Bengaluru body aims to simplify apartment association registration
Here’s the rewritten content: BENGALURU: With increasing requests from apartment owners to manage BDA-built apartment complexes, the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has urged the state government to establish a “competent authority” for registering apartment owners’ associations under the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act, 1972 (KAOA). This initiative follows appeals from several associations willing to independently manage their apartment complexes. However, BDA officials have indicated that the lack of a clear registration process has hampered the recognition of these associations and the transfer of maintenance responsibilities. In a letter dated June 29 to the urban development department, the BDA highlighted that numerous…