Apologise if this is already listed somewhere but does anyone know more to the new legislation of Tapu upgrades for anyone living in apartment complexes that comes into force in November 2009, with a 1000TL fine for any individual who does not get their Tapu's updated!A friend has enquired on this as she has heard conflicting stories on this, apparently you need to get a tick in the left hand box of your tapu but it is not clear how you go about doing this properly.I have found this article regarding it but still not clear on how to sort it out.EXPATS who fail to get their title deeds on their apartments or houses in complexes fully completed by November this year could face fines of 1,000 TL each.Most tapus have a tick or cross in the middle box (KAT iRTiFAKI), but many residents believe this to be the conclusion of the buying process.In fact, residents who have been issued with a tapu with a cross in the middle box need to obtain a certificate of habitation from the Belediye to support the process for the tapu to be ticked in the left hand box.Once armed with a certificate of habitation, residents need to decide on how they go about getting the final process completed.But the bottom line is that if this process is not completed, then by government law, each individual owner could face a 1000 YL fine.It appears that this law, passed on November 2007, gave residents a two-year honeymoon period to get the matters soughted. Hence the November 2009 deadline.The Condominium Ownership Law concerns everybody who live in apartment blocks or sites
