G.O.(Ms).No.70, Amendment to Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 (11 Mar 2024)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.70 dated 11 March 2024 to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. It increases the dwelling unit limit in the Completion Certificate exemption wording from not exceeding 3 dwelling units or 750 sq.m to not exceeding 8 dwelling units or 750 sq.m, through changes to rules 20, 35 and 39.
What the amendment does
G.O.(Ms).No.70, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department, changes the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. Its stated purpose is to increase the number of dwelling units eligible for exemption from obtaining a Completion Certificate.
The earlier wording covered developments "not exceeding 3 dwelling units or 750 sq.m". The amendment replaces this with "not exceeding 8 dwelling units or 750 sq.m". The dwelling unit limit therefore rises from three to eight, while the reference to 750 sq.m remains unchanged.
Provisions changed
The amendment makes the same substitution in three places:
- Rule 20, sub-rule (1), now refers to not exceeding 8 dwelling units or 750 sq.m.
- Rule 35, sub-rule (21), clause (c), now refers to not exceeding 8 dwelling units or 750 sq.m.
- Rule 39, sub-rule (12), clause (c), now refers to not exceeding 8 dwelling units or 750 sq.m.
The notification does not reproduce the remaining wording or conditions in those provisions. Eligibility should therefore be checked against the complete Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019, as amended.
Who may be affected
G.O.(Ms).No.70 may affect property owners, builders, developers and professionals dealing with residential developments containing more than three but not more than eight dwelling units. It is particularly relevant when checking whether a Completion Certificate exemption applies under the amended provisions.
Property buyers examining a development within this range may also need to confirm how the amended exemption applies to the particular building. The notification changes only the quoted dwelling unit threshold and does not describe every approval, document or condition that may apply to a project.
Publication and legal authority
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendments using powers under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, and the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998. The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department directed that the notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 11 March 2024.
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Common questions
What Completion Certificate exemption limit changed?
The wording changed from not exceeding 3 dwelling units or 750 sq.m to not exceeding 8 dwelling units or 750 sq.m.
Did the 750 sq.m limit change?
No. The amended wording retains 750 sq.m and changes the dwelling unit figure from three to eight.
Does every building with eight dwelling units automatically qualify for the exemption?
The notification raises the dwelling unit threshold to eight, but it does not reproduce every other condition in the relevant rules. The complete amended rules must be checked for a particular building.
Which provisions of the building rules were amended?
The changes apply to rule 20, sub-rule (1), rule 35, sub-rule (21), clause (c), and rule 39, sub-rule (12), clause (c).
