Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsNumber of independent units in residential premises not to be reduced
| 19. Where any residential premises had been let before the date of commencement of this Act in separate parts which are not separately assessed for the purpose of rates and which are independent residential units, the landlord of such premises shall not, without the prior authority of the Commissioner of National Housing, by making any alterations to any such part or otherwise, reduce the number of independent residential units in such premises. The Commissioner may grant such authority only where the parts concerned are not let to tenants. |