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The Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1986

Central

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.

Act number
58 of 1986
Ministry
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enacted
23 Dec 1986

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

27 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Application.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Ownership of apartments.
  5. Section 5Apartment to be heritable and transferable.
  6. Section 6Ownership of apartment subject to conditions.
  7. Section 7Compliance with the covenants and bye-laws.
  8. Section 8Right of re-entry.
  9. Section 9Purchasers or persons taking lease of apartments from apartment owners to execute an undertaking.
  10. Section 10Benamidar of the apartment to be deemed to be the real owner.
  11. Section 11Certain works prohibited.
  12. Section 12Encumbrances against apartments.
  13. Section 13Contents of Deed of Apartment.
  14. Section 14Registration of Deed of Apartment.
  15. Section 15Association of Apartment Owners and bye-laws relating thereto.
  16. Section 16Insurance.
  17. Section 17Disposition of property, destruction or damage.
  18. Section 18Action.
  19. Section 19Common profits, common expenses and other matters.
  20. Section 20Apartment owner not to be exempt from liability for contribution by waiver of the use of the common areas and facilities
  21. Section 21Common expenses to be a charge on the apartment.
  22. Section 22Separate assessments.
  23. Section 23Joint and several liability of vendor, etc., for unpaid common expenses.
  24. Section 24Act to be binding on apartment owners, tenants, etc.
  25. Section 25Power to exempt stamp duty, registration fee and court fees and power to refund.
  26. Section 26Removal of doubts.
  27. Section 27Power to make rules.