Times of India | ‘These old people in RWAs...’: Techie warns young couples, bachelors against living in high-rise societies
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A software engineer’s viral post on X warned young couples and bachelors against buying apartments in high‑rise gated societies, arguing that resident welfare associations (RWAs) led by older residents often become over‑controlling, imposing arbitrary rules about visits, security and behaviour. Citing a personal experience in Hyderabad where a theft was inadequately addressed and senior RWA members berated him for raising the issue publicly, he urged residents to consider smaller G+3 or G+4 buildings with fewer than 25 units, where rules are less intrusive and community interaction is more relaxed. The post sparked a wider online debate, with many users sharing similar grievances about excessive monitoring, visitor restrictions, moral policing and high maintenance costs, while others dismissed it as mere venting against apartment regulations.

‘These old people in RWAs...’: Techie warns young couples, bachelors against living in high-rise societies
A software engineer’s viral social media post criticising life in large gated communities has triggered a wider online debate over resident welfare associations (RWAs), housing society rules and generational differences in urban living.



