The Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970
State Act of Maharashtra · Act 15 of 197134 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the ownership of an individual apartment in a building and to make such apartment heritable and transferable property. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 15 of 1971 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 34 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Application of Act.
- Section 3 Definitions.
- Section 4 Status of apartments.
- Section 5 Ownership of apartments.
- Section 6 Common areas and facilities.
- Section 6A Re-development of apartments.
- Section 6B Summary eviction of apartment owners in certain cases.
- Section 7 Compliance with convenants, bye-laws and administrative provisions.
- Section 8 Certain work prohibited.
- Section 9 Encumbrances against apartments ; removal from encumbrances, effect of part payment.
- Section 10 Common profits and expenses.
- Section 11 Contents of Declaration.
- Section 12 Contents of Deeds of Apartments..
- Section 12A Amendment in contents of Declaration or Deed of Apartments.
- Section 13 Declarations, Deeds of Apartments and copies of floor plans to be registered.
- Section 14 Removal from provisions of Act.
- Section 15 Removal no bar to subsequent resubmission of property to Act.
- Section 16 Bye-laws, their contents.
- Section 16A Filing of complaint with the Authority.
- Section 16B Appeal to Co-operative Court.
- Section 17 Waiver of use of common areas and facilities ; abandonment of apartment.
- Section 18 Separate assessment.
- Section 19 Charge for property of common expenses.
- Section 20 Joint and several liability of vendor, etc., for unpaid common expenses.
- Section 21 Insurance.
- Section 22 Disposition of property ; destruction or damage.
- Section 23 Action.
- Section 24 Act to be binding on apartment owners, tenants, etc.
- Section 24A Power to exempt from stamp duty, registration fee and court-fees ; power to refund.
- Section 25 Power to make rules.
- Section 26 Removal of doubt.
- Section 27 Amendment to certain Acts.
- Section 28 Severability.
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