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Converting a residential unit to commercial use needs permits AND unanimous owner consent

Rule record · last verified 22 September 2026

In force. Start date not confirmed in this record.

Rule

Converting a residentially-registered unit to commercial, professional or entertainment use requires both the relevant official permits and a unanimous owners'-assembly decision — a single dissenting owner can block it.[1]

Applies to

Who:
Owners

Where this rule comes from

Instrument
Condominium Ownership and Construction Servitude Law, No. 35/2010, Article 26(1)-(2)
Authority
Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi), TRNC
Jurisdiction
Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Basis
Legislation · asserted by us within this jurisdiction
Verification
Primary source verified. We read the primary text ourselves on 22 September 2026.
Legal review
Not yet reviewed by a named legal reviewer.

History of this rule

  • — Published following Founder approval. (version 1, First published)

Sources for this rule

Numbered in order of first use. Each entry names the kind of source it is and the day we read it.

  1. [1]
    Condominium Ownership and Construction Servitude Law, No. 35/2010

    Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi), TRNC · Legislation and gazettes · original in Turkish · accessed 20 September 2026 · source record

Cite this record

https://northcyprusreference.com/en/rules/residential-unit-commercial-conversion-needs-unanimous-consent

Identifier residential-unit-commercial-conversion-needs-unanimous-consent · Open data · challenge this rule