A community title scheme applies when two or more separately owned lots share at least one communal space/amenities lot that is jointly maintained by the owners through a body corporate.
For example:
- an apartment building with each apartment owned separately, but with common property such as a swimming pool or gym
- a group of townhouses, each owned separately, but with a common space such as parkland, swimming pool, children's park and BBQ area.
In the ACT, the land involved in a community title scheme must be in a single area. It cannot be divided by anything other than a road, a body of water (other than a lake within the meaning of the Lakes Act 1976), or an area defined in the relevant regulations.
The community title scheme must be registered and include each of the lots involved in the scheme. The body corporate, which maintains the common property, is established on registration of a community title scheme.
For more information visit the ACT Planning and Land Authority website.
