14 , May , 2020
JAIPUR: Once the lockdown is over, the urban development and housing (UDH) department will implement the long-pending Apartment Ownership Act in Rajasthan.
Rules and sub-rules of the Act have been prepared by the town planning department after inviting public suggestions and objections. Now, the draft will be forwarded to the legal and finance department to receive approval.
According to the Act, every person to whom any apartment is allotted, sold or transferred by the promoter, will be entitled to exclusive ownership and possession of the property. Once implemented, it will give land rights to flat owners over the land on which an apartment is constructed. Currently, apartment owners in multi-storey buildings do not have land rights.
The Act, despite getting approval from President Ram Nath Kovind in July, is waiting to come in force in the state where number of apartments is increasing at a steady pace.
The Rajasthan Apartment Ownership Act was passed in the state assembly on April 8, 2015.
An official informed that on April 24, the Act was sent to the central government for approval. The Centre directed the government to remove clauses 6, 11 (1) & (2) from the draft to avoid conflict with the Centre’s Real Estate Bill.
