First Zonal Office of Condominium Management Authority opened at Maligawatte

The first zonal office of the Condominium Management Authority (CMA) was last week opened at the Maligawatte Housing Complex, signifying further expansion of its services.

This was the first pilot zonal office out of four to be established in the Colombo district by the CMA under the concept of “A comfortable home for each family” as envisaged in the ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’ policy framework.

The new office was opened by CMA Chairman, Attorney-at-Law Sarana Karunaratne and General Manager, Dr. Indunil Liyanage.

A key objective of setting up these zonal offices in line with a concept posited by the Chairman and GM is to regulate and maintain condominium properties and prevent the construction of unauthorized structures and expedite their removal. Similarly, it is proposed to regulate the multi-storey housing complexes being constructed as part of the new housing drive of the government through these offices.

As the initial step, the CMA will make necessary interventions to address prevailing issues at the Maligawatta Housing Complex expeditiously and residents can also seek solutions to their problems.

The following functions are also expected to be carried out by the CMA:

Infrastructure facilities required for conducting the general meetings of Management Corporations and matters incidental thereto.

Inspecting the maintenance and condition of such properties.

Making interventions to resolve issues that arise in respect of properties.

Further, the Chairman and the General Manager said that action will be taken to establish provincial offices for the monitoring and regulation of public and private multi-storey housing complexes being built across the country.