Although there is no rule against smoking in your flat or at the gates of your cooperative housing society (CHS/Society), it can still be considered a nuisance that causes harm to residents if a valid complaint has been raised.
It is no secret that corruption runs rampant where power is centralised. In the case of cooperative housing societies (CHS ), certain dishonest members or office bearers sometimes embezzle funds for personal use, or they may abuse their position and power to favour some members of the Society.
It is quite common to have disputes and disagreements among residents in a cooperative housing society (CHS), whether it is about leakage, maintenance, car parking or any other issue. In most cases, the managing committee is supposed to arbitrate in the dispute to resolve matters amicably. Still, at times the committee members are at fault or helpless to provide a solution.
Housing societies cannot always be the trouble-free utopias that we imagine them to be, as they do have their own share of woes and problems. Some problems can be resolved by a discussion with the managing committee, but for more complicated issues, one may have to approach the appropriate authorities such as the municipal corporation, deputy registrar for co-operative societies, consumer court or even the police.