Experts from Bengaluru feel the move will tremendously burden the city’s stormwater drains, traffic, parking facilities, and sewage networks, as they expect to see an increase in the population density
Homebuyers, who are filing FIRs against residents’ associations, claim unregistered RWAs have defrauded them to the tune of Rs 88 lakhs in maintenance charges.
In the absence of a competent authority to redress grievances under the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act, homebuyers had started filing criminal charges against RWAs.
Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress have promised to amend the contentious Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act and address homebuyers’ problems.