Apartment owners may have to wait for rules to operationalize new Karnataka law

Although the Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Act, 2026, has received the Governor’s assent and been notified, apartment owners may have to wait several months for its provisions to become operational. The government must frame the Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Rules, 2026, before the implementation process can move forward. Apartment owners are urging the government to expedite the process and take five key steps, including appointing the Competent Authority and releasing the rules. Dhananjaya Padmanabhachar urged owners to wait until the government delivers on these five action points.