Abstract:
The Condominium Law enacted in1979 comprises many rules and regulations ,but the time for processing registration has not been clearly stated. There are also many different types of buildings registered as a condominium, thus,requiring several readings and time spent interpreting these rules and regulations which can cause a delay in approval and lead to undesirable consequences. This research aimed at studying : 1) the steps and time required for processing registration based on the 1979 Act as well as rules and regulations of the offices involved 2) the causes of problems that occur during processing registration.This study focused only on the steps and time spent in processing registration as required by the the Condominium Law 1979 and rules and regulations of the offices involved. The subjects of the study were projects registered in 2004 at the Phra Khanong Office because the number registered was the highest, and covered all types of buildings. For steps and time,the study revealed that :1) there were 7steps in the process of applying for registration which took 1-2 days to complete 2)the process of examining the soil, land, and building, which was conducted after applying for the registration ,required 5-168 days.3) the registration process involved 4 steps and required 1-145 days following site examination. In conclusion, the entire registration process required as many 7-69 days,and no more than145days. As for the causes of problems, it was found that most problems were caused by incomplete or invalid documents submitted on the first day of application. For example, there was no certificate of approval for the building as it was applied for during the work completion and the certificate had not yet been issued by the local officer. There were also problems in measuring rooms since some project owners would not calculate or measure the land and space. This would lead to a delay in registration because they had to correct the data from the land and building examination process.Problems with officers rarely occurred as this process was conducted by a committee. Problem solutions include 1) that officers accept the request for registration first to commence processing and then ask for missing documents for submission on the day of registration.2) officers should publicize how to measure the land, and room space correctly,and3) the applicant should rush to get the certificate of approval for the building registered. The recommendation from this study is that the steps and time required for registration should be publicized together with the measurement technique based on official rules and regulations so that everyone involved can gain access to them conveniently