Hon. T.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Housing

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister, I reply:

¶ 02 (a)(i) Objectives of the Condominium Management Authority include: - Managing, maintaining, regulating and administering common elements and common amenities of condominium and semi-condominium properties constructed across provinces. - Ensuring proper maintenance of common elements/amenities and directly intervening where functions are neglected. - Insuring condominium properties against perils such as fire, civil commotion and riots, and arranging such coverage. - Removing unauthorized constructions contrary to registered condominium plans or semi-condominium registrations. - Ensuring proper functioning, management and control of management corporations of condominium and semi-condominium properties. - Assisting management corporations, owners and occupants in obtaining utilities and services: water, sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity, solid waste disposal, air-conditioning, telephone, broadcasting and telecommunication. - Establishing and maintaining for the benefit of owners/occupiers: roads, accesses, lawns, plantations, parks, playgrounds and other open spaces. - Assigning local authorities, where applicable, to maintain such facilities. - Providing maintenance and repair services for condominium units upon request. - Regulating progress and protecting purchasers’ rights in registered provisional condominium property developments, and intervening where necessary to safeguard such rights. - Preparing and submitting programmes for redevelopment of condominium properties, including capital investment plans, for Government approval. - Implementing Government-approved projects for redevelopment or undertaking such projects. - Completing abandoned condominium buildings or provisional condominiums where owners fail to complete. - Undertaking land development or redevelopment necessary to achieve the Authority’s purposes.

¶ 03 (a)(ii) Financials (Rs. million): - 2019: Treasury provision received: 170.37; Capital Expenditure: —; Recurrent Expenditure: —; Self-generated funds expended on Authority functions: 25.0; Funds remitted to Treasury as Government revenue: — - 2021: Treasury provision received: —; Capital: —; Recurrent: —; Self-generated funds: —; Revenue remitted: — - 2022: Self-generated funds expended: 166.02 - 2023: 167.89 - 2024: 187.35 - 2025 up to 31.07: 86.56 Subtotal self-generated 2022–2025.07.31: 607.82 Additionally, Treasury provisions noted: 90.0 (capital), 13.0 (recurrent), and other items including 200.0 and 10.0 in specified years, bringing cumulative totals to approximately: Treasury provisions 90.0 (capital) + 13.0 (recurrent); Self-generated funds expended 1,599.4 over the broader period; and capital injections totaling 285.0 indicated. (Full detailed breakdown has been furnished in the written response.)

¶ 04 (a)(iii) Measures to strengthen functions: - Recruit essential minimum staff to address current human resource shortages and deliver planned programmes. - Review and reactivate stalled condominium projects islandwide through coordinated action with relevant agencies, providing practical solutions for developers’ issues and protecting unit purchasers’ rights. - Introduce a new law to address title for tsunami resettlement condominium properties (constructed under the 2004 tsunami resettlement, many still without conveyance of title), building on the Apartment Ownership (Special Provisions) Act, No. 23 of 2018. - Plan and implement adequate utility infrastructure for all projects. - Support formulation of a national housing policy recognizing condominium housing as a time-appropriate solution to urban housing needs. - Investigate and rehabilitate coastal and near-coastal high-rise schemes in Greater Colombo showing corrosion and deterioration, in collaboration with universities; implement necessary remedial programmes. - Secure Treasury provisions and establish a contingency fund for urgent and essential maintenance of condominium properties. - Enforce policy to remove unauthorized constructions in condominium schemes. - Implement redevelopment programmes for eligible condominium estates and secure Treasury funding. - Draft regulations for planning, construction and management of condominium property.

¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.