Karnataka to hold crucial meet on Dec 13 on Apartment Ownership Bill as BAF pushes for urgent reform

BAF and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar will meet on December 13 at Vidhana Soudha to discuss the long-pending Karnataka Apartment Ownership and Management Bill, 2025.

The Urban Development Department has announced a crucial consultation between the Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF) and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on December 13 at the Banquet Hall in Vidhana Soudha. The session comes at a time when apartment owners across Bengaluru are demanding urgent legislative clarity on ownership and management rights.

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The meeting follows BAF’s formal request on December 2 to table the Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2025 during the winter assembly session in Belagavi. Invitations have been extended to apartment owners, encouraging direct participation in the dialogue.

BAF President Satish Mallya reiterated that the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act, 1972 has become outdated and continues to fuel administrative confusion and prolonged litigation. He noted that despite commitments from both major political parties, the absence of a modern law has left lakhs of homeowners without essential legal protection.

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The federation stressed that a comprehensive framework is no longer a request but an urgent necessity. Key provisions proposed under the new KAOMA Bill include clear transfer of property rights and undivided share (UDS) from builders to owners, stronger and uniformly regulated owners’ associations, enforceable bylaws, a defined and efficient dispute resolution mechanism, and consolidated governance under a single, stronger Act instead of multiple overlapping laws.

The draft also includes provisions for redevelopment and amalgamation of ageing apartment complexes, an area that currently lacks clear direction under existing laws.

For thousands of apartment residents across Bengaluru, the December 13 meeting is expected to be a decisive step toward resolving long-standing governance issues and bringing much-needed legal clarity to a rapidly growing housing sector.

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