Subject · 63 laws
Housing
Registering land, apartment ownership, leases, and the electricity supply. Start with what's going on, or go straight to the law.
Feedback & support01 — Start with what's going on
What's going on at home?
Looking for something else?
Search covers all Sri Lanka law, across every subject.
02 — The laws that matter
The laws that matter
- Apartment Ownership (Special Provisions) Act 2018Registering and disposing of state-owned condominium properties
- Registration of Title Act 1998Investigating and registering title to land parcels
- Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act 2023Recovering possession of leased premises and lease arrears
- Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act 2014Limits on land going to foreigners, with a lease tax and exemptions
- Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024Reforming the electricity industry under a regulator and companies
- Urban Settlement Development Authority Act 2008An authority for urban settlement policy and better housing
- Housing Development Finance Corporation of Sri Lanka Act 1997Sets up a housing development finance corporation, with its powers
03 — Recent judgments
What courts decided
Sri Lankan court decisions are not filed by subject on srilaws
srilaws shows a selection of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judgments as the courts issued them, newest first, without sorting them by subject. Both courts publish their judgments on their own sites.
Judgments at the Supreme CourtWant someone to look at your situation?
These organisations can help, or tell you where to go next. We read each one’s own site and checked what it says about itself. They are not part of this site.
We have no organisations listed for this yet. Ask a lawyer or the courts’ own help desk.
Information, not legal advice