The Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1986
Central Act · Act 58 of 198627 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the ownership of an individual apartment in a multi-storeyed building and of an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such apartment and to make such apartment and interest heritable and transferable and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 58 of 1986 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 27 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Application.
- Section 3 Definitions.
- Section 4 Ownership of apartments.
- Section 5 Apartment to be heritable and transferable.
- Section 6 Ownership of apartment subject to conditions.
- Section 7 Compliance with the covenants and bye-laws.
- Section 8 Right of re-entry.
- Section 9 Purchasers or persons taking lease of apartments from apartment owners to execute an undertaking.
- Section 10 Benamidar of the apartment to be deemed to be the real owner.
- Section 11 Certain works prohibited.
- Section 12 Encumbrances against apartments.
- Section 13 Contents of Deed of Apartment.
- Section 14 Registration of Deed of Apartment.
- Section 15 Association of Apartment Owners and bye-laws relating thereto.
- Section 16 Insurance.
- Section 17 Disposition of property, destruction or damage.
- Section 18 Action.
- Section 19 Common profits, common expenses and other matters.
- Section 20 Apartment owner not to be exempt from liability for contribution by waiver of the use of the common areas and facilities
- Section 21 Common expenses to be a charge on the apartment.
- Section 22 Separate assessments.
- Section 23 Joint and several liability of vendor, etc., for unpaid common expenses.
- Section 24 Act to be binding on apartment owners, tenants, etc.
- Section 25 Power to exempt stamp duty, registration fee and court fees and power to refund.
- Section 26 Removal of doubts.
- Section 27 Power to make rules.
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