Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Haryana Apartment Ownership Act, 1983. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Haryana. (3) This Act shall come into force in such areas and on such dates as the State Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas. (a) and removal from office of Secretary, Manager or Managiag Agent and specifying which of the powers and duties granted to the Board by this Act or otherwise may be delegated by the Board to any or all of them ; (b) the method of calling meeting of the Board of Manager; or of the apartment owners including the procedure of voting and quorum; (c) the election of a President from among the members of the Board of Managers to preside over the meetings of such Board and oi the Association of Apartment Owners; (d) election of a Secretary, who shall keep a. minute book wherein resolution shall be recorded; (e) the election of a Treasurer who shall keep the financial records and books of accounts; (1) the maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities and payments therefor; (g) the manner of collecting from the apartment owners their share of the common expenses; (h) the -designation and removal of persons employed for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities; (i) the method of adopting and of =fending the regulations governing details of the operation and use of the common areas and facilities; (j) such restrictions on the requirements respecting the use and maintenance of the apartments and the use of the common areas and facilities not set forth in the declaration, as are designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use of their respective apartments and of the common areas and facilities by the apartment owners; (k) the percentage of the votes required to amend the bye-laws and the procedure for such amendments. (3) The bye-laws may also provide for the following matters, namely:— (a) subject to the provisions of this Act, provisions for regulating transfer or partition of any apartment and percentage of un-divided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such apartment, subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified in the bye-laws; (b) provisions enabling the Board of Managers to lease out certain areas of the property for the purposes for which the same are meant and for distribution of resulting proceeds to the apartment owners as income or application thereto in reduction of their common charges for maintaining the said property; (c) any other provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, relating to the audit and accounts and administration of the property and annual and special general meetings, annual report and the like.