MLMUPC Issues Procedures for Registration of Private Sectors of Co-Owned Buildings Built Before December 19, 1997

• 29 July 2024
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The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) has established new procedures for registering the private sections of co-owned buildings constructed before December 19, 1997, to safeguard legal property rights of occupants. This initiative is outlined in Prakas No. 050 ដនស/ប្រក/ក.ក.ច, dated 19 July 2024.

The Prakas addresses co-owned buildings built before December 19, 1997, that were not registered according to the systematic land registration procedure. This is in line with Sub-Decree No. 48 អនក្រ. បក, dated 31 May 2002, concerning separate land registration, and Sub-Decree No. 121 អនក្រ.បក, dated 9 June 2016, which amends Article 9 and Article 13 of Sub-Decree No. 48 អនក្រ.បក, dated 31 March 2002, on separate land registration.

Owners of private sections must personally apply for registration with their right thumbprint or signature and pay the cadastral fee. They need to submit the original certificate of ownership or other legal tenure documents to the Cadastral Administration in exchange for a certificate of private ownership of the co-owned building. The original property owner’s certificate and other legal possession documents will be sealed and kept at the Cadastral Administration.

Co-owned buildings are structures with multiple owners, including semi-detached villas, multi-story apartments, and condominiums. These buildings have exclusive “private parts” owned by individual co-owners and “common parts” for joint use.

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