“People are very skeptical and scared while facing housing-related issues. They should, in fact, be confident while approaching their problems. The major reason for fights in housing Societies is the fact that people don’t know their rights and duties. They should keep themselves informed about the various acts, rules and laws in the housing sector, to make proper use of the same and avoid conflict,” said Advocate Vinod Sampat, at a seminar on Housing Society issues held by the Right To Information (RTI) Union and Co-Operative Societies Residents Users and Welfare Association (CSRUWA) on Saturday, May 5, at Goregaon, in Mumbai. The speakers on the panel were Advocate Vinod Sampat, RTI activist J B Patel, CA Ameet Israni, Ramesh Prabhu, RTI activist Krishnaraj Rao, and Advocate Dr L B Tiwari. Ameet Mehta hosted the programme and also participated in during the question ‘n’ answer round with the audience.

Laws: Ramesh Prabhu elaborating on the Maharashtra Housing Bill. Pics/Mahesh Chafe