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Apartment Ownership Act (No. 11 of 1973) - Sect 5

Condominium Plan

5.
(1) The Condominium Plan shall comprise-
(i) a survey plan which shall be prepared and drawn by a licensed surveyor and shall-
(a) delineate the horizontal surface boundaries of the land and the location of the) building in relation thereto;
(b) identify the units into which the building is divided and distinguish such units by assessment numbers, numbers, or other symbols;
(c) specify the floor area of each unit, and define the boundaries of each unit by reference to floors, walls, ceiling or roof, the common boundary of any unit with another unit, or with the common elements, being the centre of the floor, wall or ceiling, as the case may be;
(d) define the common elements of the Condominium Property;
(e) bear an endorsement by the licensed surveyor preparing it to the effect that the building shown in the Plan is within the external horizontal boundaries of the land:
(f) have attached to it a certificate of a qualified architect or a qualified civil or structural engineer to the effect that the units shown therein are the same as those existing on the land; and
(ii) a declaration in the prescribed form which shall be made by the applicant and attested by a Notary Public and shall contain-
(a) a description, by reference to the survey plan, of the land on which the building is located and to which title is claimed, its boundaries, extent and situation specifying the Administrative District, Divisional Revenue Officer's division, village, ward, pattu, korale or other division or district in which the land is situated, and in case the land is situated in a town, the name, if any, of the street in which it is situated, together with the assessment number;
(b) the name and address of the owner or owners of the Condominium Property;
(c) the particulars of deeds, instruments or other documents and of other evidence of title relied upon by the applicant in support of the claim to title;
(d) a reference to the division, volume and folio in which the land is registered under the provisions of the Registration of Documents Ordinance and, if the land is not so registered, a declaration to the effect that the land is not so registered;
(e) the particulars of every encumbrance, lis pendens, seizure, order or decree affecting the land, to the knowledge of the applicant;
(f) a description of the building, stating the number of storeys and basements and the number of units;
(g) the number or other symbol identifying each unit and a statement of its location, floor area, number of rooms, any immediate common area to which it has access, and any other information for the purpose of identification, including corresponding information relating to an accessory unit, if any;
(h) a description of the common elements of the Condominium Property; (i) the percentage of the undivided share in common elements appurtenant to each unit;
(j) a statement of the purpose for which the building and each of the unit is intended and restricted as to its use;
(k) a statement that the survey plan referred to in paragraph (i) of subsection (1) and the certificates referred to in sub-paragraph (f) of the aforesaid paragraph (i) and in subsection (2) are attached therewith;
(l) any further details in connection with the Property which the applicant may deem desirable to set forth consistent with this Law;
(m) any other information which may be required by regulations made under this Law; and
(n) the signature of the owner or owners of the Condominium Property.
(2) A Condominium Plan tendered for registration shall be accompanied by a certificate from the local authority to the effect that the division of the building into units as illustrated in the Plan is in accord with its by-laws and regulations.


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