Law of the Republic of Armenia on Apartment Building Management

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Adopted on May 7, 2002

Article 1. Scope of the law

The present law regulates the relations for management of common shared property of apartment buildings and defines the procedure of common shared property management by apartment building owners, the forms of management, authorities of governing bodies of the building, the procedure of formation of governing bodies, activities and termination thereof, as well as their relationships with State and local government bodies and organizations.

Article 2. Definitions used in this law

In this law the following definitions apply:

Apartment is a space in the building designed and intended for residence of physical entities with a separate code and number assigned to it by the authorized agency responsible for State registration of rights.

Non-residential space is a space other than the apartment in the building with a separate code and number assigned to it by the authorized agency responsible for State registration of rights.

Apartment building is the building with apartments and/or non-residential spaces (hereinafter structure) owned by more than one owner and where owners have their interest in the title to the common property of the building.

Apartment building structure owner is the person with the right of ownership to the structure within the apartment building (hereinafter to be referred to as Structure owner)

Common shared property of apartment building includes spaces, structures, property and other property rights designed and intended for common and full service and maintenance of the apartment building and are held with the right of ownership by all structure owners.

The owner's interest in common shared ownership of the apartment building is the ratio (expressed through percentage) between the entire floor area of the owner's structure held with the right of ownership and the total floor area of all structures of the building.

Boundaries of apartment building structures and the common property are the surfaces of inter-floor coverings (ceilings, floors) and inner surface of load-bearing structures, including the thickness of finishing materials.

The property of the apartment building structure owner includes the whole inner space of the structure, the doors, the windows, inner constructions other than load-bearing structures, all entrances designed and intended to serve only a given structure, stairs, staircases, elevators, elevator and other wells and ducts, mechanical, electrical, sanitary, technical and other devices, as well as inner surfaces of other walls, the floor and the ceiling of the structure, including the thickness of finishing materials.

Management of common shared property of the apartment building means implementation by common shared property owners of their rights, responsibilities and obligations stipulated by the law, other legal acts as well as a contract.

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