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The Meghalaya Apartment Ownership Act, 2016

The Meghalaya Apartment Ownership Act, 2016 is Meghalaya legislation.

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Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2Application
Section 3Notwithstanding that provision is made for sanitary, washing, bathing or other conveniences common to two or more apartments, the apartment shall be deemed to be separate and self-contained.
Section 4Ownership of apartments
Section 5Common areas and facilities
Section 6Apartment to be heritable and transferable
Section 7Ownership of apartment subject to conditions
Section 8Compliance with covenants and bye-laws
Section 9Purchasers or lessees to executing undertaking
Section 10Certain works prohibited
Section 11Sub-lease and its breach
Section 12Encumbrances against apartments
Section 13Contents of Deed of apartment
Section 14Enforcement of transfer
Section 15Recording of succession
Section 16Registration of deed of apartment
Section 17Formation of association
Section 18The rights and duties of a promoter shall devolve on the association as soon as the possession of the apartments is handed over to the apartment owners.
Section 19No bye-laws and no amendment of the bye-laws shall be valid unless approved by the competent authority and registered with it.
Section 20Action
Section 21Control and supersession
Section 22The affairs of the administrator may be extended from time to time but not more than three years in all.
Section 23No waiver of liability
Section 24Common expenses a charge
Section 25Liability on transfer etc
Section 26The apartment shall not be sold subject to a charge in excess of the amount set forth in such statement.
Section 27Recovery
Section 28Separate assessments
Section 29Insurance
Section 30Powers and duties of competent authority
Section 31Appellate authority and appeals
Section 32Revision
Section 33Provided further that no revision application will be entertained when an appeal has been or could have been filed against the order.
Section 34Act binding on apartment owners etc
Section 35Penalty for Breach
Section 36Removal of doubts
Section 37Powers to make rules
Section 38Transfer of apartments to be subject to the Provisions of the Land Transfer Act

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