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The Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970

Maharashtra

An Act to provide for the ownership of an individual apartment in a building and to make such apartment heritable and transferable property.

Act number
15 of 1971
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Housing Department
Enacted
19 Feb 1971

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34 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Application of Act.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Status of apartments.
  5. Section 5Ownership of apartments.
  6. Section 6Common areas and facilities.
  7. Section 6ARe-development of apartments.
  8. Section 6BSummary eviction of apartment owners in certain cases.
  9. Section 7Compliance with convenants, bye-laws and administrative provisions.
  10. Section 8Certain work prohibited.
  11. Section 9Encumbrances against apartments ; removal from encumbrances, effect of part payment.
  12. Section 10Common profits and expenses.
  13. Section 11Contents of Declaration.
  14. Section 12Contents of Deeds of Apartments..
  15. Section 12AAmendment in contents of Declaration or Deed of Apartments.
  16. Section 13Declarations, Deeds of Apartments and copies of floor plans to be registered.
  17. Section 14Removal from provisions of Act.
  18. Section 15Removal no bar to subsequent resubmission of property to Act.
  19. Section 16Bye-laws, their contents.
  20. Section 16AFiling of complaint with the Authority.
  21. Section 16BAppeal to Co-operative Court.
  22. Section 17Waiver of use of common areas and facilities ; abandonment of apartment.
  23. Section 18Separate assessment.
  24. Section 19Charge for property of common expenses.
  25. Section 20Joint and several liability of vendor, etc., for unpaid common expenses.
  26. Section 21Insurance.
  27. Section 22Disposition of property ; destruction or damage.
  28. Section 23Action.
  29. Section 24Act to be binding on apartment owners, tenants, etc.
  30. Section 24APower to exempt from stamp duty, registration fee and court-fees ; power to refund.
  31. Section 25Power to make rules.
  32. Section 26Removal of doubt.
  33. Section 27Amendment to certain Acts.
  34. Section 28Severability.