BENGALURU: Residents of a Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) apartment complex in Gunjur, Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency, were shocked to receive a notice requiring them to establish a Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA) within a week.
The notice, dated December 23, 2025, warned that the BDA would cease maintenance of the complex starting January 1, 2026. Residents must inform the Assistant Executive Engineer (Housing) by December 28, 2025, about their plan to form the RWA.
Residents express concern over unfinished construction, including an incomplete compound wall, broken lifts, and unresolved maintenance issues. “Some lifts have been out of service, and the contracted maintenance agency refuses to fix them due to unpaid dues from the BDA,” they reported.
In an article titled “Home is where the hurt is” published on October 20, 2022, Bangalore Mirror highlighted the residents’ struggles with inadequate maintenance, electricity issues, and lack of water supply.
“The compound wall has not been built, and the sewage treatment plant is non-operational. The generator the BDA purchased has been idle for five years, and there’s an ongoing land dispute that hasn’t been addressed. Some lifts have been out of service since December 4,” shared resident Narayana Shetty, who plans to meet with BDA officials to discuss these grievances.
Rohith H, a resident on the seventh floor, emphasized the urgency of lift repairs, stating, “We’ve been without a lift for over a month. My father has difficulty accessing our flat due to his previous surgery.”
Dhananjaya Padmanabhachar, Convenor of the Karnataka Home Buyers Forum, criticized the BDA’s notice as illogical since neither the state government nor the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has outlined guidelines for RWA registration. He urged the BDA Commissioner to seek government direction on properly registering apartment owners’ associations in line with RERA regulations.
