Abstract
Living in a condominium has become a common way of dwelling in the city area. In future it seems that the number of aged condos will increase, so facilitation of rebuilding of condos is considered important from the viewpoint of regeneration of cities and provision of adequate environment for living.
Recently, as to rebuilding of condos, some problems were pointed; unclear legal character of entities in charge of rebuilding, no existing legal scheme that coverts unit ownershipand other related rights concerning old condos into those concerning new ones. So it was urgent to provide the scheme that enables unit owners to execute rebuilding smoothly as a leading part.
The 154th Diet (2002) enacted “Law for the Facilitation of Rebuilding of Condominium”, which mainly provides such matters as follows:
The law enables those who agree to rebuilding to form an association for rebuilding which is a juristic person.
The law provides the scheme to convert unit ownership and other related rights concerning condos smoothly according to the conversion plan of the rights adopted by the association.
If tenants are compelled to move out because of rebuilding of condos, the law requires necessary measures to ensure their living.
The law allows public bodies to recommend rebuilding to unit owners who reside in condos with evil influence on urban environment from the viewpoint of safety or hygiene to rebuild it.
