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| Sunday, 3 April 2005 |
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by Don Asoka Wijewardena The Common Amenities Board (CAB) Law No. 10 of 1973 which was amended as Condominium Management Authority Act No. 24 of 2003 has stipulated an effective plan to control, maintain, manage and administer around 500 both public and private sector condominiums built throughout the country. The Condominium Management Authority (CMA) which began its operations nearly six months ago is a regulatory body which puts forward necessary conditions and issues certification condominium, provisional condominium certification or semi-condominium certification after inspecting the site and the plan, which should meet CMA specifications. CMA General Manager Athula Wimalaratne told the Sunday Observer the primary objectives of the CMA were to advise condominium occupiers to set up "Management Corporation Committees" comprising unit owners or occupiers in each and every condominium to effectively control, manage, maintain and administer common elements and common amenities for the well being of all occupiers as per CMA requirements. Wimalaratne explained that the main purpose behind the introduction of forming management corporation in condominium properties was to obtain continuous assistance from the unit owners and share the responsibility to regulate CMA's activities, especially in proper administration of services such as water, sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity, garbage disposal,air conditioning, telephone, radio services to the owners or occupiers. When asked about CMA's involvement in tsunami housing construction activities, Wimalaratne said that the CMA had recommended to construct condominium properties in 11 tsunami-hit districts. Constructing condominium properties with required common amenities and common elements, all individual unit owners could be easily satisfied at a comparatively lesser price. |
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