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The State authorities is readying to present the Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2025, to support the interests of flat owners and residents, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Saturday.
During the interaction with flat owners and members of Bangalore Apartments Federation (BAF) at Vidhana Soudha, organised by the Urban Development Department, Mr. Shivakumar said the authorities was engaging with stakeholders to stitchery feedback up of finalising the projected legislation.
He asked those who could not participate in the enactment to email their suggestions within 10 days.
Growth successful apartments
Mr. Shivakumar said that the Bill was being brought astatine a clip erstwhile Bengaluru had grown significantly, with nearly 19% of its residents surviving successful apartments, and noted that nary authorities had attempted to amend oregon overhaul the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act, 1972, since its introduction.
The flat representatives, during the meeting, raised concerns implicit the deficiency of wide transportation of ownership rights and undivided stock of onshore from builders oregon promoters to flat owners, delays successful handover of completion certificates and documents, non-transfer of corpus funds, and ambiguity implicit the presumption of common areas and commercialized spaces.
The participants besides flagged the lack of a dedicated and time-bound quality solution mechanics for conflicts wrong associations, calling for clearer provisions connected redevelopment and amalgamation of ageing flat complexes, consolidation of governance nether a azygous broad instrumentality alternatively of aggregate overlapping statutes, and greater usage of exertion to easiness compliance.
‘No praise, lone votes’
Mr. Shivakumar also utilized the signifier to seek the practice of flat residents successful the upcoming GBA elections.
“I am not expecting immoderate praise oregon compliments for the enactment being done by the government. I privation to beryllium remembered for being bully to people. The government belongs to the people. I don’t want thing else but votes,” helium said.
