Strata Titles Act 1985 (Act 318), Rules & Orders [As At 10th March 2024]

Strata Title Act 1985 (Act 318),

Rules & Orders 

An Act to facilitate the subdivision of building or land into parcels, the disposition of titles, and the collection of rent and for purposes connected therewith.

Detailed Contents of Strata Title Act 1985:

The ownership and administration of strata properties in Malaysia are regulated under the Strata Titles Act 1985 (Act 318). Multi-story structures or complexes that are separated into separate units, such as apartments, condos, and office buildings, are known as strata properties.

Strata titles, which are legal papers that establish individual ownership of a unit inside a strata property, are managed according to rules and regulations outlined in the Act. The Act also defines the guidelines for managing and overseeing common areas and facilities, or the parts of the strata property that all owners have access to.

In addition to the Act, a number of rules and directives have been issued to provide additional direction and clarification on how the Act should be put into practice. They consist of:

1. Rules for Strata Titles (Forms) from 1991 - This rule outlines the paperwork needed for the Act's numerous purposes, including applying for a strata title, transferring ownership, and mortgaging a strata property.
2. The Strata Titles (Compounding of Offenses) Regulations of 1991 provide for the compounding of Act offences, which allows a violator to avoid going to court by paying a predetermined fine.
3. Strata Titles (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Regulations 1995 - These regulations are particular to strata properties in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and offer additional direction on how the Act should be applied there.
4. Rules for Strata Titles (Maintenance and Management) from 2015 - The responsibilities of owners and management corporations with regard to the upkeep and administration of communal property and facilities are outlined in these regulations.
5. the 2013 Strata Titles (Amendment) Act. This amendment to the Act brought about a number of changes, including the necessity for the management corporation to establish a maintenance and management account and the developer's power to keep control of the management corporation until a predetermined number of units had been sold.

The Strata Titles Act 1985 (Act 318) and the rules and orders that it is accompanied by offer a thorough legal framework for the ownership, recording, and administration of strata properties in Malaysia.

Strata Title Act 1985 Contains:

Strata Titles Act 1985 (Act 318) 
Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Modification of Strata Titles Act 1985) Order 2002 
Federal Territory of Labuan (Extension and Modification of Strata Titles Act) Order 2009 
Strata Titles (Federal Territory of Putrajaya) Rules 2017 
Strata Titles (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Rules 2019 
Strata Titles (Federal Territory of Labuan) Rules 2019
Strata Titles (Conversion of Subsidiary Title To Strata Title) (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Rules 2020
Strata Titles (Prescription of Statutory Authority) (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Rules 2021