Sadashivnagar RWA charges: What's the real deal?

U11, negotiate karna mushkil hota hai ek baar possession milne ke baad. Builders ya RWA ke paas saari power hoti hai. Often they say 'it's a society decision'. Usually, ek lump sum corpus fund toh mandatorily lete hi hain, jo baad mein society ke bade expenses ke liye use hota hai. Did they specify what that corpus fund is for in your case?

Toh aapne negotiate kiya kya? Ya pay kar diya jo bhi demand kar rahe the? Bahut confusion hai ismein, samajh nahi aata kaise deal karein.

Sahi baat hai, U9. Isiliye, jab bhi koi property dekho, builder se sirf sales deed ke baare mein nahi, balki RWA bylaws aur detailed maintenance agreement bhi maango. Usmein saare charges, corpus fund, amenities ka breakdown clear hona chahiye. Agar builders hide karte hain, toh samajh lo kuch gadbad hai. Yeh sab pre-booking hi clarify karna best hai.

Yeh builders ki common strategy hai. Initial RWA charges ko kam dikhate hain sales ke time, aur jaise hi possession mil jaata hai, either RWA ko hand over karke bhaag jaate hain ya phir khud hi rates badha dete hain. Bengaluru market mein ab property prices itne high hain, upar se yeh maintenance charges aur corpus fund ka jhatka. It's becoming impossible for salaried people to buy a decent home without facing these 'surprises'.

Haan, jo charges U6 ne mention kiye hain, almost sab cover hota hai. Security, common area lighting, water, lift, gym, pool, even generator backup for common areas. But the per-square-foot rate is just astronomical in Sadashivnagar, sometimes upwards of ₹6-7 per sqft for a small flat. Plus, separate corpus fund bhi liya tha, which was a lump sum and not part of the monthly calculation. It's a huge dent in the monthly budget, especially for first-time buyers who are already stretching for EMI.

Haan, aap sahi keh rahe ho. Premium location ka tag laga ke, yeh log kuch bhi charge karte hain. But jo cheez agreement mein na ho, usko kaise justify kar sakte hain? Builders ki yeh trick bahut purani hai, pehle lure karte hain aur phir naye-naye charges add karte rehte hain. Hum jaise first-time buyers toh phas jaate hain.

Exactly! Sirf Sadashivnagar hi nahi, I recently bought a 2BHK in Aavalahalli and even there, the maintenance charges were a shocker. They initially quoted ₹3.5/sqft but after possession, it jumped to ₹5/sqft, saying 'new amenities' and 'inflated electricity costs'. Yeh toh common scam lagta hai. My friend in Akshayanagar faced similar issues with their society's corpus fund being much higher than initially disclosed.