India, Jan. 20 -- An apartment owner in Bengaluru is being trolled online for suggesting a series of increasingly bizarre ways to save money on society maintenance charges. A screenshot circulating online shows the email that the homeowner sent to his housing society, suggesting cuts in essential services like garbage collection and even generators for power backup to reduce costs.

Society maintenance charges are recurring fees paid by residents to cover the costs of managing, operating and maintaining shared amenities and common areas in an apartment complex. Depending upon the amenities and the location of the housing society, maintenance charges can range from a couple of thousands to even lakhs of rupees.

In his email to society mem...