The Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1986
The Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1986
The Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1986, regulates the exclusive ownership, transferability, and heritability of individual apartments within multi-storey buildings in Delhi. It applies to anyone owning, buying, or inheriting an apartment in a residential or commercial building constructed on freehold or long-term leasehold land. This crucial law matters deeply because it transforms an apartment into independent, transferable real estate, empowering individuals to legally sell, mortgage, or pass down their specific units. Furthermore, it guarantees every owner a permanent, undivided share in shared facilities like elevators and land, and mandates an owners' association to manage building maintenance and common expenses.
Chapter I PRELIMINARY →
Chapter II OWNERSHIP, HERITABILITY AND TRASFERABILITY OF APARTMENTS →
- 4Ownership of apartments
- 5Apartment to be heritable and transferable
- 6Ownership of apartment subject to conditions
- 7Compliance with the covenants and bye-laws
- 8Right of re-entry
- 9Purchasers or persons taking lease of apartments from apartment owners to execute an undertaking
- 10Benamidar of the apartment to be deemed to be the real owner
- 11Certain works prohibited
- 12Encumbrances against apartments
Chapter III DEED OF APARTMENT AND ITS REGISTRATION →
Chapter IV ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS AND BYE-LAWS FOR THE REGULATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF SUCH ASSOCIATION →
Chapter V COMMON PROFITS, COMMON EXPENSES AND OTHER MATTERS →
- 19Common profits, common expenses and other matters
- 20Apartment owner not to be exempt from liability for contribution by waiver of the use of the common areas and facilities
- 21Common expenses to be a charge on the apartment
- 22Separate assessments
- 23Joint and several liability of vendor, etc., for unpaid common expenses
Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS →
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