ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Sectional Properties Act
4. Sub-division of buildings into units
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
4. Sub-division of buildings into units
(1)An existing structure may be designated a building containing a unit or part of a unit or divided into two or more units by the registration of a sectional plan prepared, by a surveyor, from a building plan that has been approved by a county government.(2)A surveyor shall not prepare a sectional plan unless he is presented with proof of ownership of the parcel or unit to which the sectional plan shall apply.(3)A sectional plan shall be accompanied by an application for registration by the corporation and a list of the persons who are the owners of the units in the parcel which shall be updated from time to time on need basis.(4)The Registrar shall not register a sectional plan unless the sectional plan—(a)describes two or more units in it; and(b)is presented for registration in quadruplicate.(5)For the purposes of the Land Registration Act (Cap. 300), a sectional plan shall be deemed on registration to be embodied in the register.