It is a widely practiced anomaly that flat maintenance is linked to the area of a flat. Some of the basic amenities facilities that constitute maintenance are play area, swimming pool, lift, generator, gymnasium, and AMC of these facilities, salary for common area sweepers, gardeners, STP operators, security guards, and in some societies the in-house plumbers, and electricians. All these facilities and personnel services are equally available to all flat occupants. It is not that a flat owner with a larger flat area will get priority for the use of any of the above said facilities. Then why should maintenance be based on a flat area? A 2BHK flat with more occupants may be availing these facilities more than a 3BHK flat with fewer occupants.

Secondly, the water supply should be metered. It is a one-time investment. It will impose a sense of responsibility for the users to prudently ration water. Water use per flat can be easily monitored and slab wise rates can be fixed to discourage higher usage or wastage of water. The per litre cost and total usage of individual flats to be published monthly so that the tenants can know and control their water use.