44. Board’s liability for repairs, etc.

Terms defined in s 2

• Board

  Board

  Defined · s 2

  “Board” means the Housing and Development Board constituted under section 3 of the Housing and Development Act;

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• body corporate

  body corporate

  Defined · s 2

  “body corporate” means a body corporate constituted under an order made by the Minister pursuant to section 3;

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• common property

  common property

  Defined · s 2

  “common property”, in relation to the subdivided buildings in a housing estate, means so much of the land leased by the Board to all the owners of the flats in the housing estate as tenants-in-common not being comprised in any flat in the estate leased by the Board to any person and includes —(a)the foundations, columns, beams, supports, walls, roofs, lobbies, corridors, stairs, stairways, fire escapes, entrances and exits of the buildings;(b)the roof and storage spaces;(c)the central and appurtenant installations for services such as power, light, gas and water;(d)escalators, lifts, water-tanks, pumps, motors, fans, compressors, ducts and all other apparatus and installations existing for common use;(e)all the common facilities in the housing estate built for the use or enjoyment of the residents of the estate;(f)car parks, recreational facilities, gardens and parking areas;(g)directional signs and sign boards, guard-house and facilities for security guards; and(h)all other parts of the land intended for the use or enjoyment of all the residents of the housing estate;

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• flat

  flat

  Defined · s 2

  “flat” means a unit in any of the housing estates built on any of the parcels of land which are more particularly described in the First Schedule being a unit which is used as a separate dwelling or for commercial purposes;

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• housing estate

  housing estate

  Defined · s 2

  “housing estate” means any housing estate built on any of the parcels of land which are more particularly described in the First Schedule;

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• owner

  owner

  Defined · s 2

  “owner”, in relation to a flat, means the owner for the time being of that flat having a leasehold estate in the flat created by a lease registered under the Land Titles Act and having an unexpired term of not less than 21 years computed from the date of lodgment of the lease with the Registrar (whether such lease has been created before, on or after the commencement of this Act);

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