G.O.(Ms.)No.62, Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022

What the document does

G.O.(Ms.)No.62 dated 6 March 2024 is a commencement notification for the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 (Tamil Nadu Act 44 of 2022). Using the power given by sub-section (3) of section 1 of that Act, the Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 6 March 2024 as the date on which the Act came into force.

The Housing and Urban Development (HB3(1)) Department directed that the notification appended to G.O.(Ms.)No.62 be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 6 March 2024.

Who may be affected

The commencement of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 is relevant to people and organisations dealing with apartment ownership in Tamil Nadu. The document was also circulated to government and public bodies involved in housing, planning, registration and administration, including:

• The Commercial Tax and Registration Department.
• The Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
• The Inspector General of Registration.
• The Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Housing).
• The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Housing Federation.
• The Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
• All District Collectors.
• All departments of the Secretariat.

Key provisions

• The notification fixes 6 March 2024 as the commencement date of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022.
• The Act is identified as Tamil Nadu Act 44 of 2022.
• The commencement date was appointed by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
• The notification was to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 6 March 2024.
• The government order was issued by the Housing and Urban Development (HB3(1)) Department under the authority of the Governor.

What the document does not provide

G.O.(Ms.)No.62 dated 6 March 2024 does not set out the detailed rights, duties or procedures under the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022. Its stated purpose is limited to appointing the date on which that Act came into force.