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Tenants in several high-rise residential societies in Noida are being asked to pay additional monthly charges to use common amenities such as swimming pools, gyms and clubhouses, despite paying regular maintenance fees. Resident Welfare Associations say the charges are intended to regulate access, protect equipment and meet security and upkeep costs. Tenants argue that they are legal occupants and should have access to common facilities on the same terms as homeowners. Reported charges range from INR 500 to INR 1,000 a month in some societies. The Noida Authority has said such decisions are often arbitrary and that it currently lacks specific regulations to intervene.
Tenants in several high-rise residential societies in Noida are being asked to pay additional charges to access common amenities including swimming pools, gyms and clubhouses, despite already paying monthly maintenance fees. The issue has emerged across multiple housing societies, with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) citing security, equipment upkeep and maintenance requirements, while tenants argue that they should have the same access rights as homeowners as legal occupants.
At Golf City, Noida, one tenant said she pays INR 3,000 a month towards maintenance but was subsequently asked to pay an additional amount to use the gym and swimming pool. She said her rental agreement included a monthly rent of INR 30,000, a refundable security deposit and maintenance charges, but did not specify any separate payment for the amenities. The tenant also raised concerns about being separately identified when using the facilities.
At Supertech Capetown, an amenity charge of INR 500 a month is levied on an individual and INR 1,000 on a family. The RWA said the policy was introduced after equipment in the gym was found damaged. According to the association, an investigation attributed some of the damage to tenants, following which the additional fee was introduced. The RWA said the charge was intended to protect equipment, while the collections were also being used for welfare activities within the society.
Similar charges have been reported at other Noida societies. Families at Grand Ajnara are charged INR 1,000 a month, while Skytech Matrott charges INR 650 for access to amenities. At Dasnac The Jewel, the reported charge is INR 700 a month. Tenants at these societies have questioned the need for separate payments when maintenance charges are already collected for common facilities. Some have also sought greater clarity on how the additional collections are being utilised.
The practice varies between societies. At Pan Oasis, both owners and tenants pay for gym and pool use, although owners pay INR 100 less, according to a resident. The society also collects INR 2,000 in maintenance. At Noida’s White House, separate charges of INR 300 for the pool and INR 800 for the gym apply to both owners and tenants, with no distinction based on occupancy status. The charges were previously included in maintenance, according to an owner, but were separated to support upkeep.
The issue has raised questions over whether RWAs and Apartment Owners Associations have a defined regulatory basis for imposing different charges on tenants. Noida Extension Flat Owner Welfare Association president Abhishek Kumar said there was currently no specific rule governing such charges for tenants in high-rise societies and described the practice as discriminatory.
Noida Authority ACEO and head of housing groups Vandana Tripathi said these were emerging issues linked to increasing residential settlements and that decisions by AOAs and RWAs were, in many cases, arbitrary. She said the Authority was aware of the concerns but could not intervene until regulations governing such matters were established.
The dispute therefore remains centred on the terms under which common amenities are provided to tenants, the scope of maintenance charges and the authority of resident associations to impose separate user fees. With different societies following different practices, residents and tenants continue to seek greater clarity on the applicable rules and charges.
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