G.O.(Ms.)No.132, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024
The Housing and Urban Development (HB3(1)) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms.)No.132, dated 9 September 2025, amending the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024 under the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022. The amendments change requirements for association bye-laws and boards of managers, introduce procedures for association name changes and member registers, and revise prescribed forms and model bye-laws.
What the amendment covers
Government Order G.O.(Ms.)No.132, dated 9 September 2025, was issued by the Housing and Urban Development (HB3(1)) Department. It directs publication of a notification amending the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated 9 September 2025.
The changes affect apartment owners, apartment owners’ associations, existing societies, boards of managers and persons preparing or using the prescribed forms.
Association management
The amended Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024 make the following changes:
- An association must make bye-laws consistent with the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 and the rules. The earlier wording referring to bye-laws on the lines of the model bye-laws is replaced.
- A board of managers must have at least three apartment owners as members.
- The corresponding model bye-law is also changed to state that the board of managers consists of at least three members.
- The voting item in Chapter II of the model bye-laws is omitted.
Changing an association’s name
The amended Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024 introduce a process for changing the name of an association or existing society:
- The application must be made to the competent authority.
- At least two-thirds of the apartment owners must consent through an extraordinary resolution passed at a special general meeting.
- The competent authority may approve or refuse the application. Written reasons must be recorded and communicated if approval is refused.
- An approved name change becomes complete and effective only when the competent authority enters the new name in the register and issues a fresh registration certificate.
Register of members
The amended Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024 require every association and existing society to maintain a register containing each member’s name, address and occupation.
A copy must be filed with the competent authority within one month from registration. Any later change in the register must be notified to the competent authority within three months from the change.
Changes to forms
The notification revises Form A to record apartment details including carpet area, undivided share, percentage of undivided interest in common areas and facilities, owner name and residential or commercial use. It removes wording about proportionate representation for voting, corrects a Form-I enclosure reference from “Form F” to “Form-I”, and adds a “Proportionate common areas” column to Category B in Form-L.
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Common questions
How many members must an apartment association’s board of managers have?
The board of managers must consist of at least three apartment owners as members.
Can an apartment association change its registered name?
Yes. At least two-thirds of the apartment owners must consent through an extraordinary resolution at a special general meeting, and the competent authority must approve the application and issue a fresh registration certificate.
When does an approved association name change take effect?
The change takes effect only after the competent authority enters the new name in the register and issues a fresh certificate of registration.
Does an apartment association have to file its member register?
Yes. A copy must be filed with the competent authority within one month from registration, and changes must be filed within three months from the date of the change.
