India, Aug. 3 -- A group of homeowners and residents of the Signature Roselia affordable housing society in Sector 95, Wazirpur, on Sunday protested against a 35% increase in maintenance charges, alleging there had been no corresponding improvement in maintenance or other services.

According to the protesters, the maintenance charge was increased from Rs.3.04 per sq ft to Rs.4.13 per sq ft. They also alleged that the developer's maintenance agency had sought around Rs.3,000 retrospectively from each resident after issuing the hike notice on July 23 and implementing it retrospectively from April 1.

Residents said the developer had also increased maintenance charges around two months ago, against which homeowners had approached the distri...