing Society
