Main Points Of The Multi–Unit Development Act, 2011

The Multi–Unit Development Act, 2011 (MUD Act) came into operation on the 1st April 2011 with the primary purpose of ensuring the timely transfer of common areas of multi–unit development to the owners' management company.

The MUD Act applies to multi–development units containing residential units only and to mixed use developments containing residential units.

The main points to note are as follows:

• In existing multi–unit development in which a residential unit has already been sold, but the common areas have not been transferred by the developer to the owners' management company, the developer shall arrange for such transfer to the owners' management company within 6 months.